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10 February 2015      • Visit Scientific Reports • Submit your manuscript to Scientific Reports     Welcome to your Table of Contents e-alert for Scientific Reports         Don't let your data go to waste...  Scientific Data helps researchers make the most of their data, offering publication in a peer reviewed open access journal. We welcome data of all sizes, from all areas of science. What's unique? A new type of article providing detailed descriptions of scientifically valuable datasets, maximising data discoverability and reuse.   Discover what we can do for your data            Chemical Sciences               Fabrication of Nb2O5 Nanosheets for High-rate Lithium Ion Storage Applications ▶     Meinan Liu, Cheng Yan, Yuegang Zhang     Nb2O5 nanosheets are successfully synthesized through a facile hydrothermal reaction and followed heating treatment in air. The structural characterization reveals that the …             Increased Efficiency in Small Molecule Organic Solar Cells Through the Use of a 56-π Electron Acceptor – Methano Indene Fullerene ▶     James W. Ryan, Yutaka Matsuo     Organic solar cells (OSCs) offer the possibility of harnessing the sun's ubiquitous energy in a low-cost, environmentally friendly and renewable manner. OSCs based on small …             A solution to the fabrication and tarnishing problems of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) fiber probes ▶     Antti Matikainen, Tarmo Nuutinen, Pasi Vahimaa et al.     Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) fiber probes have enormous potential in optical sensing applications. However, their widespread use has been hindered by two major …             Cu0 Nanoparticles Deposited on Nanoporous Polymers: A Recyclable Heterogeneous Nanocatalyst for Ullmann Coupling of Aryl Halides with Amines in Water ▶     John Mondal, Anup Biswas, Shunsuke Chiba et al.     Cu0 nanoparticles were deposited on a nanoporous polymer to develop a novel nanocatalyst (Cu-B) for carrying out Ullmann coupling of aryl halides with amines in water. …             Metabolomic profiling reveals deep chemical divergence between two morphotypes of the zoanthid Parazoanthus axinellae ▶     Nadja Cachet, Grégory Genta-Jouve, Julijana Ivanisevic et al.     Metabolomics has recently proven its usefulness as complementary tool to traditional morphological and genetic analyses for the classification of marine invertebrates. Among the …             A Novel Energy-Efficient Pyrolysis Process: Self-pyrolysis of Oil Shale Triggered by Topochemical Heat in a Horizontal Fixed Bed ▶     You-Hong Sun, Feng-Tian Bai, Xiao-Shu Lü et al.     This paper proposes a novel energy-efficient oil shale pyrolysis process triggered by a topochemical reaction that can be applied in horizontal oil shale formations. The process …             Porous membrane with high curvature, three-dimensional heat-resistance skeleton: a new and practical separator candidate for high safety lithium ion battery ▶     Junli Shi, Yonggao Xia, Zhizhang Yuan et al.     Separators with high reliability and security are in urgent demand for the advancement of high performance lithium ion batteries. Here, we present a new and practical porous …             Synthesis and Verification of Biobased Terephthalic Acid from Furfural ▶     Yuya Tachibana, Saori Kimura, Ken-ichi Kasuya     Exploiting biomass as an alternative to petrochemicals for the production of commodity plastics is vitally important if we are to become a more sustainable society. 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