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10 May 2016      • Visit Scientific Reports • Submit your manuscript to Scientific Reports     Welcome to your Table of Contents e-alert for Scientific Reports               Chemical Sciences               Octahedral Ni-nanocluster (Ni85) for Efficient and Selective Reduction of Nitric Oxide (NO) to Nitrogen (N2) ▶     Arup Mahata, Kuber Singh Rawat, Indrani Choudhuri et al.     Nitric oxide (NO) reduction pathways are systematically studied on a (111) facet of the octahedral nickel (Ni85) nanocluster in the presence/absence of hydrogen. Thermodynamic …             Dynamics of supersonic microparticle impact on elastomers revealed by real–time multi–frame imaging ▶     David Veysset, Alex J. Hsieh, Steven Kooi et al.     Understanding high–velocity microparticle impact is essential for many fields, from space exploration to medicine and biology. Investigations of microscale impact have hitherto …             Immobilization of Polyoxometalate in the Metal-Organic Framework rht-MOF-1: Towards a Highly Effective Heterogeneous Catalyst and Dye Scavenger ▶     Jing-Wen Sun, Peng-Fei Yan, Guang-Hui An et al.     A series of three remarkable complexes [PMo12O40]@[Cu6O(TZI)3(H2O)9]4·OH·31H2O (H3TZI = 5-tetrazolylisophthalic acid; denoted as HLJU-1, HLJU = Heilongjiang University), [SiMo12O…             Anomalous bond length behavior and a new solid phase of bromine under pressure ▶     Min Wu, John S. Tse, Yuanming Pan     The behavior of diatomic molecular solids under pressure have attracted great interest and been extensively studied. Under ambient pressure, the structure of bromine is known to …             Urinary arsenic profiles reveal exposures to inorganic arsenic from private drinking water supplies in Cornwall, UK ▶     D. R. S. Middleton, M. J. Watts, E. M. Hamilton et al.     Private water supplies (PWS) in Cornwall, South West England exceeded the current WHO guidance value and UK prescribed concentration or value (PCV) for arsenic of 10 μg/L in 5% …             Corrigendum: Kinetics of protein-ligand unbinding via smoothed potential molecular dynamics simulations ▶     Luca Mollica, Sergio Decherchi, Syeda Rehana Zia et al.                 Synthesis, properties and surface self-assembly of a pentanuclear cluster based on the new π-conjugated TTF-triazole ligand ▶     Long Cui, Yan-Fang Geng, Chanel F. Leong et al.     The new π-extended redox-active ligand with both TTF and triazole units, 6-(4,5-bis(propylthio)-1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-1H-[1,3]dithiolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo [1,2-d] [1–3]triazole, has …             Mechanism of Ribonuclease III Catalytic Regulation by Serine Phosphorylation ▶     Swapna Gone, Mercedes Alfonso-Prieto, Samridhdi Paudyal et al.     Ribonuclease III (RNase III) is a conserved, gene-regulatory bacterial endonuclease that cleaves double-helical structures in diverse coding and noncoding RNAs. RNase III is …             Computational investigation of dynamical transitions in Trp-cage miniprotein powders ▶     Sang Beom Kim, Devansh R. Gupta, Pablo G. Debenedetti     We investigate computationally the dynamical transitions in Trp-cage miniprotein powders, at three levels of hydration: 0.04, 0.26 and 0.4 g water/g protein. We identify two …             A curious interplay in the films of N-heterocyclic carbene PtII complexes upon deposition of alkali metals ▶     Anna A. Makarova, Elena V. Grachova, Dorota Niedzialek et al.     The recently synthesized series of PtII complexes containing cyclometallating (phenylpyridine or benzoquinoline) and N-heterocyclic carbene ligands possess intriguing structures, …             The mechanism of deceleration of nucleation and crystal growth by the small addition of transition metals to lithium disilicate glasses ▶     Katrin Thieme, Isak Avramov, Christian Rüssel     The addition of small amounts of niobium or tantalum oxide to lithium disilicate glass provokes a drastic decrease of the steady-state nucleation rates and the crystal growth …             A novel quasi-solid state electrolyte with highly effective polysulfide diffusion inhibition for lithium-sulfur batteries ▶     Hai Zhong, Chunhua Wang, Zhibin Xu et al.     Polymer solid state electrolytes are actively sought for their potential application in energy storage devices, particularly lithium metal rechargeable batteries. Herein, we …             Single-indicator-based Multidimensional Sensing: Detection and Identification of Heavy Metal Ions and Understanding the Foundations from Experiment to Simulation ▶     Yumin Leng, Sihua Qian, Yuhui Wang et al.     Multidimensional sensing offers advantages in accuracy, diversity and capability for the simultaneous detection and discrimination of multiple analytes, however, the previous …             Synthesis of Self-Assembled Multifunctional Nanocomposite Catalysts with Highly Stabilized Reactivity and Magnetic Recyclability ▶     Xu Yu, Gong Cheng, Si-Yang Zheng     In this paper, a multifunctional Fe3O4@SiO2@PEI-Au/Ag@PDA nanocomposite catalyst with highly stabilized reactivity and magnetic recyclability was synthesized by a self-assembled …             Presence of Li Clusters in Molten LiCl-Li ▶     Augustus Merwin, William C. Phillips, Mark A. Williamson et al.     Molten mixtures of lithium chloride and metallic lithium are of significant interest in various metal oxide reduction processes. These solutions have been reported to exhibit …             Enhanced DSSCs efficiency via Cooperate co-absorbance (CdS QDs) and plasmonic core-shell nanoparticle (Ag@PVP) ▶     Omid Amiri, Masoud Salavati-Niasari, Samira Bagheri et al.     This paper describes cooperate the co-absorbance (CdS QDs) and the plasmonic core-shell nanoparticles (Ag@PVP) of dye synthesized solar cells in which CdS QDs and Ag@PVP are …             Fluorographene based Ultrasensitive Ammonia Sensor ▶     Kiran Kumar Tadi, Shubhadeep Pal, Tharangattu N. Narayanan     Single molecule detection using graphene can be brought by tuning the interactions via specific dopants. Electrostatic interaction between the most electronegative element …             Novel chemical synthesis and characterization of copper pyrovanadate nanoparticles and its influence on the flame retardancy of polymeric nanocomposites ▶     Maryam Ghiyasiyan-Arani, Maryam Masjedi-Arani, Davood Ghanbari et al.     In this work, copper pyrovanadate (Cu3V2O7(OH)2(H2O)2) nanoparticles have been synthesized by a simple and rapid chemical precipitation method. Different copper-organic complexes …             Gold@silver bimetal nanoparticles/pyramidal silicon 3D substrate with high reproducibility for high-performance SERS ▶     Chao Zhang, Shou Zhen Jiang, Cheng Yang et al.     A novel and efficient surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate has been presented based on Gold@silver/pyramidal silicon 3D substrate (Au@Ag/3D-Si). By combining the …             Identification and manipulation of the pleuromutilin gene cluster from Clitopilus passeckerianus for increased rapid antibiotic production ▶     Andy M. Bailey, Fabrizio Alberti, Sreedhar Kilaru et al.     Semi-synthetic derivatives of the tricyclic diterpene antibiotic pleuromutilin from the basidiomycete Clitopilus passeckerianus are important in combatting bacterial infections …             New recombinant cyclohexylamine oxidase variants for deracemization of secondary amines by orthogonally assaying designed mutants with structurally diverse substrates ▶     Guangyue Li, Peiyuan Yao, Peiqian Cong et al.     To further expand the substrate range of the cyclohexylamine oxidase (CHAO) from Brevibacterium oxydans, a library of diverse mutants was created and assayed toward a group of …             Construction of Nontoxic Polymeric UV-Absorber with Great Resistance to UV-Photoaging ▶     Zhong Huang, Aishun Ding, Hao Guo et al.     In this article, we developed a series of new nontoxic polymeric UV-absorbers through covalently attaching a benzophenone derivative onto the main chain of poly(vinyl chloride) …             Cation Tuning toward the Inference of the Gelation Behavior of Supramolecular Gels ▶     Peng Xue, Huiqiong Wu, Xiaojuan Wang et al.     We serendipitously discovered that the tripeptide Asp–Phe–Phe trifluoroacetic acid salt (hereafter abbreviated as β-AspFF) formed a reversible thermotropic gel in chloroform …             Critical Role of Diels–Adler Adducts to Realise Stretchable Transparent Electrodes Based on Silver Nanowires and Silicone Elastomer ▶     Gaeun Heo, Kyoung-hee Pyo, Da Hee Lee et al.     This paper presents the successful fabrication of a transparent electrode comprising a sandwich structure of silicone/Ag nanowires (AgNWs)/silicone equipped with Diels–Alder (DA) …             Charge collection kinetics on ferroelectric polymer surface using charge gradient microscopy ▶     Yoon-Young Choi, Sheng Tong, Stephen Ducharme et al.     A charge gradient microscopy (CGM) probe was used to collect surface screening charges on poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) [P(VDF-TrFE)] thin films. These charges are …             Enzymatically Regulated Peptide Pairing and Catalysis for the Bioanalysis of Extracellular Prometastatic Activities of Functionally Linked Enzymes ▶     Hao Li, Yue Huang, Yue Yu et al.     Diseases such as cancer arise from systematical reconfiguration of interactions of exceedingly large numbers of proteins in cell signaling. The study of such complicated …             Side-chain Engineering of Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b’]dithiophene Core-structured Small Molecules for High-Performance Organic Solar Cells ▶     Xinxing Yin, Qiaoshi An, Jiangsheng Yu et al.     Three novel small molecules have been developed by side-chain engineering on benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b’]dithiophene (BDT) core. The typical acceptor-donor-acceptor (A-D-A) structure is …             Accurate Electron Affinity of Iron and Fine Structures of Negative Iron ions ▶     Xiaolin Chen, Zhihong Luo, Jiaming Li et al.     Ionization potential (IP) is defined as the amount of energy required to remove the most loosely bound electron of an atom, while electron affinity (EA) is defined as the amount …                     • Careers & Jobs           naturejobs.com Science jobs of the week       Postdoctoral Associate     University of Minnesota            Postdoctoral Research Assistant     University of Dundee            Assistant Professor     University of Chicago            Postdoctoral Training Fellow     Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)            Postdoc     German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ).            Project leader positions     IECB            Research Associate     University College London (UCL)            Faculty Positions     Hunan University            Scientist     German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ).            Postdoctoral Position     UT Southwestern Medical Center          No matter what your career stage, student, postdoc or senior scientist, you will find articles on naturejobs.com to help guide you in your science career. 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