β-NaYF4 nanocrystals are a popular class of optical materials. They can be doped with optically active lanthanide ions and shaped into core-multi-shell geometries with controlled dopant distributions. Here, we follow the ...

What measurable physical properties allow one to distinguish surfactant-stabilised from Pickering emulsions? Whereas surfactants influence oil/water interfaces by lowering the oil/water interfacial tension, particles are ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed huge challenges on smart cities, requiring a reimagining and transformation of their governance structures. This viewpoint argues that a smart governance approach should be applied to ...

We study the geographic concentration of trade flows of African countries using information on the global input–output structure of trade from the Eora database. Most countries show a similar concentration between close-by ...

E. Claire Cage, The Science of Proof: Forensic Medicine in Modern France Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022. Pp. x, 237. $110 hardcover (ISBN 9781009198332). doi:10.1017/9781009198356

We investigate the physical properties of G2-symmetric integrable chains with local degrees of freedom in the fundamental representation; given the typical connection between integrability and critical points, we test the ...

Vanaf 2024 voert Nederland de Nutri-Score in. Het nieuwe voedselkeuzelogo moet consumenten helpen om gezonde keuzes te maken. Er is echter ook kritiek. Snappen Nederlandse consumenten wel hoe de score werkt, en zal de score ...

The impact of party polarization on voter satisfaction is disputed. While a direct negative effect is expected, polarization has also been found to clarify party policies, with indirect positive impact. This Note proposes ...

In this article we map out a new research agenda for studying private security. We do so by bringing together a series of theoretical, methodological, and geographical ‘turns’ in this area of research that, in our view, ...