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Residual lignocellulosic biomass represents a major resource to be incorporated into thecircular economy, with up to 1400 Mt/y in EU27. Due to its complex composition of threebiopolymers (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin) combined with its seasonal and regionalvariability and high water content, its valorization involves manifold challenging aspects.Herein a three-step procedure is presented to transform this type of biomass into solidcomposite panels: hydrothermal carbonization (HTC), dry thermal treatment and curinga phenolic resin [...]

The first run of the Belle II experiment collected a 365 fb−1 sample of collisions at a centre-of-mass energy corresponding to the Υ(4S) resonance. These data, characterised by low particle multiplicity, well-constrained initial-state kinematics, and excellent lepton identification, provide an ideal environment to study lepton-flavour universality in semileptonic B decays. [...]

We present the first comprehensive, internally consistent analysis of core-level chemical shifts for aqueous-phase solutes using Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis of Liquids (ESCAL). An absolute binding-energy calibration enables high accuracy and cross-molecule comparability. [...]

Understanding the light-driven responses of chiral molecular systems at a fundamental level—electronically—via photoelectron circular dichroism (PECD) provides a pathway to unlock the intricate mechanisms governing the functionality of chiral molecules. The specific role of oxygen atoms in chiral compounds remains under-explored, despite their pivotal role in numerous functional systems. [...]

This study investigates the impact of preintroduced defects on helium (He) diffusion inreduction-activated ferrite/martensitic steel under He plasma irradiation of 100 eV at roomtemperature. Defects are introduced via cold deformation before irradiation. [...]