The dielectric constant ε of interfacial water has been predicted to be smaller than that of
bulk water (ε ≈ 80) because the rotational freedom of water dipoles is expected to decrease …

In the field of nanofluidics, it has been an ultimate but seemingly distant goal to controllably
fabricate capillaries with dimensions approaching the size of small ions and water molecules…

Research on two-dimensional (2D) materials has been explosively increasing in last seventeen
years in varying subjects including condensed matter physics, electronic engineering, …

Context The epidemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first identified in Wuhan,
China and has now spread worldwide. In the affected countries, physicians and nurses are …

Fluorescent carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) were synthesized by laser irradiation of a suspension
of carbon powders in organic solvent. The surface modification on the CNPs was fulfilled …

The development of electrocatalysts capable of efficient reduction of nitrate (NO 3 − ) to
ammonia (NH 3 ) is drawing increasing interest for the sake of low carbon emission and …

A highly stable pillared and double-walled zinc(II) metal-organic framework with regular
nanochannels displays single-crystal to single-crystal transformation upon desolvation and a …

Three novel complexes, Cd 3 tma 2 ·13H 2 O (1), Cd 3 tma 2 ·dabco·2H 2 O (2), and Cd 3
Htma 3 ·8H 2 O (3) (tma = trimesate), of cadmium(II)−trimesate coordination polymers are …

… Hu Sheng also would like to thank his wife Shuyuan Zhao and his parents Yuming Sheng
and Guiyun Wang for their complete support. He gratefully acknowledges some former and …

Rapid socioeconomic progress has greatly affected the lifestyle in China. Consequently,
owing to lifestyle changes, urbanization, and accelerated population aging, the risk of …