Editorial Material
Chemistry, Physical
Li Tao, Shuangyin Wang
Summary: The researchers discovered a process for selectively extracting precious metals from waste products and ore using simple photo-catalytic oxidation without the use of strong acids or toxic cyanide.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ahmad Rafsanjani
Summary: Researchers demonstrate a 3D-printed millirobot made of multifunctional metamaterials.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Haoyue Tang, Youwen Zhang, Yu Zhang, Qi Xiao, Xiaolan Zhao, Shitong Yang
Summary: In this study, discarded orange peel was pretreated and modified to create an effective adsorbent for the removal of toxic Cd(II) from water. The modified orange peel material exhibited negatively charged surfaces, decreased specific surface area, and enlarged pore diameter, which facilitated the ultrafast sorption of Cd(II). The findings suggest the potential application of modified orange peel materials for efficient wastewater purification.
BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Editorial Material
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Leneisja Jungsberg
Summary: Greenland has abundant mineral resources and is actively exploring the economic potential of expanding mineral extraction. However, there is a public demand for assessing the environmental and social impacts of mineral extraction.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
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Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Javier Reguera, Fangyuan Zheng, Ahmed Esmail Shalan, Erlantz Lizundia
Summary: In response to the environmental threat posed by the accumulation of discarded surgical masks, a solution is proposed to reuse and upcycle these masks by using the non-woven cellulosic layer as a solid support for active metal-oxide nanoparticles. This approach offers good catalytic activities, stability, and reusability, while also reducing plastic waste hazards and enhancing functionality.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mohammad Peydayesh, Massimo Bagnani, Wei Long Soon, Raffaele Mezzenga
Summary: Food protein waste contributes to climate change and other environmental issues, but can be efficiently utilized to develop sustainable technologies such as biodegradable plastics, water purification, and renewable energy, thereby alleviating global challenges.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mohammad Peydayesh, Massimo Bagnani, Wei Long Soon, Raffaele Mezzenga
Summary: Food protein waste not only contributes to climate change and other environmental boundaries, but can also be efficiently utilized to develop sustainable technologies that alleviate these urgent global challenges.
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alexander Gail
Summary: A new study in PLOS Biology presents evidence against the idea that selection and control of action are serial processes carried out by separate neural modules, arguing for an integrated process involving multiple brain regions contributing in distinct ways.
Article
Business
Tien Wang, Trung Dam-Huy Thai, Pham Thi Minh Ly, Tran Phuong Chi
Summary: The study explores the conversion of social endorsements on social media into emotional attachment towards a brand through like-clicking behavior. Results indicate that friend-bonding and crowd-bridging social endorsements have an impact on self-verification and self-enhancement, which in turn influences the development of brand passion.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2021)
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Optics
Matthew Sheldon
Summary: Researchers have successfully overcome the challenge of detecting vibrations of individual molecules due to thermal noise by upconverting mid-infrared photons into visible light using nanophotonic cavities, enabling high-efficiency optical readout for single-molecule vibrational spectroscopy.
Editorial Material
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jin Ho Lee, Dharmesh Hansora, Jae Sung Lee
Summary: Recycling CO2 into valuable chemicals through photoelectrochemical reduction is a promising approach for achieving carbon neutrality. In a study published in Chem Catalysis, Yap et al. demonstrate that an integrated photoelectrode is essential for efficiently and selectively reducing CO2 to desired products using sunlight as the sole energy source.
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Polymer Science
Muhammad Summer, Shaukat Ali, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir, Rimsha Abaidullah, Hunaiza Tahir, Shumaila Mumtaz, Samaira Mumtaz, Samima Asad Butt, Muniba Tariq
Summary: This study synthesizes sericin-reduced silver nanoparticles (Sr-AgNPs) by incorporating sericin protein as a reducing, capping, and stabilizing agent using sonication. Various techniques including UV-visible spectrophotometry, zeta sizer, SEM, FTIR, XRD, and TGA confirm the successful synthesis and characterization of Sr-AgNPs. The results show that Sr-AgNPs exhibit specific UV-Vis spectral peak, nanoscale size range, and distinctive morphological features.
MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
(2023)
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Andreas Alpers, Maximilian Fiedler, Peter Gritzmann, Fabian Klemm
Summary: The paper explores mathematical models for representing, imaging, and analyzing poly-crystalline materials. Various techniques for converting grain maps into diagram or tessellation representations relying on constrained clustering are introduced. The study demonstrates the significant acceleration of computing generalized balanced power diagrams and their extension for optimizing all relevant parameters. The accuracy of the proposed approaches is compared using a three-dimensional real-world data set of 339x339x599 voxels.
SIAM JOURNAL ON IMAGING SCIENCES
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Sergio Martinez-Campos, Panayiota Pissaridou, Katerina Drakou, Christos Shammas, Kostas Andreou, Miguel Gonzalez-Pleiter, Francisca Fernandez-Pinas, Francisco Leganes, Roberto Rosal, Michalis I. Koutinas, Konstantinos Kapnisis, Marlen I. Vasquez
Summary: Plastics can act as vectors of microorganisms and transport bacteria, including pathogens, between different environments. This study found that the bacterial community adhered to greenhouse plastics evolves during the process from their use to entering the ocean.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Peter J. Neumann, Sean R. Tunis
Summary: Recent developments have pushed Medicare to play a bigger role in health technology assessment. Measures such as bolstering the CMS workforce and working with the FDA could enhance the chances of success.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2023)
