Month: November 2020

Ten NC State faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.

Congratulations to Xingao on his passing the prelim exam!

This multi-disciplinary multi-PI project is looking to develop molecule/material hybrid photoelectrodes for cooperative sunlight-driven generation of liquid fuels from carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water

• Photoinduced ferroelectric phase transition triggering photocatalytic water splitting
• Axial chirality-induced rigidification in aminoboranes enhances persistent room-temperature phosphorescence and circularly polarized luminescence
• Synthesis of polyaniline zirconium for purification of barberry anthocyanins and stabilization via copigmentation against thermal and gastrointestinal conditions
• Enhanced peri-implantitis management through purple-LED irradiation coupled with silver ion application and calcium phosphate gene transfection carrier coating
• Borylated strain rings synthesis via photorearrangements enabled by energy transfer catalysis

• Ultrafast optical technique reveals how electrical double layers form in liquids
  Charged surfaces in contact with liquids—such as biological cell walls or battery electrodes—attract oppositely charged ions from the liquid. This creates two distinct charged regions: the surface itself and a counter-charged region in the liquid: the so-called electrical double layer. While pivotal to energy storage devices, the speed of its formation has remained elusive.
• New quantum optics theory proposes that classical interference arises from bright and dark states of light
  Classical physics theories suggest that when two or more electromagnetic waves interfere destructively (i.e., with their electric fields canceling each other out), they cannot interact with matter. In contrast, quantum mechanics theory suggests that light particles continue interacting with other matter even when their average electric field is equal to zero.

• Structure dictates effectiveness, safety in nanomedicine
• A new recycling process for silicones could greatly reduce the sector's environmental impacts
• Crystal clear design for high-performance flexible thermoelectric semiconductor
• Some protective resin coatings may damage metal artifacts
• New model predicts a chemical reaction's point of no return

• Structure dictates effectiveness, safety in nanomedicine
  April 25, 2025
  Historically, small molecule drugs have been precisely designed down to the atomic scale. Considering their relatively large complex structures, nanomedicines have lagged behind. Researchers argue this precise control should be applied to optimize new nanomedicines.