Spectroscopic approaches to plant and soil sciences have provided important information
for several decades. However, many of these approaches suffered from a number of …

Particulate methane monooxygenase (pMMO) is an enzyme that oxidizes methane to
methanol with high activity and selectivity. Limited success has been achieved in …

Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) involves multiple electron-transfer processes, resulting in a
high activation barrier. Develo** catalysts with low overpotential and high intrinsic activity …

In situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is a powerful technique that can be applied to
electrochemical systems, with the ability to elucidate the chemical nature of electrocatalysts …

Rapidly growing interest in the nanoparticle-mediated delivery of DNA and RNA to plants
requires a better understanding of how nanoparticles and their cargoes translocate in plant …

The recent discovery of “black” TiO2 nanoparticles with visible and infrared absorption has
triggered an explosion of interest in the application of TiO2 in a diverse set of solar energy …

Thallium (Tl) is a potential toxicity element that poses significant ecological and
environmental risks. Recently, a substantial amount of Tl has been released into the …

Synchrotron-based X-ray radiation microfluorescence (μ-SXRF) and micro-focused and
powder extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy measurements …

Phosphorus is one of the essential nutrients for plant growth, but it may be relatively
unavailable to plants because of its chemistry. In soil, the majority of phosphorus is present …

Viruses are the most abundant biological entities in the oceans and a pervasive cause of
mortality of microorganisms that drive biogeochemical cycles. Although the ecological and …