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Soft robotics is a rapidly evolving field that leverages compliant and deformable materials to create robotic systems capable of safe human interaction, environmental adaptability, and bio-inspired motion. Unlike rigid r...

Transparent brittle materials such as glass and sapphire are widely concerned and applied in consumer electronics, optoelectronic devices, etc. due to their excellent physical and chemical stability and good transparency...

Poly(N-acryloylmorpholine) (P(NAM))-based materials have been developed to prevent protein adhesion to surfaces due to their biocompatibility and protein-repellent properties. However, transferring the benefits of P(NAM)...

Cyclodextrins (CDs)are a family of biodegradable cyclic hydrocarbons composed of α-(1,4)linked glucopyranose subunits, the more common containing 6, 7 or 8 glucose units are named α, β and γ-cyclodextrins respectivel...

Hydrogen is widely recognized as a clean and sustainable energy carrier, driving the urgent need for safe and efficient solid-state storage materials. In this study, the structural, thermodynamic, electronic, optical, an...

Radiative sky cooling reduces the temperature of a system by promoting heat exchange with the sky; its key advantage is that no input energy is required. We will review the origins of radiative sky cooling from ancient t...

Rare earth based nanostructures constitute a type of functional materials widely used and studied in the recent literature. The purpose of this review is to provide a general and comprehensive overview of the current sta...

Several metal-organic framework (MOF) materials have been recently employed in optoelectronic devices due to the unique properties of the MOF materials that result in enhanced performance and stability. In this work, the...

With high hardness, high thermal and chemical stability and excellent optical performance, hard materials exhibit great potential applications in various fields, especially in harsh conditions. Femtosecond laser ablation...

Two kinds of functionalized nanostructured hybrid microspheres, based on the bridged silsesquioxane family, were synthesized by employing the sol-gel method via self-assembly of two different organic-inorganic bridged mo...

Background: Molecular sieves are materials with selective sorption properties, and are used to separate or load mixtures of compounds based on their molecular shape and size. These materials are usually made from porous ...

Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer renowned for its exceptional piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and ferroelectric properties, along with high chemical resistance, thermal stability, a...

Refractories are defined as "non-metallic materials having those chemical and physical properties that make them applicable: for structures, or as components of systems, that are exposed to environments above 1,000 °F (...

Single-photon emitters (SPEs) hold the key to many quantum technologies including quantum computing. In particular, developing a scalable array of identical SPEs can play an important role in preparing single photons –...

The water oxidation reaction is a rate-determining step in solar water splitting. The number of surviving photoexcited holes is one of the most influencing factors affecting the photoelectrochemical water oxidation effic...

Evolution of fuel cells using metallic inorganic catalysts has led to the development of biofuel cells with potential applications in implantable devices. However, the main disadvantages in real world applications of enz...

This paper focuses on the development of thermosetting resins with lightweight, excellent thermal stability and oxidation resistance. Specifically, the curing behavior and thermal properties of benzoxazines incorporating...

In this paper a truncated corner rectangular microstrip antenna (TCRMA) is analyzed in the presence of carbon fiber composite (CFC) material. Simplified carbon fiber composite models are proposed and the analyses are per...

Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) has emerged as a promising strategy for mitigating CO2 emissions while producing valuable chemicals. However, conventional CCU relies on separate capture, purification, and conversion...

Radiative cooling is a passive cooling strategy that leverages thermal radiation to dissipate heat into a cooler environment, offering an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly alternative to conventional cooling ...

Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology enables the rapid manufacturing of complex prototypes and customized soft electronics. However, the integrated manufacturing of multilayer, multimaterial, and multifunctional so...

Optical materials with nearly zero refractive indices have driven emerging applications ranging from geometry-invariant optical tunneling, nonlinear optics, optical cloaking to thermal emission manipulation. In conventio...

Metasurfaces are a topic of significant research and are used in various applications due to their unique ability to manipulate electromagnetic waves in microwave and optical frequencies. These artificial sheet materials...

In this research the application of nanomaterials, nanocomposites reformed in semiconductor and chip sectors by fabricating them resulted in better performance compared to previous studies. These developed materials has ...