The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a fundamental reaction for energy storage and conversion. The chemical doping of carbon-based materials has proven to be a promising strategy for preparing metal-free electrocatalysts. Here, a new form of nit...

Supramolecular photosensitizer nanodrugs that combine the flexibility of supramolecular self-assembly and the advantage of spatiotemporal, controlled drug delivery are promising for tumor therapy. However, integrating robust blood circulation and ...

A concept of integration of extraction-separation and material-preparation to further reduce the materials' cost has been proposed. This concept is demonstrated by the large-scale room-temperature synthesis of multi-shelled hollow Na3(VOPO4)2F mic...

The emergence of light-energy-utilizing metabolism is likely to be a critical milestone in prebiotic chemistry and the origin of life. However, how the primitive pigment is spontaneously generated still remains unknown. Herein, a primitive pigment...

A polyoxometalate catalyst was found to show excellent catalytic activities toward both hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction in neutral media. This catalyst can be used to convert CO2 into biomass with high efficiency.

A new technology—producing regenerated cellulose fibers using ionic liquids (ILs) as the solvent was invented by the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and was approved by Xinxiang Chemical Fibers Co. Ltd. ...

The isobutane/2-butene alkylation process using fixed bed arrays as reactors and β-zeolite as the catalyst is simulated and analyzed. Sensitivity of operating parameters on process performance are discussed, such as paraffin/olefine ratio, alkyla...

An International Panel calls for more studies to be made for the application of mesoscience and to look for underlying common themes amenable to the development of a research methodology that they believe, in time, may well become a new branch of ...

Mesoscience is attracting increasing attention from the world scientific community. Over 30 top scientists from USA, UK, Australia, China, France, Switzerland, Italy, and Hungary are teaming up in Beijing for a 3-day meeting from 27-29 May focusin...