@article{259,
  abstract     = {The Hasse principle and weak approximation is established for
non-singular cubic hypersurfaces X over the function field Fq(t), provided that
char(Fq) > 3 and X has dimension at least 6.},
  author       = {Browning, Timothy D and Vishe, Pankaj},
  issn         = {1420-8970},
  journal      = {Geometric and Functional Analysis},
  number       = {3},
  pages        = {671 -- 732},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{Rational points on cubic hypersurfaces over F_q(t) }},
  doi          = {10.1007/s00039-015-0328-5},
  volume       = {25},
  year         = {2015},
}

@article{271,
  abstract     = {We show that a non-singular integral form of degree d is soluble non-trivially over the integers if and only if it is soluble non-trivially over the reals and the p-adic numbers, provided that the form has at least (d-\sqrt{d}/2)2^d variables. This improves on a longstanding result of Birch.},
  author       = {Browning, Timothy D and Prendiville, Sean},
  issn         = {0075-4102},
  journal      = {Journal fur die Reine und Angewandte Mathematik},
  number       = {731},
  pages        = {203 -- 234},
  publisher    = {Walter de Gruyter},
  title        = {{Improvements in Birch's theorem on forms in many variables}},
  doi          = {10.1515/crelle-2014-0122},
  volume       = {2017},
  year         = {2015},
}

@article{12196,
  abstract     = {SNC1 (SUPPRESSOR OF NPR1, CONSTITUTIVE 1) is one of a suite of intracellular Arabidopsis NOD-like receptor (NLR) proteins which, upon activation, result in the induction of defense responses. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying NLR activation and the subsequent provocation of immune responses are only partially characterized. To identify negative regulators of NLR-mediated immunity, a forward genetic screen was undertaken to search for enhancers of the dwarf, autoimmune gain-of-function snc1 mutant. To avoid lethality resulting from severe dwarfism, the screen was conducted using mos4 (modifier of snc1, 4) snc1 plants, which display wild-type-like morphology and resistance. M2 progeny were screened for mutant, snc1-enhancing (muse) mutants displaying a reversion to snc1-like phenotypes. The muse9 mos4 snc1 triple mutant was found to exhibit dwarf morphology, elevated expression of the pPR2-GUS defense marker reporter gene and enhanced resistance to the oomycete pathogen Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis Noco2. Via map-based cloning and Illumina sequencing, it was determined that the muse9 mutation is in the gene encoding the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeler SYD (SPLAYED), and was thus renamed syd-10. The syd-10 single mutant has no observable alteration from wild-type-like resistance, although the syd-4 T-DNA insertion allele displays enhanced resistance to the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola ES4326. Transcription of SNC1 is increased in both syd-4 and syd-10. These data suggest that SYD plays a subtle, specific role in the regulation of SNC1 expression and SNC1-mediated immunity. SYD may work with other proteins at the chromatin level to repress SNC1 transcription; such regulation is important for fine-tuning the expression of NLR-encoding genes to prevent unpropitious autoimmunity.},
  author       = {Johnson, Kaeli C.M. and Xia, Shitou and Feng, Xiaoqi and Li, Xin},
  issn         = {0032-0781},
  journal      = {Plant and Cell Physiology},
  keywords     = {Cell Biology, Plant Science, Physiology, General Medicine},
  number       = {8},
  pages        = {1616--1623},
  publisher    = {Oxford University Press},
  title        = {{The chromatin remodeler SPLAYED negatively regulates SNC1-mediated immunity}},
  doi          = {10.1093/pcp/pcv087},
  volume       = {56},
  year         = {2015},
}

@article{12626,
  abstract     = {Ice cliffs have been identified as a reason for higher ablation rates on debris-covered glaciers than are implied by the insulation effects of the debris. This study aims to improve our understanding of cliff backwasting, and the role of radiative fluxes in particular. An energy-balance model is forced with new data gathered in May and October 2013 on Lirung Glacier, Nepalese Himalaya. Observations show substantial variability in melt between cliffs, between locations on any cliff and between seasons. Using a high-resolution digital elevation model we calculate longwave fluxes incident to the cliff from surrounding terrain and include the effect of local shading on shortwave radiation. This is an advance over previous studies, that made simplified assumptions on cliff geometry and radiative fluxes. Measured melt rates varied between 3.25 and 8.6 cm d−1 in May and 0.18 and 1.34 cm d−1 in October. Model results reproduce the strong variability in space and time, suggesting considerable differences in radiative fluxes over one cliff. In October the model fails to reproduce stake readings, probably due to the lack of a refreezing component. Disregarding local topography can lead to overestimation of melt at the point scale by up to ∼9%.},
  author       = {Steiner, Jakob F. and Pellicciotti, Francesca and Buri, Pascal and Miles, Evan S. and Immerzeel, Walter W. and Reid, Tim D.},
  issn         = {1727-5652},
  journal      = {Journal of Glaciology},
  number       = {229},
  pages        = {889--907},
  publisher    = {International Glaciological Society},
  title        = {{Modelling ice-cliff backwasting on a debris-covered glacier in the Nepalese Himalaya}},
  doi          = {10.3189/2015jog14j194},
  volume       = {61},
  year         = {2015},
}

@article{12627,
  abstract     = {Spatial evolution of supraglacial debris cover on mountain glaciers is a largely unmonitored and poorly understood phenomenon that directly affects glacier melt. Supraglacial debris cover for 93 glaciers in the Karakoram, northern Pakistan, was mapped from Landsat imagery acquired in 1977, 1998, 2009 and 2014. Surge-type glaciers occupy 41% of the study area and were considered separately. The time series of debris-covered surface area change shows a mean value of zero or near-zero change for both surging and non-surging glaciers. An increase in debris-covered area is often associated with negative regional mass balances. We extend this logic to suggest that the stable regional mass balances in the Karakoram explain the zero or near-zero change in debris-covered area. This coupling of trends combined with our 37 year time series of data suggests the Karakoram anomaly extends further back in time than previously known.},
  author       = {Herreid, Sam and Pellicciotti, Francesca and Ayala, Alvaro and Chesnokova, Anna and Kienholz, Christian and Shea, Joseph and Shrestha, Arun},
  issn         = {1727-5652},
  journal      = {Journal of Glaciology},
  number       = {227},
  pages        = {524--536},
  publisher    = {International Glaciological Society},
  title        = {{Satellite observations show no net change in the percentage of supraglacial debris-covered area in northern Pakistan from 1977 to 2014}},
  doi          = {10.3189/2015jog14j227},
  volume       = {61},
  year         = {2015},
}

@article{12628,
  abstract     = {Thick debris cover on glaciers can significantly reduce ice melt. However, several studies have suggested that debris-covered glaciers in the Himalaya might have lost mass at a rate similar to debris-free glaciers. We reconstruct elevation and mass changes for the debris-covered glaciers of the upper Langtang valley, Nepalese Himalaya, using a digital elevation model (DEM) from 1974 stereo Hexagon satellite data and the 2000 SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) DEM. Uncertainties are high in the accumulation areas, due to data gaps in the SRTM and difficulties with delineation of the glacier borders. Even with these uncertainties, we obtain thinning rates comparable to those of several other studies in the Himalaya. In particular, we obtain a total mass balance for the investigated debris-covered glaciers of the basin of –0.32 ± 0.18 m w.e. a<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup>. However, there are major spatial differences both between glaciers and within any single glacier, exhibiting a very distinct nonlinear mass-balance profile with elevation. Through analysis of surface velocities derived from Landsat ETM+ imagery, we show that thinning occurs in areas of low velocity and low slope. These areas are prone to a general, dynamic decay of surface features and to the development of supraglacial lakes and ice cliffs, which may be responsible for a considerable increase in overall glacier ablation.},
  author       = {Pellicciotti, Francesca and Stephan, Christa and Miles, Evan and Herreid, Sam and Immerzeel, Walter W. and Bolch, Tobias},
  issn         = {1727-5652},
  journal      = {Journal of Glaciology},
  keywords     = {Earth-Surface Processes},
  number       = {226},
  pages        = {373--386},
  publisher    = {International Glaciological Society},
  title        = {{Mass-balance changes of the debris-covered glaciers in the Langtang Himal, Nepal, from 1974 to 1999}},
  doi          = {10.3189/2015jog13j237},
  volume       = {61},
  year         = {2015},
}

@article{12629,
  abstract     = {Meteorological studies in high-mountain environments form the basis of our understanding of catchment hydrology and glacier accumulation and melt processes, yet high-altitude (>4000 m above sea level, asl) observatories are rare. This research presents meteorological data recorded between December 2012 and November 2013 at seven stations in Nepal, ranging in elevation from 3860 to 5360 m asl. Seasonal and diurnal cycles in air temperature, vapour pressure, incoming short-wave and long-wave radiation, atmospheric transmissivity, wind speed, and precipitation are compared between sites. Solar radiation strongly affects diurnal temperature and vapour pressure cycles, but local topography and valley-scale circulations alter wind speed and precipitation cycles. The observed diurnal variability in vertical temperature gradients in all seasons highlights the importance of in situ measurements for melt modelling. The monsoon signal (progressive onset and sharp end) is visible in all data-sets, and the passage of the remnants of Typhoon Phailin in mid-October 2013 provides an interesting case study on the possible effects of such storms on glaciers in the region.},
  author       = {Shea, J.M. and Wagnon, P. and Immerzeel, W.W. and Biron, R. and Brun, F. and Pellicciotti, Francesca},
  issn         = {1360-0648},
  journal      = {International Journal of Water Resources Development},
  keywords     = {Water Science and Technology, Development},
  number       = {2},
  pages        = {174--200},
  publisher    = {Taylor & Francis},
  title        = {{A comparative high-altitude meteorological analysis from three catchments in the Nepalese Himalaya}},
  doi          = {10.1080/07900627.2015.1020417},
  volume       = {31},
  year         = {2015},
}

@article{12630,
  abstract     = {The hydrology of high-elevation watersheds of the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region (HKH) is poorly known. The correct representation of internal states and process dynamics in glacio-hydrological models can often not be verified due to missing in situ measurements. We use a new set of detailed ground data from the upper Langtang valley in Nepal to systematically guide a state-of-the art glacio-hydrological model through a parameter assigning process with the aim to understand the hydrology of the catchment and contribution of snow and ice processes to runoff. 14 parameters are directly calculated on the basis of local data, and 13 parameters are calibrated against 5 different datasets of in situ or remote sensing data. Spatial fields of debris thickness are reconstructed through a novel approach that employs data from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), energy balance modeling and statistical techniques. The model is validated against measured catchment runoff (Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency 0.87) and modeled snow cover is compared to Landsat snow cover. The advanced representation of processes allowed assessing the role played by avalanching for runoff for the first time for a Himalayan catchment (5% of annual water inputs to the hydrological system are due to snow redistribution) and to quantify the hydrological significance of sub-debris ice melt (9% of annual water inputs). Snowmelt is the most important contributor to total runoff during the hydrological year 2012/2013 (representing 40% of all sources), followed by rainfall (34%) and ice melt (26%). A sensitivity analysis is used to assess the efficiency of the monitoring network and identify the timing and location of field measurements that constrain model uncertainty. The methodology to set up a glacio-hydrological model in high-elevation regions presented in this study can be regarded as a benchmark for modelers in the HKH seeking to evaluate their calibration approach, their experimental setup and thus to reduce the predictive model uncertainty.

},
  author       = {Ragettli, S. and Pellicciotti, Francesca and Immerzeel, W.W. and Miles, E.S. and Petersen, L. and Heynen, M. and Shea, J.M. and Stumm, D. and Joshi, S. and Shrestha, A.},
  issn         = {0309-1708},
  journal      = {Advances in Water Resources},
  keywords     = {Water Science and Technology},
  number       = {4},
  pages        = {94--111},
  publisher    = {Elsevier},
  title        = {{Unraveling the hydrology of a Himalayan catchment through integration of high resolution in situ data and remote sensing with an advanced simulation model}},
  doi          = {10.1016/j.advwatres.2015.01.013},
  volume       = {78},
  year         = {2015},
}

@article{12631,
  abstract     = {Air temperature is one of the most relevant input variables for snow and ice melt calculations. However, local meteorological conditions, complex topography, and logistical concerns in glacierized regions make the measuring and modeling of air temperature a difficult task. In this study, we investigate the spatial distribution of 2 m air temperature over mountain glaciers and propose a modification to an existing model to improve its representation. Spatially distributed meteorological data from Haut Glacier d'Arolla (Switzerland), Place (Canada), and Juncal Norte (Chile) Glaciers are used to examine approximate flow line temperatures during their respective ablation seasons. During warm conditions (off-glacier temperatures well above 0°C), observed air temperatures in the upper reaches of Place Glacier and Haut Glacier d'Arolla decrease down glacier along the approximate flow line. At Juncal Norte and Haut Glacier d'Arolla, an increase in air temperature is observed over the glacier tongue. While the temperature behavior over the upper part can be explained by the cooling effect of the glacier surface, the temperature increase over the glacier tongue may be caused by several processes induced by the surrounding warm atmosphere. In order to capture the latter effect, we add an additional term to the Greuell and Böhm (GB) thermodynamic glacier wind model. For high off-glacier temperatures, the modified GB model reduces root-mean-square error up to 32% and provides a new approach for distributing air temperature over mountain glaciers as a function of off-glacier temperatures and approximate glacier flow lines.},
  author       = {Ayala, A. and Pellicciotti, Francesca and Shea, J. M.},
  issn         = {2169-8996},
  journal      = {Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres},
  keywords     = {Space and Planetary Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), Atmospheric Science, Geophysics},
  number       = {8},
  pages        = {3139--3157},
  publisher    = {American Geophysical Union},
  title        = {{Modeling 2 m air temperatures over mountain glaciers: Exploring the influence of katabatic cooling and external warming}},
  doi          = {10.1002/2015jd023137},
  volume       = {120},
  year         = {2015},
}

@inproceedings{12881,
  author       = {Martius, Georg S and Olbrich, Eckehard},
  booktitle    = {Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Artificial Life},
  isbn         = {9780262330275},
  location     = {York, United Kingdom},
  pages        = {78},
  publisher    = {MIT Press},
  title        = {{Quantifying self-organizing behavior of autonomous robots}},
  doi          = {10.7551/978-0-262-33027-5-ch018},
  year         = {2015},
}

@article{1311,
  abstract     = {In this paper, we develop an energy method to study finite speed of propagation and waiting time phenomena for the stochastic porous media equation with linear multiplicative noise in up to three spatial dimensions. Based on a novel iteration technique and on stochastic counterparts of weighted integral estimates used in the deterministic setting, we formulate a sufficient criterion on the growth of initial data which locally guarantees a waiting time phenomenon to occur almost surely. Up to a logarithmic factor, this criterion coincides with the optimal criterion known from the deterministic setting. Our technique can be modified to prove finite speed of propagation as well.},
  author       = {Julian Fischer and Grün, Günther},
  journal      = {SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis},
  number       = {1},
  pages        = {825 -- 854},
  publisher    = {Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics },
  title        = {{Finite speed of propagation and waiting times for the stochastic porous medium equation: A unifying approach}},
  doi          = {10.1137/140960578},
  volume       = {47},
  year         = {2015},
}

@article{1313,
  abstract     = {We present an algorithm for the derivation of lower bounds on support propagation for a certain class of nonlinear parabolic equations. We proceed by combining the ideas in some recent papers by the author with the algorithmic construction of entropies due to Jüngel and Matthes, reducing the problem to a quantifier elimination problem. Due to its complexity, the quantifier elimination problem cannot be solved by present exact algorithms. However, by tackling the quantifier elimination problem numerically, in the case of the thin-film equation we are able to improve recent results by the author in the regime of strong slippage n ∈ (1, 2). For certain second-order doubly nonlinear parabolic equations, we are able to extend the known lower bounds on free boundary propagation to the case of irregular oscillatory initial data. Finally, we apply our method to a sixth-order quantum drift-diffusion equation, resulting in an upper bound on the time which it takes for the support to reach every point in the domain.},
  author       = {Julian Fischer},
  journal      = {Interfaces and Free Boundaries},
  number       = {1},
  pages        = {1 -- 20},
  publisher    = {European Mathematical Society Publishing House},
  title        = {{Estimates on front propagation for nonlinear higher-order parabolic equations: An algorithmic approach}},
  doi          = {10.4171/IFB/331},
  volume       = {17},
  year         = {2015},
}

@article{1314,
  abstract     = {We derive a posteriori estimates for the modeling error caused by the assumption of perfect incompressibility in the incompressible Navier-Stokes equation: Real fluids are never perfectly incompressible but always feature at least some low amount of compressibility. Thus, their behavior is described by the compressible Navier-Stokes equation, the pressure being a steep function of the density. We rigorously estimate the difference between an approximate solution to the incompressible Navier-Stokes equation and any weak solution to the compressible Navier-Stokes equation in the sense of Lions (without assuming any additional regularity of solutions). Heuristics and numerical results suggest that our error estimates are of optimal order in the case of &quot;well-behaved&quot; flows and divergence-free approximations of the velocity field. Thus, we expect our estimates to justify the idealization of fluids as perfectly incompressible also in practical situations.},
  author       = {Fischer, Julian L},
  journal      = {SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis},
  number       = {5},
  pages        = {2178 -- 2205},
  publisher    = {Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics },
  title        = {{A posteriori modeling error estimates for the assumption of perfect incompressibility in the Navier-Stokes equation}},
  doi          = {10.1137/140966654},
  volume       = {53},
  year         = {2015},
}

@article{1316,
  abstract     = {In the present work we introduce the notion of a renormalized solution for reaction–diffusion systems with entropy-dissipating reactions. We establish the global existence of renormalized solutions. In the case of integrable reaction terms our notion of a renormalized solution reduces to the usual notion of a weak solution. Our existence result in particular covers all reaction–diffusion systems involving a single reversible reaction with mass-action kinetics and (possibly species-dependent) Fick-law diffusion; more generally, it covers the case of systems of reversible reactions with mass-action kinetics which satisfy the detailed balance condition. For such equations the existence of any kind of solution in general was an open problem, thereby motivating the study of renormalized solutions.},
  author       = {Fischer, Julian L},
  issn         = {1432-0673},
  journal      = {Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis},
  pages        = {553 -- 587},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{Global existence of renormalized solutions to entropy-dissipating reaction–diffusion systems}},
  doi          = {10.1007/s00205-015-0866-x},
  volume       = {218},
  year         = {2015},
}

@article{2085,
  abstract     = {We study the spectrum of a large system of N identical bosons interacting via a two-body potential with strength 1/N. In this mean-field regime, Bogoliubov's theory predicts that the spectrum of the N-particle Hamiltonian can be approximated by that of an effective quadratic Hamiltonian acting on Fock space, which describes the fluctuations around a condensed state. Recently, Bogoliubov's theory has been justified rigorously in the case that the low-energy eigenvectors of the N-particle Hamiltonian display complete condensation in the unique minimizer of the corresponding Hartree functional. In this paper, we shall justify Bogoliubov's theory for the high-energy part of the spectrum of the N-particle Hamiltonian corresponding to (non-linear) excited states of the Hartree functional. Moreover, we shall extend the existing results on the excitation spectrum to the case of non-uniqueness and/or degeneracy of the Hartree minimizer. In particular, the latter covers the case of rotating Bose gases, when the rotation speed is large enough to break the symmetry and to produce multiple quantized vortices in the Hartree minimizer. },
  author       = {Nam, Phan and Seiringer, Robert},
  journal      = {Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis},
  number       = {2},
  pages        = {381 -- 417},
  publisher    = {Springer},
  title        = {{Collective excitations of Bose gases in the mean-field regime}},
  doi          = {10.1007/s00205-014-0781-6},
  volume       = {215},
  year         = {2015},
}

@article{21103,
  abstract     = {The structure of the decadeoxyribonucleotide d(GCATGCATGC) is presented at a resolution of 1.8 Å. The decamer adopts a novel double-folded structure in which the direction of progression of the backbone changes at the two thymine residues. Intra-strand stacking interactions (including an interaction between the endocylic O atom of a ribose moiety and the adjacent purine base), hydrogen bonds and cobalt-ion interactions stabilize the double-folded structure of the single strand. Two such double-folded strands come together in the crystal to form a dimer. Inter-strand Watson–Crick hydrogen bonds form four base pairs. This portion of the decamer structure is similar to that observed in other previously reported oligonucleotide structures and has been dubbed a `bi-loop'. Both the double-folded single-strand structure, as well as the dimeric bi-loop structure, serve as starting points to construct models for triplet-repeat DNA sequences, which have been implicated in many human diseases.},
  author       = {Thirugnanasambandam, Arunachalam and Karthik, Selvam and Mandal, Pradeep K and Gautham, Namasivayam},
  issn         = {1399-0047},
  journal      = {Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology},
  number       = {10},
  pages        = {2119--2126},
  publisher    = {International Union of Crystallography},
  title        = {{The novel double-folded structure of d(GCATGCATGC): A possible model for triplet-repeat sequences}},
  doi          = {10.1107/s1399004715013930},
  volume       = {71},
  year         = {2015},
}

@article{2166,
  abstract     = {We consider the spectral statistics of large random band matrices on mesoscopic energy scales. We show that the correlation function of the local eigenvalue density exhibits a universal power law behaviour that differs from the Wigner-Dyson- Mehta statistics. This law had been predicted in the physics literature by Altshuler and Shklovskii in (Zh Eksp Teor Fiz (Sov Phys JETP) 91(64):220(127), 1986); it describes the correlations of the eigenvalue density in general metallic sampleswith weak disorder. Our result rigorously establishes the Altshuler-Shklovskii formulas for band matrices. In two dimensions, where the leading term vanishes owing to an algebraic cancellation, we identify the first non-vanishing term and show that it differs substantially from the prediction of Kravtsov and Lerner in (Phys Rev Lett 74:2563-2566, 1995). The proof is given in the current paper and its companion (Ann. H. Poincaré. arXiv:1309.5107, 2014). },
  author       = {Erdös, László and Knowles, Antti},
  journal      = {Communications in Mathematical Physics},
  number       = {3},
  pages        = {1365 -- 1416},
  publisher    = {Springer},
  title        = {{The Altshuler-Shklovskii formulas for random band matrices I: the unimodular case}},
  doi          = {10.1007/s00220-014-2119-5},
  volume       = {333},
  year         = {2015},
}

@article{13392,
  abstract     = {The chemical behaviour of molecules can be significantly modified by confinement to volumes comparable to the dimensions of the molecules. Although such confined spaces can be found in various nanostructured materials, such as zeolites, nanoporous organic frameworks and colloidal nanocrystal assemblies, the slow diffusion of molecules in and out of these materials has greatly hampered studying the effect of confinement on their physicochemical properties. Here, we show that this diffusion limitation can be overcome by reversibly creating and destroying confined environments by means of ultraviolet and visible light irradiation. We use colloidal nanocrystals functionalized with light-responsive ligands that readily self-assemble and trap various molecules from the surrounding bulk solution. Once trapped, these molecules can undergo chemical reactions with increased rates and with stereoselectivities significantly different from those in bulk solution. Illumination with visible light disassembles these nanoflasks, releasing the product in solution and thereby establishes a catalytic cycle. These dynamic nanoflasks can be useful for studying chemical reactivities in confined environments and for synthesizing molecules that are otherwise hard to achieve in bulk solution.},
  author       = {Zhao, Hui and Sen, Soumyo and Udayabhaskararao, T. and Sawczyk, Michał and Kučanda, Kristina and Manna, Debasish and Kundu, Pintu K. and Lee, Ji-Woong and Král, Petr and Klajn, Rafal},
  issn         = {1748-3395},
  journal      = {Nature Nanotechnology},
  keywords     = {Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, General Materials Science, Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Bioengineering},
  pages        = {82--88},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{Reversible trapping and reaction acceleration within dynamically self-assembling nanoflasks}},
  doi          = {10.1038/nnano.2015.256},
  volume       = {11},
  year         = {2015},
}

@article{13393,
  abstract     = {Precise control of the self-assembly of selected components within complex mixtures is a challenging goal whose realization is important for fabricating novel nanomaterials. Herein we show that by decorating the surfaces of metallic nanoparticles with differently substituted azobenzenes, it is possible to modulate the wavelength of light at which the self-assembly of these nanoparticles is induced. Exposing a mixture of two types of nanoparticles, each functionalized with a different azobenzene, to UV or blue light induces the selective self-assembly of only one type of nanoparticles. Irradiation with the other wavelength triggers the disassembly of the aggregates, and the simultaneous self-assembly of nanoparticles of the other type. By placing both types of azobenzenes on the same nanoparticles, we created unique materials (“frustrated” nanoparticles) whose self-assembly is induced irrespective of the wavelength of the incident light.},
  author       = {Manna, Debasish and Udayabhaskararao, Thumu and Zhao, Hui and Klajn, Rafal},
  issn         = {1521-3773},
  journal      = {Angewandte Chemie International Edition},
  keywords     = {General Chemistry, Catalysis},
  number       = {42},
  pages        = {12394--12397},
  publisher    = {Wiley},
  title        = {{Orthogonal light-induced self-assembly of nanoparticles using differently substituted azobenzenes}},
  doi          = {10.1002/anie.201502419},
  volume       = {54},
  year         = {2015},
}

@article{13394,
  abstract     = {The ability to guide the assembly of nanosized objects reversibly with external stimuli, in particular light, is of fundamental importance, and it contributes to the development of applications as diverse as nanofabrication and controlled drug delivery. However, all the systems described to date are based on nanoparticles (NPs) that are inherently photoresponsive, which makes their preparation cumbersome and can markedly hamper their performance. Here we describe a conceptually new methodology to assemble NPs reversibly using light that does not require the particles to be functionalized with light-responsive ligands. Our strategy is based on the use of a photoswitchable medium that responds to light in such a way that it modulates the interparticle interactions. NP assembly proceeds quantitatively and without apparent fatigue, both in solution and in gels. Exposing the gels to light in a spatially controlled manner allowed us to draw images that spontaneously disappeared after a specific period of time.},
  author       = {Kundu, Pintu K. and Samanta, Dipak and Leizrowice, Ron and Margulis, Baruch and Zhao, Hui and Börner, Martin and Udayabhaskararao, T. and Manna, Debasish and Klajn, Rafal},
  issn         = {1755-4349},
  journal      = {Nature Chemistry},
  keywords     = {General Chemical Engineering, General Chemistry},
  pages        = {646--652},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{Light-controlled self-assembly of non-photoresponsive nanoparticles}},
  doi          = {10.1038/nchem.2303},
  volume       = {7},
  year         = {2015},
}

