Ultrasensitive Terahertz Imaging Sensors Based on the Strong Coupling of Surface Phonon Polariton and Graphene Surface Plasmon Polariton by Jiaqi Zhu, Banxian Ruan, Qi You, Leiming Wu, Houzhi Cai, Xiaoyu Dai, Yuanjiang Xiang

“…The results could find potential applications in gas detection in the THz band.…”
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Bimetallic Ruthenium‐Cobalt Catalyst Supported on Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application in Electrochemical Sensing of Isoleucine by Omrüye Ozok Arıcı, Aykut Caglar, Bassam A. Najri, Nahit Aktaş, Arif Kivrak, Hilal Kivrak

“…Several analytical analyses are used to detect the properties of the Ru‐Co/CNT catalyst. X‐ray diffraction (XRD) provides information on crystal structures of the catalysts, high‐resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR‐TEM) reveals particle size and distribution, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP‐MS) measures the elemental composition, and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) use to investigate the chemical oxidation states. …”
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Computational supported experimental insights in adsorption of Congo Red using ZnO/doped ZnO in aqueous solution by Ayushi Prajapat, Mohd. Aslam, Ishika Rana, Kumar Rakesh Ranjan, Prashant Singh, Chandrabhan Verma, Akram AlFantazi, Kamlesh Kumari

“…Abstract The rapid growth of industrialisation has led to the discharge of harmful effluents into water bodies, severely disrupting the balance of ecosystems. The detection and removal of dyes from wastewater remains a significant challenge. …”
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Influence of Substrate Material on Radiation Characteristics of THz Photoconductive Emitters by Jens Klier, Garik Torosyan, Nina Susan Schreiner, Daniel Molter, Frank Ellrich, Wissem Zouaghi, Emilien Peytavit, Jean-François Lampin, René Beigang, Joachim Jonuscheit, Georg von Freymann

“…The measured patterns and differences between the two cases of substrates are well explained by means of classical diffraction.…”
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Nitrogen-Doped Porous Waste Biomass as a Sustainable Adsorbent for CO₂ Capture: The Influence of Preparation Conditions by Christiano B. Peres, Leandro C. Morais, Pedro R. Resende

“…Surface morphology was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) detection, and surface functional groups were characterized using Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. …”
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Recycled newspaper cellulose based colorimetric sensor of biogenic amines for food spoilage indication by Atitiya Saedan, Tatiya Siripongpreda, Nadnudda Rodthongkum, Sarute Ummartyotin

“…Ultimately, this recycled newspaper based colorimetric biogenic amine sensor was applied for the detection of biogenic amines in ground pork samples with satisfactory results.…”
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Green synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial potential of Selenium Nanoparticles from Ocimum gratissimum by Gbemisola Elizabeth Ogunleye, Kubrat Abiola Oyinlola, Oluwadurotimi Akintade, Rachel Fashogbon, Temiloluwa Adesina

“…Selenium nanoparticles was biosynthesized by O. gratissimum and characterized using Visual detection, UV-Visible spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscope, Transmission Electron Microscope, Energy dispersive X-ray, Fourier Transform Infra-red spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction spectroscopy. …”
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Optical Nanotweezers Based on All-Dielectric Resonant Structures by Hongyang Xu, Xi Xie, Siwei Chen, Yanan Fu, Yuquan Zhang, Xiaocong Yuan, Changjun Min

“…These features render them highly valuable for applications such as biological detection and precision measurement. Although current optical nanotweezers technologies like surface plasmon polariton tweezers have surpassed the optical diffraction limit and enabled nanoscale manipulation of particles, they are limited by issues such as complexities in optical systems and substantial thermal effects, which hinder their practical applications. …”
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Fabrication of Cu@Ag core-shell/nafion/polyalizarin: Applications to simultaneous electrocatalytic oxidation and reduction of nitrite in water samples by Afshin Maleki, Nader Amini, Reza Rezaee, Mahdi Safari, Nader Marzban, Mehran seifi

“…This research showed various advantages, including applications in linear ranges, sensitivities, and detection limits in three potential areas (OX1, OX2, and Red) by elucidating the mechanism of action of the new electrode for detecting nitrite ions in water samples.…”
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A Facile Method for Synthesizing Cobalt Oxide Nanoparticles to Create a Highly Sensitive Non-Enzyme Glucose Sensor by Zhanar K. Kalkozova, Ulpan A. Balgimbayeva, Maratbek T. Gabdullin, Lesya V. Gritsenko, Guoquan Suo, Khabibulla A. Abdullin

“…To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating the successful application of electrochemical activation to achieve enhanced sensitivity. An X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed that a single-phase Co₂(OH)₂(CO₃) material was obtained immediately after synthesis, which was subsequently transformed into Co₃O₄ nanoparticles during electrochemical activation. …”
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A BORON COMPLEX DESIGNED FOR FLUORINE-18 LABELING AIMING FOR PET IMAGING APPLICATION by Mariana Almeida Figueira, Joaldo Garcia Arruda, Victor Maia Miranda, Pedro Paulo Corbi, Luiz Antônio Sodré Costa, Fabio Luiz Navarro Marques, Victor Marcelo Deflon

“…Currently, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose [18F]FDG is the most used radiopharmaceutical for the detection of various neurological disorders and cancer diseases. …”
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SPR Characteristics Curve and Distribution of Residual Stress in Self-Piercing Riveted Joints of Steel Sheets by Rezwanul Haque, Yat C. Wong, Anna Paradowska, Stuart Blacket, Yvonne Durandet

“…The study also shows that neutron diffraction technique enabled a crack in the rivet tip to be detected which was not apparent from a cross-section.…”
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Effect of Austenitizing Temperature on the Retained Austenite and Carbide Fractions in SAE 52100 Steel after Quenching by Maria Vittoria Moraschini Reis, Carolina Amaral, Leandro Reis Lidízio, Sérgio Souto Maior Tavares, Bráulio Soares Archanjo, Oleksii Kuznetsov, Carlos Alberto Achete, Geronimo Perez

“…Microstructural and mechanical characterization techniques, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), ferritoscopy, electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and hardness test Rockwell were employed. …”
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Catalytic decarboxylation of crude oil in a fixed-bed pyrolysis reactor by Festus M. Adebiyi, Odunayo T. Ore, Praise B. Oyegoke

“…XRD investigation identified rutile-TiO2 as the primary crystalline phase, with important diffraction peaks matching the ASTM standard for rutile. …”
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Virtual-'light-sheet' single-molecule localisation microscopy enables quantitative optical sectioning for super-resolution imaging. by Matthieu Palayret, Helen Armes, Srinjan Basu, Adam T Watson, Alex Herbert, David Lando, Thomas J Etheridge, Ulrike Endesfelder, Mike Heilemann, Ernest Laue, Antony M Carr, David Klenerman, Steven F Lee

“…This optical sectioning of super-resolution images is achieved by applying well-characterised width and amplitude thresholds to diffraction-limited spots that can be used to tune the thickness of the virtual light-sheet. …”
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Telluride quantum dot-amplified immunosensor for interferon gamma – A TB antigen test biomarker by Sixolile Mini, Kaylin Cleo Januarie, Marlon Oranzie, Candice Cupido, Kefilwe Vanessa Mokwebo, Usisipho Feleni, Emmanuel Iwuoha

“…The immunosensor exhibited a linear detection range (LDR) value of 2–20 pg/mL IFN-γ, a limit of detection (LOD) value of 0.82 pg/mL IFN-γ and was highly sensitive in human serum samples with recovery rates of 97–99 %.…”
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Investigating the effect of synthetic cobalt and nickel oxide nanoparticles on the growth and physiology of Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) seedlings, and exploring tunable magnetism s... by Anjali Joshi, Simranjeet Kaur, Pargat Singh, Havneet Singh, Keya Dharamvir, Harsh Nayyar, Gaurav Verma

“…Structural and compositional analyses via Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed nanoparticle crystallinity, size, and morphology. …”
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Study on the sound absorption characteristics and noise reduction mechanism of coconut-shell-activated carbon particles and coconut fiber composite biomass sound-absorption materia... by Zhenhua Hou, Xiaoying Ma, Liai Pan, Rui Zhang, Libo Wang

“…The acoustic performance of an impedance tube was tested based on the acoustic absorption coefficient, whose physical performance was studied by means of a scanning electron microscope (SEM), Brunauer, Emmett and Teller (BET), x-ray diffraction (XRD), a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) and other detection methods. …”
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Deterministic quantum dot cavity placement using hyperspectral imaging with high spatial accuracy and precision by Quirin Buchinger, Constantin Krause, Aileen Zhang, Giora Peniakov, Mohamed Helal, Yorick Reum, Andreas Theo Pfenning, Sven Höfling, Tobias Huber-Loyola

“…We introduce periodic alignment markers for improved marker detection accuracy and investigate overall imaging accuracy achieving (9.1 ± 2.5) nm through image correction. …”
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Contactless Tracking of Decomposition in Self‐Reporting Ceramic Cr‐Al‐B Coatings by Peter J. Pöllmann, Sebastian Lellig, Dimitri Bogdanovski, Amir Hossein Navidi Kashani, Damian M. Holzapfel, Clio Azina, Peter Schweizer, Marcus Hans, Paula Zöll, Daniel Primetzhofer, Szilárd Kolozsvári, Peter Polcik, Johann Michler, Jochen M. Schneider

“…Comparison of contactless‐measured resistance data with in situ and ex situ high‐resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy, as well as ex situ X‐ray diffraction and elastic‐recoil detection analysis, reveals the untapped potential of assessing materials health data in extreme environments. …”
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