Themed collection Popular Advances from the Advances Journals

This paper discusses the scale-up feasibility and industrial adoption of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), emphasizing the need to link PHA development with recycling technologies and highlighting strategies for designing PHAs for closed-loop recycling.

The interface engineering includes intricate procedures for the development of heterostructures and heterojunctions, modifying the composition at the interface, and optimizing the interfacial area to enhance H₂ catalytic performance.

This review explores degradation pathways, failure risks, and mitigation strategies in lithium-ion batteries, with focus on safety and operation in EVs, ESS, and extreme military environments.

Double pyramid model, serves as an integrated health approach to food, linking food culture, health, and climate. Adapted from Barilla Foundation, in conjunction with the University of Naples Federico II. 2021.

Growth mechanism, controlled synthesis, and excellent properties of ultralong CNTs.

Global concerns about food security, driven by rising demand, have prompted the exploration of nanotechnology as a solution to enhance food supply.

Nanotechnology is a relatively new technological field, therefore, the information about the associated risk of nanomaterials in environmental and human health must be addressed and consolidated to develop accurate legislations, frameworks, and guidelines to standardise a safe use in any field.

Many contaminants can have long-term effects on organisms when they are exposed to low concentrations for extended periods. This review presents new methods for identifying the effects of chemical mixtures.

Addressing the climate crisis stands as one of the paramount challenges of this era.

NbOCl₂ exhibits exceptional nonlinear optical response, particularly for second harmonic generation (SHG).

Helical modulators improve the operational stability of perovskite solar cells without a significant effect on photovoltaic characteristics, challenging the role of chiral interfacial modulators in hybrid perovskite photovoltaics.

We study the role of the fuzzy coat of α-synuclein amyloid fibrils via proteolytic degradation. Bulk solution assays offer limited insight, while Quartz crystal microbalance can reveal detailed mechanisms of growth of the “shaven” amyloid fibrils.

The Donnan potential difference between the electrodes increases with the exchange of saline solutions. The geometry and operational parameters offer valuable insights for improving energy extraction performance.

Aluminium-doped ZnO deposited by ALD provides transparency, conductivity, and c-Si passivation for high-efficiency solar cells, reducing the need for indium-based TCOs. Precise Zn/Al control enables passivation with J₀ < 1 fA cm⁻² and 740 mV iV_OC.

PEDOT:DBSA hydrogel shows excellent biocompatibility, tunable mechanical properties, and electrical properties for cell-targeted bioelectronics. This hydrogel could enhance bioelectronic devices' efficiency and applicability in cell stimulation.

This work provides insights into the key role of ligands in the formation mechanism of bimetallic ZnCo-MOFs for enhanced supercapacitor performance.

Through systematic structural tuning of a family of methacrylate copolymers, we show that triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion of a standard chromophore pair (PdOEP/DPA) can be controlled by the glass transition temperature of the host.

This study reports nickel-based phosphate nanoparticles as outstanding electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction and uncovers main factors determining their activities.

A library of 18 optically biased spiropyran photoswitches were synthesised and evaluated using NMR and UV-vis spectroscopy. A strategy for synthesis of optically active spiropyrans and a new purification method for such compounds are also reported.

This study introduces advanced ensemble machine learning models for predicting dissolved oxygen in the Mississippi River, offering high accuracy across various forecast horizons and improving environmental monitoring.

With the increasing interest in incorporating redox-active organic molecules as potential materials in energy storage systems, we envisaged a chemical design around naturally occurring redox-active flavin core structure.

A schematic figure illustrating how nitrogen isotopes (δ¹⁵N) from treated–raw sewage enters an estuary, is taken up by macroalgae (seaweed). Treated sewage produces more elevated δ¹⁵N values compared to raw sewage.

The use of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) continues to grow to overcome environmental challenges, and spinel LiMn₂O₄ is employed as a high-performance and safe electrode material in this context.

An S-scheme heterojunction (BiVO₄/V_S-MoS₂) was prepared, successfully achieving N₂ photofixation, yielding about 132.8 μmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹ of NH₃ under simulated sunlight irradiation.

The C–F bond in PFAS has been shown to have an anti-bonding orbital that can interact with metal surfaces, allowing for its degradation.