Additive Manufacturing of Energy Materials Using Self-Assembled Graphene Oxide and Printable Resin.

A strategy is reported for fabricating 3D-printed electrodes using self-assembled graphene oxide (GO) core-shell microspheres as tunable microreactors. This approach enables control over microsphere size and shell thickness via pH adjustment and sonication parameters, yielding either individual conductive particles or interconnected networks suitable for Direct Ink Writing. Following pyrolysis, the resulting hierarchically porous, rigid constructs exhibit surface area of 1000 m g and compressive strengths up to 9.

Enhanced CO Hydrogenation to Methanol Using out-of-Plane Grown MoS Flakes on Amorphous Carbon Scaffold.

The conversion of excess carbon dioxide (CO) into valuable chemicals is critical for achieving a sustainable society. Among various catalysts, molybdenum disulfide (MoS) has demonstrated potential for CO hydrogenation to methanol. However, its catalytic activity has yet to be fully optimized, and scalable, industrially viable production methods remain underdeveloped.

Graphene/chitosan nanoreactors for ultrafast and precise recovery and catalytic conversion of gold from electronic waste.

The extraction of gold (Au) from electronic waste (e-waste) has both environmental impact and inherent value. Improper e-waste disposal poses environmental and health risks, entailing substantial remediation and healthcare costs. Large efforts are applied for the recovery of Au from e-waste using complex processes which include the dissolution of Au, its adsorption in an ionic state and succeeding reduction to metallic Au.

Exogenous dsRNA-Induced Silencing of the Elicitin Genes and Suppresses Its Pathogenicity on Potato Plants.

, an Oomycete pathogen, has a devastating impact on potato agriculture, leading to the extensive use of chemical fungicides to prevent its outbreaks. Spraying double-stranded RNAs to suppress specific genes of the pathogen via the RNA interference (RNAi) pathway may provide an environmentally friendly alternative to chemicals. However, this novel approach will require various target genes and application strategies to be tested.

How Does the Sample Preparation of Mycelium Affect the Quality of Isolated RNA?

RNA isolation from fungi and fungus-like organisms is not an easy task. Active endogenous RNases quickly hydrolyze RNA after the sample collection, and the thick cell wall prevents inhibitors from penetrating the cells. Therefore, the initial collection and grinding steps may be crucial for the total RNA isolation from the mycelium.

Periodic Self-Assembly of Poly(ethyleneimine)-poly(4-styrenesulfonate) Complex Coacervate Membranes.

Coacervation is a self-assembly strategy based on the complexation of polyelectrolytes, which is utilized in biomedicine and agriculture, as well as automotive and textile industries. In this paper, we developed a new approach to the on-demand periodic formation of polyelectrolyte complexes through a Liesegang-type hierarchical organization. Adjustment of reaction conditions allows us to assemble materials with a tunable spatiotemporal geometry and establish materials' production cycles with a regulated periodicity.

Method for the Isolation of "RNA-seq-Quality" RNA from Human Intervertebral Discs after Mortar and Pestle Homogenization.

The problem of isolating high-quality total RNA from intervertebral discs has no recognized solution yet. This is due to the extremely low content of live cells in the samples and the voluminous intercellular matrix. A variety of published protocols focused on isolating RNA from articular cartilage have recommended the use of expensive equipment, enzymatic matrix cleavage, or cell culture.

Soft Hydrogel Actuator for Fast Machine-Learning-Assisted Bacteria Detection.

We demonstrate that our bio-electrochemical platform facilitates the reduction of detection time from the 3-day period of the existing tests to 15 min. Machine learning and robotized bioanalytical platforms require the principles such as hydrogel-based actuators for fast and easy analysis of bioactive analytes. Bacteria are fragile and environmentally sensitive microorganisms that require a special environment to support their lifecycles during analytical tests.

: An Overview of Methods and Attempts to Combat Late Blight.

(Mont.) de Bary is one of the main pathogens in the agricultural sector. The most affected are the species, with the potato () and the tomato () being of great agricultural importance.

Recent Progress of Layer-by-layer Assembly, Free-Standing Film and Hydrogel Based on Polyelectrolytes.

Nowadays, polyelectrolytes play an essential role in the development of new materials. Their use allows creating new properties of materials and surfaces and vary them in a wide range. Basically, modern methods are divided into three areas-the process of layer-by-layer deposition, free-standing films, and hydrogels based on polyelectrolytes.

Infochemistry and the Future of Chemical Information Processing.

Nowadays, information processing is based on semiconductor (e.g., silicon) devices.

Programmable Soft-Matter Electronics.

The hydrogels of the polyelectrolytes polyethylenimine and poly(acrylic acid) are used to form a thin-layer interface on the gallium-indium eutectic alloy's surface. The proposed method of gradually increasing the applied voltage reveals the possibility of formation of electronic components: diode, capacitor, resistor, and memristor. The components can be changed to each other many times.

Tick-Borne Encephalitis Electrochemical Detection by Multilayer Perceptron on Liquid-Metal Interface.

This work depicts an electrochemical hydrogel-eutectic gallium indium alloy interface for the detection of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus. This interface allows recording of nonlinear current-voltage responses, depending on the composition of the hydrogel. The current-voltage data for the machine learning model are trained by a multilayer perceptron.