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To unequivocally discover the actual presence of life or even of near surface liquid water on extraterrestrial planetary bodies would be a key scientific breakthrough for humankind. For this reason, studying similar environments on Earth is essential to understanding the processes shaping such extraterrestrial objects. [...]

The timely arrival of novel materials plays a key role in bringing advances to society, as the pace at which major technological breakthroughs take place is usually dictated by the discovery rate at which novel materials are identified within chemical space. High-throughput experimentation and computation strategy, now widely considered as a watershed in accelerating the discovery and optimization of novel materials in virtually every field, enables simultaneous screening, synthesis and characterization of large arrays of different material classes toward identification of the lead candidates for given system and targeted application. [...]

Two investigations on the sound generation mechanisms of lean methane–air flames are reviewed and linked. A two-step approach is used for the analysis. [...]

Warranties for photovoltaic modules last 25 years. The same durationis frequently used when predicting economic performance.Yet, many modules still produce more than 80% of their originalpower after 25 years, and there is no economic reason to retirethem. [...]

Herein, we have synthesised a novel uranium oxyhydroxide (UOH) phase, Rb2K2[(UO2)6O4(OH)6]·(IO3)2, under hydrothermal conditions which intercalates IO3− via a hybrid salt-inclusion and host–guest mechanism. The mechanism is based on favorable intermolecular bonding between disordered Rb+/K+ and IO3− ions and hydroxyl and layer void positions respectively. [...]

The hydrometallurgical separation concepts for the recycling of irradiated nuclear fuels developed in Europe are presented and discussed. Whilst Part 1 of the review focused on concepts for heterogeneous recycling of minor actinides, this article focuses on group recycling of transuranic actinides, which would support homogeneous recycling scenarios. [...]