Integrated records of environmental change and evolution challenge the Cambrian Explosion

R Wood, AG Liu, F Bowyer, PR Wilby… - Nature ecology & …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract The 'Cambrian Explosion'describes the rapid increase in animal diversity and
abundance, as manifest in the fossil record, between~ 540 and 520 million years ago (Ma) …

Single atom catalysts on carbon‐based materials

C Rivera‐Cárcamo, P Serp - ChemCatChem, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Metal particle size is an important parameter to consider when looking at supported catalyst
performances. As for other properties, surface reactivity of metallic nanoparticles is thus …

Interface engineering with zincophilic MXene for regulated deposition of dendrite-free Zn metal anode

X Zhu, X Li, MLK Essandoh, J Tan, Z Cao… - Energy Storage …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dendrite growth and side reactions on zinc anodes have been the main problems hindering
the commercialization of aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs). The construction of an interface …

3D porous graphitic nanocarbon for enhancing the performance and durability of Pt catalysts: a balance between graphitization and hierarchical porosity

Z Qiao, S Hwang, X Li, C Wang… - Energy & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon supports used in oxygen-reduction cathode catalysts for proton exchange
membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are vulnerable to corrosion under harsh operating …

Anti-freezing and moisturizing conductive hydrogels for strain sensing and moist-electric generation applications

P He, J Wu, X Pan, L Chen, K Liu, H Gao… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Conductive hydrogels are attracting increasing attention for applications in wearable and
flexible strain sensors, due to their excellent conductivity and mechanical properties …

Uncovering the Ediacaran phosphorus cycle

MS Dodd, W Shi, C Li, Z Zhang, M Cheng, H Gu… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Phosphorus is a limiting nutrient that is thought to control oceanic oxygen levels to a large
extent,–. A possible increase in marine phosphorus concentrations during the Ediacaran …

Magneto‐mechanical metamaterials with widely tunable mechanical properties and acoustic bandgaps

SM Montgomery, S Wu, X Kuang… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanical metamaterials are architected manmade materials that allow for unique
behaviors not observed in nature, making them promising candidates for a wide range of …

Environmental drivers of the first major animal extinction across the Ediacaran White Sea-Nama transition

SD Evans, C Tu, A Rizzo… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The Ediacara Biota—the oldest communities of complex, macroscopic fossils—consists of
three temporally distinct assemblages: the Avalon (ca. 575–560 Ma), White Sea (ca. 560 …

Autonomous self‐healing elastomers with unprecedented adhesion force

Z Zhang, N Ghezawi, B Li, S Ge, S Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐healable elastomers are extremely attractive due to their ability to prolong product
lifetime. An additional function that could further expand their applications is strong adhesion …

Recurrent photic zone euxinia limited ocean oxygenation and animal evolution during the Ediacaran

W Zheng, A Zhou, SK Sahoo, MR Nolan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The Ediacaran Period (~ 635–539 Ma) is marked by the emergence and
diversification of complex metazoans linked to ocean redox changes, but the processes and …