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Exciton-Ligand Interactions in PbS Quantum Dots Capped with Metal Chalcogenides
(2020)The Journal of Physical Chemistry CColloidal quantum dots (CQDs) are typically decorated with organic molecules that provide surface passivation and colloidal solubility. An alternate but less studied surface functionalization approach via inorganic complexes can produce stable CQDs with attractive transport and optical properties. Further development of such all-inorganic CQD solids is dependent on the deeper understanding of the energetic and dynamic interactions of the ...Review Article -
Synthesizing High‐Volume Chemicals from CO2 without Direct H2 Input
(2020)ChemSusChemDecarbonizing the chemical industry will eventually entail using CO2 as a feedstock for chemical synthesis. However, many chemical syntheses involve CO2 reduction using inputs such as renewable hydrogen. In this review, chemical processes are discussed that use CO2 as an oxidant for upgrading hydrocarbon feedstocks. The captured CO2 is inherently reduced by the hydrocarbon co‐reactants without consuming molecular hydrogen or renewable ...Review Article -
Opto-electronic memristors: Prospects and challenges in neuromorphic computing
(2020)Applied Physics LettersMemristive-based electro-optical neuromorphic hardware takes advantage of both the high-density of electronic circuits and the high bandwidth of their photonic counterparts, thus showing potential for low-power artificial intelligence applications. In this Perspective paper, we introduce a class of electro-optical memristors that can emulate the key properties of synapses and neurons, which are essential features for the realization of ...Review Article -
Advances in the design of heterogeneous catalysts and thermocatalytic processes for CO2 utilization
(2020)ACS CatalysisUtilization of CO2 as feedstock to produce fine chemicals and renewable fuels is a highly promising field, which presents unique challenges in its implementation at scale. Heterogeneous catalysis with its simple operation and industrial compatibility can be an effective means of achieving this challenging task. This review summarizes the current developments in heterogeneous thermal catalysis for the production of carbon monoxide, alcohols, ...Review Article -
Recent insights into the regulatory networks of NLRP3 inflammasome activation
(2020)Journal of Cell ScienceThe NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is a fascinating cellular machinery endowed with the capacity for rapid proteolytic processing of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β and the cell death effector gasdermin D (GSDMD). Although its activity is essential to fight infection and support tissue homeostasis, the inflammasome complex, which consists of the danger sensor NLRP3, the adaptor apoptosis-associated ...Review Article -
Climatic evolution in the Australian region over the last 94 ka - spanning human occupancy -, and unveiling the Last Glacial Maximum
(2020)Quaternary Science ReviewsThe Quaternary is well known for being a period of the geological record that saw significant and alternating climatic fluctuations. Here, we concentrate on the last 94 millennia that saw Australia and its surrounding seas undergo significant environmental changes. Importantly also it is during that this period of time includes the arrival and settlement of humans in Australia. Following on from Marine Isotopic Stage 4 (MIS4) that saw, ...Review Article -
Genetics in Light of Transcriptional Adaptation
(2020)Trends in GeneticsGenetics has recently benefited from the genome engineering revolution: genes can be knocked out, knocked down, or activated more easily than ever before. This range of genetic manipulations has also provided a range of outcomes, sometimes contradictory. But how much interesting biology hides within these discrepancies? Recent studies have shown that genetic compensation can be activated by some gene perturbations and not others, hinting ...Review Article -
On the structure of γ-Al2O3
(2020)Journal of CatalysisThe structure of γ-Al2O3, the most important catalyst support, is still under discussion; especially the positions of the Al3+cations and vacancies are debated. One model proposes that γ-Al2O3 consists of irregularly stacked nanocrystals with all Al3+ cations occupying spinel positions, another that some Al3+ cations occupy non-spinel positions, while a third model proposes that γ-Al2O3 does not have a spinel structure. 17O and 27Al NMR ...Review Article -
Wound Repair, Scar Formation, and Cancer: Converging on Activin
(2020)Trends in Molecular MedicineWound repair is a highly regulated process that requires the interaction of various cell types. It has been shown that cancers use the mechanisms of wound healing to promote their own growth. Therefore, it is of importance to identify common regulators of wound repair and tumor formation and to unravel their functions and mechanisms of action. An exciting example is activin, which acts on multiple cell types in wounds and tumors, thereby ...Review Article -
Heritable Human Genome Editing: The Public Engagement Imperative
(2020)The CRISPR JournalIn the view of many, heritable human genome editing (HHGE) harbors the remedial potential of ridding the world of deadly genetic diseases. A Hippocratic obligation, if there ever was one, HHGE is widely viewed as a life-sustaining proposition. The national go/no-go decision regarding the implementation of HHGE, however, must not, in the collective view of the authors, proceed absent thorough public engagement. A comparable call for an ...Review Article