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• Chemistry & materials/NanomaterialsSep 26, 2026

  Reversible photolithography of quantum dots achieves high-performance electroluminescence

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  Chang Sheng Gu, Zhixin Zhai, Shuo Ding and 3 more — Nature Communications

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• Chemistry & materials/Catalysis & reactionsSep 26, 2026

  Efficient hydrogen peroxide synthesis from seawater via Na- and Pb-codoped SnSe under moderate temperature gradient

  Here we show a proof-of-concept thermoelectrocatalytic strategy for H2O2 production directly from seawater, driven solely by low-grade waste heat.

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• Chemistry & materials/Batteries & energy materialsSep 26, 2026

  Record stack durability in industrial solid oxide steam electrolysis through operational control

  Here, we show that long-term stack durability can be strongly influenced by operating strategy, achieving 25,000 h of steam electrolysis operation in a full 70-cell solid oxide electrolysis cell stack under frequency-dependent electrochemical operation (AC:DC).

  Vasileios Bilalis, Olivia Fjord Sloth, Thomas Erik Lyck Smitshuysen and 10 more — Nature Communications

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• Chemistry & materials/MaterialsSep 26, 2026

  Mechanically resilient, hybrid silicone aerogel for thermal insulation, daytime radiative cooling and sustained flame protection

  Here the authors construct resilient hybrid silicone aerogels with low thermal conductivity and sustained flame protection enabled by in-situ nano-hollowing.

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