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  Title: Molecular assembly of biomimetic systems

  Author:　Li, Junbai. 

  Call number:　QP517.B56L693

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A detailed description of development of the first practical artificial leaf — a milestone in the drive for sustainable energy that mimics the process, photosynthesis, that green plants use to convert water and sunlight into energy — appears in the ACS journal Accounts of Chemical Research. The article notes that unlike earlier devices, which used costly ingredients, the new device is made from inexpensive materials and employs low-cost engineering and manufacturing processes. [As taken from phys.org]

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An elderly woman is the recipient of the first-ever three dimensional (3-D) printed jawbone, made of titanium powder that was sintered together one layer at a time. It restored the recipient’s facial esthetics and allowed her to regain her speech within hours, Belgian doctors said. It could pave the way for a new wave of 3-D printed body parts—maybe not yet full organs, but certainly bones or joints. The 83-year-old patient who received the implant had developed a chronic bone infection in almost her entire lower mandible, and doctors removed it rather than risk reconstructive surgery, according to LayerWise, the Belgian company that built the new jawbone. Doctors and 3-D printing engineers designed an entirely new jawbone to fit the patient. [As taken from asminternational.org]

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Japan’s enigmatic geisha have always been more complex than the stereotypes about them might suggest. Just ask Victoria Tsai.

In 2009, the former finance professional turned her longtime fascination with the geisha into her own skin care company, Tatcha. It’s a gig that requires regular rummaging through Japanese archives for inspiration. With the 200-year-old book that’s the muse for Tatcha’s newest products, Tsai has hit the inspiration jackpot. Inside the tome are richly illustrated complexion how-tos, including ones that make use of that most ancient of chemistry rituals: distillation.

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CHEM-OIRS OF THE GEISHA (Picture taken from C & EN)

Title: Deploying next generation multicast-enabled applications : label switched multicast for MPLS VPNs, VPLS, and wholesale Ethernet Author: Joseph, Vinod Call number: TK5105.887.J83 Availability:   Click here

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The growth, scale, and prominence of video applications over the years have placed emphasis on the most scalable and efficient way to deliver multi-play content (voice, video and data) to the end user. Multicast is the most effective and efficient carrier of video applications from a network standpoint. Financial organizations deploy large-scale multicast infrastructures to enable trading and e-commerce. The introduction of 4G and beyond makes this technology even more indispensible since mobile operators need an efficient mechanism to deliver repetitive content to many a handset, and multicast is the answer. [As taken from Amazon]