Thermodynamics of Giant Molecular Clouds: The Effects of Dust Grain Size by Nadine H. Soliman, Philip F. Hopkins, Michael Y. Grudić

“…Processes such as grain coagulation, expected to be efficient in dense star-forming regions, reduce the abundance of small grains and increase that of larger grains. …”
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Mixed‐matrix membranes incorporating hierarchical ZIF‐8 towards enhanced CO2/N2 separation by Ting Xia, Yuyang Wu, Taotao Ji, Wenjing Hu, Kunpeng Yu, Xinyu He, Ben Hang Yin, Yi Liu

“…Gas permeation results indicate that compared with bulk ZIF‐8 filler, fast diffusion pathways for guest molecules are established in H‐ZIF‐8 filler, resulting in a CO2/N2 separation factor (SF) of 48.77 with CO2 permeability of 645.76 Barrer in terms of H‐ZIF‐8 MMMs with 6 wt % loading, which well exceeds the 2008 Robenson upper bound for CO2/N2 gas pair, thus showing promising prospects for high‐efficiency CO2 capture from flue gas.…”
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Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by TiO₂: A Synergistic Approach with Defect-Rich SnS₂ and Ti₃C₂ MXene Cocatalysts by Saminathan Varadarajan, Andiappan Kavitha, Periasamy Selvaraju, Sankaran Esakki Muthu, Krishnamoorthy Gurushankar, Sengottaiyan Shanmugan, Karthik Kannan

“…Enhanced photo-induced electron utilization leads to efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production. The inefficient separation of photo-induced electron–hole pairs has hindered this process. …”
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Thermal transport and bio-convection transport phenomenon in non-Newtonian couple stress model via OHAM through Darcy-Forchheimer porous medium by Muhammad Sohail, Syed Tehseen Abbas, Muhammad Hussain Ali, Ibrahim Mahariq

“…Variable thermal conductivity, diffusion coefficients, and a bio convection equation are also used to improve modeling accuracy. …”
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Commercial bifacial silicon solar cells - Characteristics, module topology and passivation techniques for high electrical output: An overview by KL Vincent Joseph, NT Mary Rosana, J. Aravind Kumar, Antony V Samrot

“…The commercial bifacial silicon module technology is based on Passivated Emitter and Rear Contact+ (PERC+), p-type Passivated Emitter Rear Locally Diffused (p-PERL), n-type Passivated Emitter Rear Contact (n-PERC), n-type Passivated Emitter and Rear diffused (n-PERT), n-type Passivated Emitter and Rear Locally diffused (n-PERL), heterojunction (HJC), Interdigitated-Back-Contact (IBC) and Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCon) cells with efficiencies are close to theoretical limits by single thin film cell. …”
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Control of water for high-yield and low-cost sustainable electrochemical synthesis of uniform monolayer graphene oxide by Jiaqi Guo, Songfeng Pei, Kun Huang, Qing Zhang, Xizhong Zhou, Jinmeng Tong, Zhibo Liu, Hui-Ming Cheng, Wencai Ren

“…Using in-situ experiments, the control principles of water diffusion governing electrochemical oxidation and deintercalation of GIC are revealed. …”
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Boosted high-throughput D⁺ transfer from D₂O to unsaturated bonds via Pdδ+ cathode for solvent-free deuteration by Xiu-Feng Zhang, Shi-Nan Zhang, Zhao Zhang, Bing-Liang Leng, Kai-Yuan Lu, Jie-Sheng Chen, Xin-Hao Li

“…Electrochemical deuteration using D₂O is promising, but existing methods still suffer from low Faradaic efficiency (FE) and high separation costs. Herein, we report a deuterium ion diffusion-based all-solid electrolyser, featuring a RuO₂ anode for D+ generation from pure D2O and a Pd/nitrogen-doped carbon-based liquid diffusion cathode (Pdδ+/NC LDC) with tunable electron deficiencies Pdδ+/NC to enhance selective deuteration. …”
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CFD-Guided Design of Non-Uniform Flow Channels in PEMFCs for Waste Heat Utilization in District Heating Networks by Dai Cui, Dong Liu, Peng Yu, Jiayi Li, Zhi Zhou, Meishan Zhang, Qun Chen, Fang Yuan

“…Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), recognized as promising sources of waste heat for space heating, domestic hot water supply, and industrial thermal applications, have garnered substantial interest owing to their environmentally benign operation and high energy conversion efficiency. Since the uniformity of oxygen diffusion toward catalytic layers critically governs electrochemical performance, this study establishes a three-dimensional, non-isothermal computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model to systematically optimize the cathode flow channel width distribution, targeting the maximization of power output through enhanced reactant homogeneity. …”
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Performance and economic enhancement of a dewaxing casting process using a heat pump drying system by Win-Jet Luo, Amir Reza Ansari Dezfoli, Swami Nath Maurya, Bivas Panigrahi, Pei-Tang Wang

“…The key findings highlight that primary evaporation at the shell surface occurs rapidly, while secondary evaporation within the mold is diffusion-limited, affecting efficiency in thicker molds. …”
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Sodium-Ion Battery at Low Temperature: Challenges and Strategies by Yan Zhao, Zhen Zhang, Yalong Zheng, Yichao Luo, Xinyu Jiang, Yaru Wang, Zhoulu Wang, Yutong Wu, Yi Zhang, Xiang Liu, Baizeng Fang

“…The critical role of electrolyte formulation in maintaining battery efficiency and stability under extreme cold is highlighted, alongside strategies to mitigate capacity loss and cycle degradation. …”
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Optimal Placement of Leakage Sensors in Urban Gas Networks Based on an Ant Colony Algorithm and System Clustering by Zhewen Sui, Xiaobing Yuan, Baoping Cai, Fangqi Ye, Qingqing Duan, Zhiqiang Zhao, Xiaoyan Shao, Xin Zhou, Zhiming Hu

“…Furthermore, the proposed method accounts for soil types and gas diffusion characteristics, which affect the pheromone concentration gradient, as well as the physical distances between nodes, which determine the heuristic factors in the algorithm. …”
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The operational medium-range deterministic weather forecasting can be extended beyond a 10-day lead time by Kang Chen, Tao Han, Fenghua Ling, Junchao Gong, Lei Bai, Xinyu Wang, Jing-Jia Luo, Ben Fei, Wenlong Zhang, Xi Chen, Leiming Ma, Tianning Zhang, Rui Su, Yuanzheng Ci, Bin Li, Xiaokang Yang, Wanli Ouyang

“…Additionally, to address predictive uncertainty, we develop FengWu-Ensemble, using conditional diffusion model that generates reliable multi-member forecasts based on deterministic predictions. …”
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Unveiling the effect of molybdenum and titanium co-doping on degradation and electrochemical performance in Ni-rich cathodes by Imesha Rambukwella, Konstantin L. Firestein, Yanan Xu, Ziqi Sun, Shanqing Zhang, Cheng Yan

“…We believe this work points out a way to improve the cycling performance, Coulombic efficiency and capacity retention in Ni-rich cathodes.…”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of the Effects of Hot Air Drying Temperature on the Chemical Composition, Flavor Characteristics and Biological Activity of <i>Houttuynia cordata Thunb.</i... by Ning Yin, Jing Luo, Chaoping Wang, Yaokun Xiong, Yong Sun, En Yuan, Hua Zhang

“…The 50 °C heating temperature was shown to yield the highest diffusion coefficient. Hot-air drying at 50 °C balanced efficiency and sensory quality, whereas 60 °C significantly altered flavor and metabolite composition. …”
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Mechanistic investigation of the surface blackening phenomenon in GH3625 nickel-based superalloy by Zhicheng Cheng, Yan Yang, Wenzhu Sun, Ao Jiang, Ying Han, Wei Yu

“…The findings reveal that O2/CO2/H2O molecules form oxide and carbide layers through adsorption, bonding, and subsequent diffusion into the Ni matrix. The oxidation process begins with the adsorption and local dissociation of oxygen molecules on the alloy surface, followed by the segregation of Cr atoms and the inward diffusion of oxygen. …”
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Utilization of bacteriocin-producing bacteria in dairy products by Matěj Patrovský, Lenka Kouřimská, Šárka Havlíková, Jaroslava Marková, Radko Pechar, Vojtěch Rada

“…Freeze-dried preparations of bacterial strains producing particular bacteriocins were tested by agar well-diffusion assay and by the traditional spread plate method. …”
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Updating technological modes for concentrated sugar-containing solutions purification by N. M. Daisheva, S. O. Semenikhin, I. N. Lyciy, M. M. Usmanov

“…Existing technological schemes of lime-carbon dioxide purification of diffusion juice include lime treatment (defecation) and two-stage treatment with carbon dioxide (saturation) with sediment separation. …”
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Experimental Study on the Impact of Smoke Exhaust Rate and Exhaust Vent Opening Mode on the Smoke Control Effect of the Point Smoke Exhaust System in an Asymmetric V-Shaped Tunnel by Yuzhou Qie, Junmei Li, Yanfeng Li, Hengxuan Zhao, Xiushan Lin, Dongxue Li, Shiran Hou, Zheng Wang

“…In V-shaped tunnels, when three exhaust vents are symmetrically opened on both sides of the fire source, smoke diffusion on the large slope side remains uncontrolled. …”
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The Adsorption Potential of Cr from Water by ZnO Nanoparticles Synthesized by Azolla pinnata by Ou Wenjie, Waqas Ahmed, Fu Xiuxian, Wang Lu, Li Jiannan, Yang Jie, Rana Muhammad Ammar Asghar, Mohsin Mahmood, Juha M. Alatalo, Muhammad Imtiaz, Weidong Li, Sajid Mehmood

“…A number of adsorption parameters were studied, including pH, dose, concentration of metal ions, and contact time. The removal efficiency of PF-ZnONPs for Cr (VI) has been found to be 96% at a time (60 min), 69.02% at pH 4, and 70.43% at a dose (10 mg·L−1). …”
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Surface and Bulk Defect Passivation in MAPbI3 Perovskites with Daminozide: Effects on Carrier Dynamics and Mobility by Junhan Xie, Di Li, Haozheng Li, Bo Peng, Qinye Bao, Jiaming Jiang, Bo Li, Weimin Liu

“…This passivation strategy yields remarkable improvements in carrier dynamics, increasing diffusion constants from 0.135 to 0.165 cm2 s⁻¹ and significantly enhancing the device performance, including open‐circuit voltage and power conversion efficiency. …”
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