Abstract: A highly active and selective solid catalyst comprising stable single-atom iridium (Ir) anchored in a zeolite, e.g., ZSM-5, for upcycling of plastics, such as high-density polyethylene, to yield valuable lower molecular weight hydrocarbon products is disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are dimeric copper centers supported on graphitic carbon nitride (denoted herein as Cu2@C3N4) and their use as advanced catalysts for partial oxidation of CH4.

Abstract: A catalytic structure has a plurality of high-entropy alloy (HEA) nanoparticles. Each HEA nanoparticle is composed of a homogenous mixture of elements of cobalt (Co), molybdenum (Mo), and at least two transition metal elements. For example, in some embodiments, each HEA nanoparticle is a quinary mixture of Co, Mo, iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), and copper (Cu). The homogenous mixture in each HEA nanoparticle forms a single solid-solution phase. The catalytic structure can be used to catalyze a chemical reaction, for example, ammonia decomposition or ammonia synthesis. Methods for forming the catalytic structure are also disclosed.

Abstract: Described are methods of dephosphorylation. Methods of dephosphorylation include contacting a phosphate containing substrate with one or more CeO2 nanocrystal. Also described is modifying the pH of the dephosphorylation reaction to affect the amount and rate of dephosphorylation. Further described are methods of making CeO2 nanocrystals of the present disclosure.

Abstract: CeO2 nanoparticles having a copper domain disposed on at least a portion of the nanoparticle. The material can catalyze a nitrogen oxide decomposition, such as a deNxOy reaction. Methods of making and using the material are also provided.

Abstract: A security protection method and device based on industrial Internet is provided. The disclosure relates to the technical field of network security and realize the isolation between the Internet and the industrial Internet platform intranet by deploying the exit firewall, and there is no restriction from the industrial Internet platform intranet to the Internet, and only necessary ports are opened from the Internet to the industrial Internet platform intranet. By deploying a regional firewall, isolation between the intranet core server and each of the secondary nodes is realized. The regional firewall is deployed on the wide area network router, and the second access policy of secondary nodes and intranet core servers is preset. After the second access policy is formulated, only the IP and service ports of specific hosts are opened, and all other accesses are prohibited.

Abstract: A sensor for detecting a target analyte in a sample includes a pair of conducting electrodes that are separated by a gap. An insulator is disposed in the gap between the electrodes. Plural wells are defined by one of the electrodes and the insulator, to expose the other of the electrodes. The wells are configured to receive a sample including a target analyte. The target analyte, when present in the sample received in the wells, modulates an impedance between the electrodes. The modulated impedance, which is measurable with an applied electrical voltage, is indicative of the concentration of the target analyte in the sample. The wells can include antibodies immobilized inside the wells, to bind the target analyte, which can be a cytokine. Also provided are a method for label-free sensing of a target analyte in a sample, and a transcutaneous impedance sensor for label-free, in-situ biomarker detection.

Abstract: A security protection method and device based on industrial Internet is provided. The disclosure relates to the technical field of network security and realize the isolation between the Internet and the industrial Internet platform intranet by deploying the exit firewall, and there is no restriction from the industrial Internet platform intranet to the Internet, and only necessary ports are opened from the Internet to the industrial Internet platform intranet. By deploying a regional firewall, isolation between the intranet core server and each of the secondary nodes is realized. The regional firewall is deployed on the wide area network router, and the second access policy of secondary nodes and intranet core servers is preset. After the second access policy is formulated, only the IP and service ports of specific hosts are opened, and all other accesses are prohibited.

Abstract: A device for detecting a target analyte in a sample includes a nanowell impedance sensor configured to receive a sample including a target analyte. An impedance between electrodes of the sensor is modulated by the target analyte when present in the sample, the modulated impedance being indicative of a concentration of the target analyte in the sample. A receiver circuit, connected across the electrodes, has a receiver resonance frequency and includes an inductive coil to induce an electrical current in the receiver circuit while inductively coupled with a physically separate transmitter circuit having a transmitter resonance frequency. The receiver resonance frequency is within a resonance overlap percentage of the transmitter resonance frequency. The electrical current induced in the receiver circuit is a time-varying signal having a frequency within a signal overlap percentage of the receiver resonance frequency.

Abstract: A catalytic structure has a plurality of high-entropy alloy (HEA) nanoparticles. Each HEA nanoparticle is composed of a homogeneous mixture of elements of cobalt (Co), molybdenum (Mo), and at least two transition metal elements. For example, in some embodiments, each HEA nanoparticle is a quinary mixture of Co, Mo, iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), and copper (Cu). The homogeneous mixture in each HEA nanoparticle forms a single solid-solution phase. The catalytic structure is used to catalyze a chemical reaction, for example, ammonia decomposition or ammonia synthesis. Methods for forming the catalytic structure are also disclosed.

Abstract: A sensor for detecting a target analyte in a sample includes a pair of conducting electrodes that are separated by a gap. An insulator is disposed in the gap between the electrodes. Plural wells are defined by one of the electrodes and the insulator, to expose the other of the electrodes. The wells are configured to receive a sample including a target analyte. The target analyte, when present in the sample received in the wells, modulates an impedance between the electrodes. The modulated impedance, which is measurable with an applied electrical voltage, is indicative of the concentration of the target analyte in the sample. The wells can include antibodies immobilized inside the wells, to bind the target analyte, which can be a cytokine. Also provided are a method for label-free sensing of a target analyte in a sample, and a transcutaneous impedance sensor for label-free, in-situ biomarker detection.

Abstract: A carbon material can comprise a porous scaffold of carbon fibrils and particles of carbon black attached to the carbon fibrils. The carbon material can be provided in an atmosphere of a gas comprising one or more organic compounds, for example, methane. The carbon material and the gas can be subjected to a temperature (e.g., 1700 K) that causes the organic compound(s) to undergo pyrolysis to form carbon and hydrogen. For example, the carbon material can be used as a Joule heating element to heat the material and the gas to the pyrolysis temperature. At least some of the formed carbon can be deposited on or within the carbon material. As a result, the carbon fibrils in the material can merge to form a carbonized matrix, and the carbon black particles can become embedded within the carbonized matrix.

Abstract: An insertion and deletion (InDel) molecular marker of a hisD gene of ultrasonically-mutagenized Salmonella typhimurium (S. typhimurium) and use thereof are provided. Through ultrasonic mutagenesis to S. typhimurium and sequencing, it is found that all InDel mutations occur in a core mutation region of the hisD gene. Therefore, the core mutation region is used as the InDel molecular marker to determine an insertion or a deletion of a gene reverse mutation, and the InDel molecular marker can also be used to analyze a relationship between a sequence of the hisD gene and a function of a protein encoded thereby.

Abstract: A Bacillus velezensis (B. velezensis) strain bred through ultrasound-assisted adaptive evolution and use thereof are provided. In the present disclosure, a B. velezensis strain (B. velezensis CICC 23571) is used as a starting strain, and an ultrasound-assisted adaptive evolution process is performed, where a proportion of organic nitrogen in a medium is continuously reduced and proportions of inorganic nitrogen and a sugar source are increased to obtain a B. velezensis mutant strain with a high polypeptide yield. Different metabolic pathways in the mutant strain are enhanced, such that the mutant strain can efficiently convert inorganic nitrogen into organic nitrogen or reduce the deaminization of organic nitrogen, and finally a yield of polypeptides is greatly increased.

Abstract: A quantitative evaluation method for integrity and damage evolution of a cement sheath in an oil-gas well is provided based on a fractal theory, an image processing technology, structural features and failure mechanisms of a casing-cement sheath-formation combination. The method uses correlations among fractal dimensions of casing-cement sheath interface morphology, cement sheath microscopic pore morphology, particle morphology of an initial blank group, and macroscopic mechanical properties including a radial cementing strength of the cement sheath interface, a tensile strength, and a compressive strength to quantitatively evaluate the integrity of the cement sheath of the blank group.

Abstract: A highly active and selective solid catalyst comprising stable single-atom iridium (Ir) anchored in a zeolite, e.g., ZSM-5, for upcycling of plastics, such as high-density polyethylene, to yield valuable lower molecular weight hydrocarbon products is disclosed.

Abstract: A Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) sorbent material of the present invention includes a multi-metallic oxide that includes one or more alkali or alkaline earth metal, one or more 3d transition metal, and one or more rare earth element. The NOx sorbent material is configured to adsorb and absorb NOx below a low temperature and to release the adsorbed or absorbed NOx at temperature at or above the low temperature. In some embodiments, a manganese catalyst is deposited on a high surface area carrier. The manganese catalyst takes the form of an alkali/metal promotor and an Mn-based compound. In general, the NOx sorbent material contains about one percent to about fifty percent by weight of alkali/alkaline earth metal manganese catalyst based on the total weight of the catalyst.

Abstract: Described are methods for converting methane to olefins, aromatics, or a combination thereof using a single atom catalyst comprising CeO2 nanoparticles impregnated with individual atoms of noble metals including Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Ag, Au, Ir, or a combination thereof. These single atom catalysts of the present invention are heated with methane to form olefins and aromatics.

Abstract: Described are methods of removing phosphorous from aqueous solutions using copper-substituted aluminosilicate materials. The copper-substituted aluminosilicate materials are copper-substituted zeolites that are recyclable and have desirable recovery efficiencies. Also described are methods of making copper-substituted aluminosilicate materials, using copper-substituted aluminosilicate materials, systems using copper-substituted aluminosilicate materials, and methods of using these systems.

Abstract: A visual recognition system for wind turbines, including an intelligent analysis unit configured to analyze and determine data information, an intelligent service unit configured to transmit image data, a telecontrol platform, a graphic workstation, an intelligent processing unit configured to process video files, a router, a video storage unit configured to store video information, an intelligent binocular perception terminal, an intelligent perception terminal and an intelligent recognition terminal, where the intelligent binocular perception terminal, the intelligent perception terminal and the intelligent recognition terminal are connected to the video storage unit and the intelligent processing unit through optical fibers and the router.