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Herein, we report a user-friendly electrocatalytic glycosylation strategy that employs stable and readily available acetyl glycosides as glycosyl donors. The reaction proceeds at room temperature and ambient pressure in an undivided electrolytic cell, enabling rapid access to structurally diverse O‑, S‑, and N‑glycosides, as well as disaccharides, with moderate to excellent diastereoselectivity. The lithium perchlorate/acetonitrile electrolyte system was identified as the optimal reaction medium. Mechanistic studies reveal that a Brønsted acid generated in situ at the anode activates the C–O bond of the acetyl glycosides, thereby initiating the glycosylation process. This method features exceptionally broad substrate scope, excellent functional group tolerance, requires only a catalytic amount of charge (0.1 F/mol), and reaches completion within 10 minutes.
Researchers have developed a greener plasma-based method to create multifunctional nanocomposite films with smart optical and antibacterial properties. The approach enables simultaneous control of vanadium oxide structures and in situ formation of gold nanoparticles, producing materials with temperature-responsive infrared modulation and efficient photothermal antibacterial activity. This work provides a sustainable route toward advanced smart coatings and functional materials.
Researchers have developed a polymer-based thermal interface material (TIM) using vertically aligned carbon fibers bridged by graphene oxide. The composite achieves a through-plane thermal conductivity of 7.61 W/m·K at 25.2 wt% filler loading, with an exceptional enhancement efficiency of 162.9%. It also maintains a low compressive modulus of 6.91 MPa, ensuring excellent compressibility for practical electronic cooling applications.
First papers from Advanced Light Materials are now online!
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This review synthesizes collective insights from the 1st China–Australia–New Zealand Water Quality Modeling Symposium (CANWaS 2024) and outlines a roadmap for strengthening international collaboration in surface water quality modeling. Organized by Jiping Jiang from Harbin Institute of Technology and Danlu Guo from Australian National University, an international research team identifies shared priorities, mutual interests, and actionable pathways—including best-practice guidelines, open knowledge sharing, and joint technological innovation—to advance predictive capacity and policy impact for global freshwater management.