Rutile represents an important structural aristotype from which numerous structures can be derived. Experimental investigation of the high-pressure behavior of metal dioxides with the rutile-type of structure (TiO2, SnO2, MnO2, ZrO2, RuO2, PbO2) led to a large body of work in the past 20 years. The above mentioned oxides undergo several structural phase transitions (SPT's) under pressure. In pa...

If a disordered arrangement is created in high-entropy ceramics (HECs), an unprecedented performance can be achieved lithium-ion batteries. This significant improvement due to the suppression of short-range ordering, considered chief culprit chain down Li-diffusion. unfolding story about October issue Nature Materials by Ceder’s group. What so exciting HECs? Have we ever imagined what was key d...

In Nature, Mefford, Chueh, and colleagues describe how they investigated the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in situ at sub-micrometer resolution. Nanoscale variations of current density, geometry, oxidation states show that currently emerging potentially paradigm-shifting picture redox-active, structurally dynamic catalyst materials might need to include nanoscale. The (O2) (OER), also denoted...

Bacterial virulence factors and secreted extracellular proteins from damaged host cells following infection have been recognized as key mediators in the pathophysiological alterations observed in septic shock, and have also been shown to have a synergistic influence on bacterial pathogenicity. We hypothesized that during infections, virulence factors as well as host-shed proteins may synergisti...

A cyclical corticosteroid-cyclophosphamide regimen is recommended for patients with primary membranous nephropathy at high risk of progression. We hypothesized that sequential therapy tacrolimus and rituximab superior to alternating treatment corticosteroids cyclophosphamide in inducing persistent remission these patients. This was tested a randomized, open-label controlled trial 86 nephrotic s...

Open AccessCCS ChemistryCOMMUNICATION1 Aug 2021Ring-Shaped Polyoxometalate Built by {Mn4PW9} and PO4 Units for Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution Hai-Lou Li, Mo Zhang, Chen Lian, Zhong-Ling Lang, Hongjin Lv Guo-Yu Yang Li MOE Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, School Chemistry Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute Technology, 102488 Google Scholar More articles this author , Zh...