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ISSN 2698-6248 · Wiley-VCH · 156 articles in the index
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Siloxane Bond Exchange Enables Sustainable Recycling of PDMS Coated Nylon 6,6 Airbag Fabrics
ABSTRACT The selective removal of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coatings from nylon 6,6 airbag fabrics is essential for enabling circular reuse of high‐value technical textiles. In this study, a nonaqueous depolymerization method was developed using potassium hydroxide (KOH) as a catalyst in…
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On the Elusive Ninth Vibrational State of the Argon Dimer
ABSTRACT An unresolved discrepancy between high‐accuracy potential energy curves for the argon dimer (Ar2), which support different numbers of bound vibrational states and profoundly different scattering lengths for Ar2, is probed by morphing these curves to available spectral data within the…
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A Review of the Strategies Used in the Recovery and Passivation of Lead in Lead‐Based Perovskite Solar Cells: Balancing Device Efficiency, Toxicity, and Environmental Sustainability
ABSTRACT Lead‐based perovskite solar cells (LPSCs) have emerged as one of the most promising photovoltaic (PV) technologies due to their exceptional high light‐harvesting capabilities, tunable bandgap, long carrier diffusion lengths, and impressive power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) exceeding…
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Development of Magnetic Nanoparticle‐Added Cryogel Membrane Materials for the Removal of Pharmaceutical Wastes
ABSTRACT The increasing use of drugs, animal husbandry, health institutions, and the pharmaceutical industry is leading to an increase in pharmaceutical residues, which can cause neurological and cardiac diseases in living organisms. Removing these wastes is crucial for ensuring living health…
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Agency Under Prediction: A Review of The Human Test
ABSTRACT We live in an era where predictive models, large‐scale behavioral data, and AI systems increasingly forecast human choices at scale. Yet foundational questions about human agency, freedom, and consciousness remain unsettled. The Human Test by Ron Folman timely enters this debate. The book…
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The Exceptions to the Central Dogma of Biology—Bending the Rules and Extending the Scope
ABSTRACT The central dogma is an organizing framework for how information flows in biological systems. First presented in 1957 by Francis Crick in his talk “On Protein Synthesis” as a fundamental hypothesis of how information is transferred from DNA to proteins but not out of proteins, it is now…
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Remembering Arnold Berliner (1862–1942)
ABSTRACT After a career as a research physicist in the lighting industry (Allgemeine Elektricitäts‐Gesellschaft [AEG]), Arnold Berliner founded in 1913 the journal Die Naturwissenschaften. Thanks to his extensive network of connections with the scientific community, he was able to secure a steady…
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Contradicting Kuhn's Popular Notion of Scientific Revolution: Conservative Revolutionaries in the History of Biology
ABSTRACT Proposing the concept of a conservative revolutionary generally and using the examples of Gregor Mendel, Max Delbrück, and Eric Davidson, I fundamentally call into question Thomas Kuhn's ideas of scientific revolutions. I also highlight some problematic consequences of the increasing…
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A Dialogue on Revolutions and Revolutionaries in Science: A Perspective From Quantum Mechanics
ABSTRACT We discuss the notions of scientific revolutions and revolutionaries in the context of the Relativity Revolution and of the First, Second, and Third Quantum Revolutions. We conclude that at the core of the question of what qualifies as a revolution and revolutionary is an assessment of the…
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Retaining Models of Human Evolution After Repeated Falsifications—Why?
ABSTRACT Thomas Kuhn's book on the Structure of Scientific Revolutions profoundly influenced our thinking about how science changes over time with his proposal of paradigm shifts, but doubts have been raised about how general Kuhn's proposal is for all scientific disciplines. In biology, the…
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The Revo‐Evo Debate in the History and Philosophy of Science
ABSTRACT The article seeks to identify some of the characteristics of the revolution‐based account of science as presented in Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions, contrasting them with their counterparts in more recent evolutionary/developmental accounts. I examine a number of considerations…
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Discontinuous Genomic Coding and Paradigm Shifts in Molecular Biology and Immunology: Revolutions via “Normal Science”
ABSTRACT The past 60 years have seen explosive changes in the fields of molecular biology and immunology that now affect clinical medicine as well as our knowledge of living systems. The succession of new discoveries and their transforming effects on intellectual paradigms in biology represent an…
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Transcriptomics Analysis Reveals Dual Axes of Metabolic and Immune Dysregulation in the Progression of NAFLD to HCC
ABSTRACT Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a global health concern, with a portion of patients progressing to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The molecular mechanism driving this progression is elusive. Here, we have identified key pathogenic genes…
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Electronic Instrumentation in Chemical Analysis: A Case Study (and Other Examples) From a 20th‐Century “Revolution”
ABSTRACT This article uses examples of the practical impact of changes in chemical analysis brought about by electronic instrumentation. It reviews a selection of techniques, and their applications, to demonstrate how, collectively, they played a crucial role in transforming the laboratory…
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The Concept of Revolution in the Sciences: Michael Polanyi's Differences With Thomas Kuhn on Scientific Revolutions
ABSTRACT Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962) was a blockbuster publication that problematized notions about the origins and nature of scientific revolutions. What became Kuhn's famous rubrics of “normal science” and “paradigms” were similar to concepts of “tacit knowledge”…
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How Long Is the Coast of Quantum Chemistry? Or, How to Evaluate Density Functional Theory as a Scientific Revolution
ABSTRACT Distinguishing scientific revolutions from normal science is a subjective, conflicting matter, largely because of the lack of a definite, unambiguous definition. However, it is always possible to a priori select a working definition for revolutions, and judge scientific programmes and…
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Evaluation of Enzyme Inhibition and Kinetic Profiles of Origanum Essential Oils on Metabolic and Central Nervous System Targets
ABSTRACT Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are now the leading cause of death globally, accounting for around 70% of annual mortality, with a particularly severe impact in low‐income countries. The genus Origanum L. (Lamiaceae), comprising 43 species distributed worldwide, includes several species…
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Hydrogen to Power: Exploring Current Developments and Future Challenges
ABSTRACT Various energy storage systems (ESSs), including hydrogen energy storage (HES), are essential for addressing the challenges of integrating renewable energy resources into power systems, microgrids, and smart grids. They also facilitate the transition toward a cleaner and more resilient…
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Geological Revolutions in the Late 20th and Early 21st Centuries: Plate Tectonics, Extraterrestrial Impacts, and Snowball Earth
ABSTRACT During the late 20th and early 21st century three conceptual revolutions reordered our understanding of the history of the Earth: The spread of plate tectonic theory from the 1960s onward which brought geology the first meaningful theory for building mountains and the migration of…