Semiconducting organic-inorganic nanocomposites comprising the conjugated polymer poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) in intimate contact with CdSe nanocrystals were crafted by exploiting rationally designed P3HT-grafted cadmium precursors (i.e., Cd-P3HT complexes). The bifunctional ligand 4-bromobenzyl phosphonic acid (BPA-Br) that possesses two terminal functional groups at each end was employed, e...

1 Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico 2 School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100, USA 3 School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100, USA 4 Posgrado en Cienc...

This review summarizes major findings over the last decade related to nitrosamines in drinking water, with a particular focus on N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), because it is among the most widely detected nitrosamines in drinking waters. The reaction of inorganic dichloramine with amine precursors is likely the dominant mechanism responsible for NDMA formation in drinking waters. Even when occu...

Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection is being increasingly used in drinking water treatment. It is important to understand how its application to different types of water may influence finished water quality, particularly as anthropogenic activity continues to impact the quality of source waters. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of inorganic precursors on the formation of regulat...

Recently, hybrid (organic–inorganic) metal halide perovskites have gained significant attention due to their excellent performance in optoelectronics and photovoltaics (PV). Single-junction PV cells made from these materials achieved record efficiencies of over 25%, with the potential for further improvement future. The crystal structure organohalide perovskite semiconductors plays a crucial ro...

The splicing of messenger RNA precursors (pre-mRNA) of eukaryotic cells involves the formation of a branched RNA intermediate known as a RNA lariat. This structure is formed in the first step of the reaction when a cleavage at the 5' splice site generates the 5' exon and a RNA species containing the intron and 3' exon in which the phosphate moiety at the 5' end of the intron is forming a 2'-5' ...

New organic-inorganic polyurethane-based hybrids with enhanced mechanical properties and thermal insulation are reported. Polyurethane-based characterized by the intimate interactions of their inorganic organic co-networks prepared sol-gel approach, have exhibited exceeding those polyurethane foams, e.g. stability, durability insulating effectiveness. However, previously been poor. Here, new po...