Phase engineering of nanocatalysts on specific facets is critical not only for enhancing catalytic activity but also for intensely understanding the impact of facet-based phase engineering on electrocatalytic reactions. In this study, we successfully reshaped a two-dimensional (2D) MXene (Ti3C2T x ) obtained by etching Ti3AlC2 MAX via a pulsed laser irradiation in liquid (PLIL) process. We produced a TiO2@TiC core–shell structure in spheres with sizes of 200–350 nm, and then ∼2 nm ultrasmall Pt NPs were decorated on the surface of the TiO2@TiC core–shell using the single-step PLIL method. These advances allow for a significant increase in electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity under visible light illumination. The effect of optimal Pt loading on PLIL time was identified, and the resulting Pt/TiO2@TiC/Pt-5 min sample demonstrated outstanding electrochemical and photoelectrochemical performance. The photoelectrochemical HER activity over Pt/TiO2@TiC/Pt-5 min catalyst exhibits a low overpotential of 48 mV at 10 mA/cm2 and an ultralow Tafel slope of 54.03 mV/dec with excellent stability of over 50 h, which is hydrogen production activity even superior to that of the commercial Pt/C catalysts (55 mV, 62.45 mV/dec). This investigation not only serves as a potential for laser-dependent phase engineering but also provides a reliable strategy for the rational design and fabrication of highly effective nanocatalysts.

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High‐entropy oxides (HEO) have recently concerned interest as the most promising electrocatalytic materials for oxygen evolution reactions (OER). In this work, a new strategy to the synthesis of HEO nanostructures on Ti3C2Tx MXene via rapid microwave heating and subsequent calcination at a low temperature is reported. Furthermore, the influence of HEO loading on Ti3C2Tx MXene is investigated toward OER performance with and without visible‐light illumination in an alkaline medium. The obtained HEO/Ti3C2Tx‐0.5 hybrid exhibited an outstanding photoelectrochemical OER ability with a low overpotential of 331 mV at 10 mA cm−2 and a small Tafel slope of 71 mV dec−1, which exceeded that of a commercial IrO2 catalyst (340 mV at 10 mA cm−2). In particular, the fabricated water electrolyzer with the HEO/Ti3C2Tx‐0.5 hybrid as anode required a less potential of 1.62 V at 10 mA cm−2 under visible‐light illumination. Owing to the strong synergistic interaction between the HEO and Ti3C2Tx MXene, the HEO/Ti3C2Tx hybrid has a great electrochemical surface area, many metal active sites, high conductivity, and fast reaction kinetics, resulting in an excellent OER performance. This study offers an efficient strategy for synthesizing HEO‐based materials with high OER performance to produce high‐value hydrogen fuel.

The physicochemical and oxidative properties of beef sirloin slices heated under atmospheric (101.33 kPa, a vacuum percent of 0%, control) and vacuum (50.8 kPa, 50% and 7.2 Pa, 99.99%) conditions by using an airtight vacuum container were compared. Heating at a higher vacuum level resulted in the lowest pH and cooking loss compared with the other conditions (p < 0.05). The beef in vacuum groups was less hard, chewy, and gummy than the control group, without any significant differences between the vacuum groups. More structural shrinkage and lower browning were observed in the meat heated at higher vacuum levels. Similarly, higher vacuum levels suppressed increases in the lightness (L*), redness (a*), and total color difference (E*) of the surface after heating. The thiobarbituric acid (TBA) values, a sensitive indicator of meat oxidation due to heating, were only influenced by the vacuum conditions. Consequently, applying a vacuum effectively prevents the degradation in the meat’s physicochemical and oxidative properties during heating. The findings are useful for the sous-vide industry because they scientifically demonstrate how vacuum pressure affects the physicochemical and oxidative properties of the meat by using a specially designed airtight vacuum container.

This study aimed to investigate the effects of different relative humidities (%) on the microbial safety, antioxidant activity, ascorbic acid, fucoxanthin, and tocopherol contents of Undaria pinnatifida sporophyll powder (UPSP) stored for 4 weeks. The caking phenomenon did not occur in the 11–53% relative humidity conditions, but it did in the 69%, 81%, and 93% relative humidity conditions with caking index values of 88.30%, 99.75%, and 99.98%, respectively. The aerobic bacterial contents increased drastically in samples stored at 69–93% relative humidity. Ascorbic acid was unstable at high relative humidity, but fucoxanthin and tocopherol were more unstable at low relative humidity. Therefore, it was most stable at intermediate relative humidity. The 69% relative humidity sample had higher DPPH (12.57 g BHAE/kg), ABTS (4.87 g AAE/kg), and FRAP (4.60 g Fe (II)/kg) than the other samples. This study could be helpful for the storage and transport of UPSP under optimum relative humidity conditions, which can significantly prevent quality losses.