Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was introduced in 1986 and has since made its way into
surface science, nanoscience, chemistry, biology, and material science as an imaging and …

Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 holds great promises for addressing both the environmental
and energy issues that are facing the modern society. The major challenge of CO2 …

While SARS-CoV-2 is generally under control, the question of variants and infections still
persists. Fundamental information on how the virus interacts with inanimate surfaces …

Regulating the rate-determining step in photocatalysis is crucial for advancing its application
in environmental remediation. However, approaches for tailoring the rate-determining step …

Understanding the interaction between water and oxides is critical for many technological
applications, including energy storage, surface wetting/self-cleaning, photocatalysis and …

The last few decades have witnessed the great progress in surface modification through the
use of functional polymer coatings. Surface-grafted polymers with thickness ranging from …

Recent advances in photocatalytic water splitting in particulate semiconductor systems have
been tremendous in terms of efficiency and scalable photoreactor design. In general …

The unsatisfactory performance of current gadolinium chelate based T 1 contrast agents
(CAs) for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) stimulates the search for better alternatives …

The lack of understanding of the molecular-scale water adsorbed on TiO2 surfaces under
ambient conditions has become a major obstacle for solving the long-time scientific and …

Recently, the production of well-defined patterned surfaces with random or regular micro
and nano-features has brought new opportunities for research and development in the field …