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Plasmonic Particles – Now Tailored to Your Needs
Guest editors Yugang Sun and Zhiyong Tang outline current research directions in the field of plasmonic particles.
Energy Security: How to Tackle the Old-new Global Concern
Azzuni and Breyer propose a generic definition of energy security. A definition that covers all aspects of the energy security concept with taking into consideration the notion of sustainability and vulnerability was developed.
Multicolor, Fluorescent Supercapacitor Fibers Light Up the Night
A novel family of colorful fluorescent supercapacitor fibers allows for continuous energy storage in flexible systems used in the dark.
Photovoltaic Devices with Tailored Structures
Supramolecules based on the flat-on P3HT chains and grafted rGO nanosheets in the P3HT:PCBM active layers have shown improved performance as photovoltaic devices.
Gene Amplification: Not just for Glyphosate
Exciting research shows gene amplification herbicide-resistance mechanism in weeds is more common that previously thought.
Does Herbicide Rotation Mitigate Resistance in Weeds?
Impacts of fitness costs on herbicide resistance in weeds.
How is a Bottled Water Market Created?
The influence of food and beverage groups like Nestlé, Danone, and Group Castel/Alma (Neptune) is described, demonstrating how these companies radically reshaped the market structure through aggressive strategies of merger and acquisitions of smaller companies and their brands.
Quantifying Components of the Phosphorus Cycle in Temperate Forests
Controlling influences of the P cycle are described from a whole-ecosystem perspective.
Climate Policies and Nationally Determined Contributions: Reconciling the Needed Ambition with the Political Economy
What it will take to stabilize global temperature below 2°C above pre-industrial levels? A new review article by Adrien Vogt-Schilb and Stephane Hallegatte discusses two potential solutions.
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