[ASAP] Targeting 3D Bladder Cancer Spheroids with Urease-Powered Nanomotors

ACS Nano

DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b06610

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[ASAP] Epitaxial Growth of Two-Dimensional Metal–Semiconductor Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide Vertical Stacks (VSe2/MX2) and Their Band Alignments

ACS Nano

DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b08677

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How to watch NASA’s New Year’s date with a distant space rock

From The Toronto Star Sun., Dec. 30, 2018 To ancient explorers, "Ultima Thule" was what lay past the northernmost edges of maps, beyond the borders of the known world. So when NASA chose a target for its New Horizons spacecraft that was farther than anything explored before, "Ultima Thule" seemed a fitting moniker. The far-flung…

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[ASAP] Fully Recyclable Metastable Polymers and Composites

Chemistry of Materials

DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b03585

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[ASAP] Shaping Silica Rods by Tuning Hydrolysis and Condensation of Silica Precursors

Chemistry of Materials

DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b04607

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[ASAP] Triple-, Double-, and Single-Shelled Hollow Spheres of Sulfonated Microporous Organic Network as Drug Delivery Materials

Chemistry of Materials

DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b04674

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[ASAP] Microcrystalline Core–Shell Lanthanide-Based Coordination Polymers for Unprecedented Luminescent Properties

Inorganic Chemistry

DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02815

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[ASAP] Ni(II), Hg(II), and Pb(II) Coordination in the Prokaryotic Zinc-Finger Ros87

Inorganic Chemistry

DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02201

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[ASAP] Tetra-2,3-pyrazinoporphyrazines with Peripherally Appended Pyridine Rings. 19. Pentanuclear Octa(2-pyridyl)tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines Carrying Externally Carboranthiolate Groups: Physicochemical Properties and Potentialities as Anticancer Drugs

Inorganic Chemistry

DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02269

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[ASAP] The Bonding Situation in the Dinuclear Tetra-Hydrido Complex [{5CpFe}2(µ-H)4] Revisited by Hard X-Ray Spectroscopy

Inorganic Chemistry

DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03032

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2018 –> 2019

by Judith Curry

Happy New Year!

In thinking about what to write for this post, I took a look at the previous end of year posts at Climate Etc.  In the early years of the blog, I focused on end of year blog statistics and CE's 'greatest hits'.  Some years I looked at other published 'year in review' articles, and prognostications.

Evaluating my prognostications for 2018

My 2017 year in review post included the following prognostications, lets see how I did:

U.S. politics:  I'm predicting that the midterm (2018) elections will not be particularly 'partisan', but rather the best candidates will be elected, with 'character' a major factor.  Both the Republican and Democratic parties are in disarray.  This is an opportunity for post partisanship in U.S. politics, and maybe some good candidates will be elected to the Senate and House. –> impact of November election remains to be seen.

Climate politics:  I predict that in 2018 the climate dialogue in the U.S. will be dominated by litigation against federal and state governments and petroleum companies.  The 'blame game.'  President Trump will continue to ignore the issue, other than to troll the warmists whenever the weather in the US goes counter to the 'alarm.' –> spot on

Climate solutions:  I predict that internationally, governments will re-prioritize providing reliable power in the face of extreme cold events.  There will be a growing realization that we don't have 'solutions' to the problem of bringing CO2 emissions down to zero in the near term.  The focus will turn towards technological innovation and adaptation. –> spot on

2018 climate:  I predict that global average 2018 surface temperatures won't be 'top five', i.e. cooler than the last few years.  –> oops, looks like 2018 will be top 4.

My main goals for 2018

From my 2017 post:

Continue to build my business Climate Forecast Applications Network, with research focused on sub seasonal, seasonal and interannual prediction.   Working with new clients on decadal and century scale climate issues. –> check, its going pretty well.

Adapt to my retirement:  less travel and more time for carving out things I want to do.  More focus on health – my right hand is now at about 60% functionality (don't ask me to chop an onion, etc). –> check, much less travel (my carbon footprint is probably smaller than 95% of climate scientists), my hand is at 85% (I can now chop an onion).

More time for the blog and writing in general.  –> much time spent writing, but not so much for the blog.

Looking forward to 2019

My goals for 2019 aren't much different from 2018. But here are some specifics.

I have started a new report Hurricanes and Climate Change (analogous to the sea level rise report), I will be publishing draft chapters in the coming months.  This report is actually easier than the sea level one, since the field is not changing so rapidly.

I am also working on a series related to the recent U.S. National Climate Assessment, using that report as a focal point for addressing a number of problems with assessment reports, detection and attribution, etc.  The first installment will be published Thursday, entitled: National Climate Assessment: A crisis of epistemic overconfidence.  Stay tuned.

Working on the NCA series is affording me an opportunity to go back to my earlier posts (back in the day when I had more time for the blog), many of which raised important points but weren't integrated into broader themes.

A special thanks to all guest posters: Nic Lewis, Javier, Andy West, Pat Michaels, Ross McKitrick, John Christy, Dan Hughes, Tomas Milanovic, Tony Brown, Donald Rapp, Garth Paltridge, Frank Bosse, Jim Steele, Phil Salmon, Jim Johnstone.

Here's to a healthy, happy and productive 2019!

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[ASAP] Kinetic Resolution of Allylic Alcohol with Chiral BINOL-Based Alkoxides: A Combination of Experimental and Theoretical Studies

Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b12796

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[ASAP] Toward Anion-p Interactions Directed Self-Assembly with Predesigned Dual Macrocyclic Receptors and Dianions

Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b12018

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[ASAP] Tuning P2-Structured Cathode Material by Na-Site Mg Substitution for Na-Ion Batteries

Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b08638

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[ASAP] Pressure-Engineered Structural and Optical Properties of Two-Dimensional (C4H9NH3)2PbI4 Perovskite Exfoliated nm-Thin Flakes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b07765

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[ASAP] Tip-Enhanced Raman Imaging of Single-Stranded DNA with Single Base Resolution

Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b11506

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[ASAP] Dynamic Carbon Isotope Exchange of Pharmaceuticals with Labeled CO2

Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b12140

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[ASAP] Deconvoluting Surface-Bound Quinone Proton Coupled Electron Transfer in Unbuffered Solutions: Toward a Universal Voltammetric pH Electrode

Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b11518

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[ASAP] Correction to “Bismuth as a New Chloride-Storage Electrode Enabling the Construction of a Practical High Capacity Desalination Battery”

Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b13455

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