Silicon (Si) is regarded as one of the most promising anode materials for high‐performance lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs). However, how to mitigate its poor intrinsic conductivity and the lithiation/delithiation‐induced large volume change and thus structural degradation of Si electrodes without compromising their energy density is critical for the practical application of Si in LIBs. Herein, an integration strategy is proposed for preparing a compact micron‐sized Si@G/CNF@NC composite with a tight binding and dual‐encapsulated architecture that can endow it with superior electrical conductivity and deformation resistance, contributing to excellent cycling stability and good rate performance in thick electrode. At an ultrahigh mass loading of 10.8 mg cm⁻², the Si@G/CNF@NC electrode also presents a large initial areal capacity of 16.7 mA h cm⁻² (volumetric capacity of 2197.7 mA h cm⁻³). When paired with LiNi_0.95Co_0.02Mn_0.03O₂, the pouch‐type full battery displays a highly competitive gravimetric (volumetric) energy density of ≈459.1 Wh kg⁻¹ (≈1235.4 Wh L⁻¹).

Salinomycin (Sal) is a potent inhibitor with effective anti-breast cancer properties in clinical therapy. The occurrence of various side effect of Sal greatly limits its application. The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family is a family of receptors highly expressed in most breast cancer cells. GE11 is a dodecapeptide which shows excellent EGFR affinity. A series of nanoparticles derivatives with GE11 peptide conjugated PLGA/TPGS were synthesized. Nanoprecipitation method was used to prepare the Sal loaded nanoparticles at the optimized concentration. The characterization, targeting efficacy, and antitumor activity were detected both in vitro and in vivo. Encapsulation of Sal in GE11 modified PLGA/TPGS nanoparticles shows an improved therapy efficacy and lower systemic side effect. This represents the delivery system a promising strategy to enhance the therapeutic effect against EGFR highly expressed breast cancer.

Previous studies show that moderate thermal mass in school building elements can positively impact the winter indoor thermal environment in a temperate climate with mild, humid winters. Based on a field study, this research contributes new physical data of the summer indoor thermal environment of Auckland school buildings with different designs of moderate thermal mass in their building elements to add to the previous winter field-study data and demonstrates that a school building with moderate thermal mass is adequate in a temperate climate with mild, humid winters and warm, dry summers. This field study compared and evaluated the summer indoor thermal environment of classrooms with different moderate thermal mass in their building elements during the summer school term and the summer school holidays. This study found that a classroom with thermal mass in its building elements has 19% to 21% more time in summer than a classroom without any thermal mass in its building elements when indoor air temperatures are within the thermal comfort zone, which was solely impacted by the building’s thermal performance. This study established a suitable research method to analyse the field-study data and identify the differences in the indoor thermal environments of the school buildings with different designs of moderate thermal mass in their building elements.

Polyoxometalates containing titanium (Ti-POMs) related to semiconductor TiO₂ have potential applications in photocatalysis, photovoltaics and semiconducting materials. In this paper, we synthesized a Ti-POM, Na₂H₁₀[Co₄(H₂O)₂(TiW₉O₃₄)₂]·48H₂O (1), by one-pot self-assembly reaction. In its crystal architecture, sodium ions connect multiple monomer units to form a layered structure. The electrochemical properties of 1 were investigated by cyclic voltammograms. The semiconductor band gap (Eg) value of 1 was calculated through diffuse reflection UV-vis spectroscopy. Furthermore, 1 was used as a semiconductor material and applied to photoelectrochemical sensing to detect dopamine with different concentrations in aqueous solution. The above-mentioned results open up an opportunity to develop polyoxometalate-based, titanium-containing coordination complexes with functional properties and lay the foundation for detection of other biological targets. Graphical Abstract

Zinc ferrite precursors are prepared by coprecipitation method using zinc nitrate and ferric nitrate as reactants, monohydrate ammonia and citric acid as precipitants and dispersants respectively. And zinc ferrite precursors are calcined at high temperature to obtain zinc ferrite photocatalysts at different temperatures(350°C, 450°C, 550°C). Methylene blue is used as substrates. The quality of the catalyst, the type of catalyst and the temperature of calcining are measured to study the photocatalytic performance. The results show that the preparation of zinc ferrite under 450°C has an optimal effect on the degradation of methylene blue dye. Compared with iron oxide and zinc oxide, the photocatalytic properties of zinc ferrite are superior to that of single oxide.