Undoubtedly, the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction is one of the most elegant and powerful tools for constructing Carbon-Carbon bonds. In the industrial arena, specifically, Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling…
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Organic materials, such as semiconducting molecules and polymers, can be exploited in functional electronic devices, such as organic solar cells, which offer a promising alternative…
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Biological water is the thin layer of water molecules that, by surrounding biological systems such as, e.g., proteins, organelles, and cell membranes, affects their fluidity,…
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Physical structuring is one of the smart ways to explore the maximum capability of a known material, in particular of organic semiconducting materials. Especially, physical…
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Invisibility or cloaking seems to only happen in fairy tales and science fiction films. In fact, a lot of creatures have versatile means to make…
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As a young boy, I have always had an innate curiosity to understand the world around me. From my time in academia I was able…
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The development of novel and more efficient synthetic methodologies in organic chemistry is highly desirable. In the last fifteen years, remarkable transformations have been accomplished…
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In recent years, textile-based electronics (e-textiles), as new-fashioned wearable devices, have drawn surging attentions in applications such as artificial skins, motion detection, and health monitoring…
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Solitons are pulsed like waves that propagate and collide with each other without losing their speed, shape or amplitude. This was first observed by John…
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Imagine what functions can be performed with a soft, flexible but tough transformer that can change its shape upon external stimuli? Hydrogels are three-dimensionally cross-linked…
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Is fundamental physics unified into a single theory governing all known phenomena, or are we forced to accept a fractured state of affairs where different…
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