Understanding nanocellulose–water interactions: Turning a detriment into an asset

L Solhi, V Guccini, K Heise, I Solala… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Modern technology has enabled the isolation of nanocellulose from plant-based fibers, and
the current trend focuses on utilizing nanocellulose in a broad range of sustainable …

Electrocatalysis in alkaline media and alkaline membrane-based energy technologies

Y Yang, CR Peltier, R Zeng, R Schimmenti, Q Li… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen energy-based electrochemical energy conversion technologies offer the promise
of enabling a transition of the global energy landscape from fossil fuels to renewable energy …

Combining machine learning and computational chemistry for predictive insights into chemical systems

JA Keith, V Vassilev-Galindo, B Cheng… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Machine learning models are poised to make a transformative impact on chemical sciences
by dramatically accelerating computational algorithms and amplifying insights available from …

Fluids and electrolytes under confinement in single-digit nanopores

NR Aluru, F Aydin, MZ Bazant, D Blankschtein… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Confined fluids and electrolyte solutions in nanopores exhibit rich and surprising physics
and chemistry that impact the mass transport and energy efficiency in many important …

Short hydrogen-bond network confined on COF surfaces enables ultrahigh proton conductivity

B Shi, X Pang, S Li, H Wu, J Shen, X Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The idea of spatial confinement has gained widespread interest in myriad applications.
Especially, the confined short hydrogen-bond (SHB) network could afford an attractive …

Emerging hydrovoltaic technology

Z Zhang, X Li, J Yin, Y Xu, W Fei, M Xue… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Water contains tremendous energy in a variety of forms, but very little of this energy has yet
been harnessed. Nanostructured materials can generate electricity on interaction with water …

Ab initio simulations of water/metal interfaces

A Groß, S Sakong - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Structures and processes at water/metal interfaces play an important technological role in
electrochemical energy conversion and storage, photoconversion, sensors, and corrosion …

Molecular reactions at aqueous interfaces

MF Ruiz-Lopez, JS Francisco… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
This Review aims to critically analyse the emerging field of chemical reactivity at aqueous
interfaces. The subject has evolved rapidly since the discovery of the so-called 'on-water …

[HTML][HTML] Macromolecular condensation buffers intracellular water potential

JL Watson, E Seinkmane, CT Styles, A Mihut… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Optimum protein function and biochemical activity critically depends on water availability
because solvent thermodynamics drive protein folding and macromolecular interactions …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: How good is DFT for water?

MJ Gillan, D Alfe, A Michaelides - The Journal of chemical physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Kohn-Sham density functional theory (DFT) has become established as an indispensable
tool for investigating aqueous systems of all kinds, including those important in chemistry …