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Light‐Fueled Self‐Oscillation of a Viscoelastic Liquid Crystal Elastomer Oscillator
16/01/2025 - Based on the linear thermoviscoelastic model, this work presents a viscoelastic liquid crystal elastomer spring self‐oscillator under steady linear optical field, where key system...
Hybrid Soft Segments Boost the Development of Ultratough Thermoplastic Elastomers with Tunable Hardness
19/01/2025 - The hardness of a polymer material greatly affects its applicability, but traditionally, increasing hardness tends to reduce toughness. This study introduces a hybrid soft segment strategy that...
Synergistic Adhesion and Shape Deformation in Nanowire‐Structured Liquid Crystal Elastomers
19/01/2025 - Liquid crystal elastomer films with dense nanowire arrays exhibit synergistic adhesion and shape‐changing properties. They curl toward the nanowire side under heat or chemical vapors but away from...
Oriented Molecular Dipole‐Enabled Modulation of NiOx/Perovskite Interface for Pb‐Sn Mixed Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells
19/01/2025 - High‐performance Pb‐Sn‐based inorganic perovskite solar cells are achieved by introducing a 4‐aminobenzenesulfonic acid dipole interlayer at the NiOx/perovskite interface. The oriented dipole...
Supramolecular Scale Hydrophilicity Regulation Enabling Efficient Dewatering and Assembly of Nanocellulose into Dense and Strong Bulk Materials as Sustainable Plastic Substitutes
19/01/2025 - The dewatering difficulty of nanocellulose dispersion has long been a major challenge hindering its practical utilization. Here, through a supramolecular scale hydrophilicity regulation, the water...
Enhanced Photocatalytic Efficiency Through Oxygen Vacancy‐Driven Molecular Epitaxial Growth of Metal–Organic Frameworks on BiVO4
19/01/2025 - This article introduces an innovative method, achieving molecular‐level epitaxial growth of metal–organic frameworks (MOF) on BiVO4 photoanodes by precisely controlling the concentration of...
Boosting Thermoelectric Performance of Semicrystalline Conducting Polymers by Simply Adding Nucleating Agent
19/01/2025 - Simply adding a nucleating agent N,N′‐(1,4‐phenyl)diisonicotinamide (PDA) to poly(2,5‐bis(3‐alkylthiophen‐2‐yl)thieno[3,2‐b]thiophene (PBTTT‐C14) precisely tunes its...
Aptamer-based fluorescence biosensor for rapid detection of chloramphenicol based on pyrene excimer switch
- Chloramphenicol (CAP) is widely used in treating bacteria infection in animals and humans. However, the accumulation of CAP in food and environment caused serious health risk to human....
Further Characterization of Lipase B from Ustilago maydis Expressed in Pichia pastoris: a Member of the Candida antarctica Lipase B-like Superfamily
- Abstract Lipases from the basidiomycete fungus Ustilago maydis are promising but underexplored biocatalysts due to their high homology with Candida antarctica...
Plasma‐Activated Water/Ultrasound as a Green Method to Modify Wood Fiber By‐Product: Insights of Their Mechanical Performance in Polylactic Acid‐Based Biofilms
17/01/2025 - A pathway toward circular economy and sustainability is exploring plasma‐activated water (PAW) and ultrasound (U) as alternative methods to modify wood fibers (WF). Such treatments promoted the...
Effect of High‐Energy Ball Milling and Additives of Ti and Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes on the Hydrogen Absorption of AM60 Magnesium Alloy
13/01/2025 - This study investigates the hydrogen absorption of a commercial AM60 magnesium alloy processed with high‐energy ball milling (HEBM) and catalyzed with Ti and multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)...
A Robust, Biodegradable, and Fire‐Retardant Cellulose Nanofibers‐Based Structural Material Fabricated from Natural Sargassum
15/01/2025 - Cellulose nanofiber and alginate from natural sargassum are used to prepare a fire‐retardant structural material through a hydrogel layer‐by‐layer method. This bio‐based material has...
Recent Progress and Advances of Perovskite Crystallization in Carbon‐Based Printable Mesoscopic Solar Cells
15/01/2025 - This review begins by exploring the unique architecture, fabrication techniques, and operational principles of carbon‐based printable mesoscopic solar cells (p‐MPSCs), providing a comprehensive...
13C-metabolic flux analysis of respiratory chain disrupted strain ΔndhF1 of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
- Abstract Cyanobacteria are advantageous hosts for industrial applications toward achieving sustainable society due to their unique and superior properties such as atmospheric CO2...
Comprehensive Review on Bio-Based Treatments for Polyvinyl Chloride Plastic
- Abstract Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics are widespread around the globe, and each year, thousands of tons of PVC end up in the environment in the form of...
Fully Degradable Food‐Based Solenoids and Radio Frequency Circuits for Green Electronics
10/01/2025 - Circuit elements composed of biodegradable and bioderived materials constitute a unique opportunity for the development of sustainable single‐use electronics. Herein, the use of food products for...
Enhanced Fog Water Harvesting on Superhydrophobic Steel Meshes
09/01/2025 - Fog harvesting using mesh designs offers a sustainable solution to water scarcity. This study highlights key considerations for fog harvesting research and develops a methodology for a standardized...
Fabrication Techniques and Their Impact on the Properties of Microalgae‐Based Hybrid Biochemobrionic Materials
09/01/2025 - A hybrid biochemobrionic material is developed by incorporating Chlorella vulgaris microalgae into the calcium–magnesium silicate–phosphate chemobrionic structure using two different methods. The...
Multiscale Understanding of Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Mechanisms, Electrocatalysts, Polymers, and Cell Management
10/01/2025 - Anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) are a promising sustainable electrochemical technology with potential applications in aircraft, submarines, vehicles, etc. This review aims to provide an...
Protein‐Guided Biomimetic Calcification Constructing 3D Nitrogen‐Rich Core‐Shell Structures Realizing High‐Performance Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries
10/01/2025 - The crystallization mechanism of the biomimetic calcification method triggers a secondary conformational transition of proteins from α‐helix to β‐sheet in solvents. The adoption of the...
Bio‐Based Elastomers: Design, Properties, and Biomedical Applications
13/01/2025 - This review systematically examines the recent progress of representative bio‐based elastomers derived from molecular building blocks and biopolymers, focusing on molecular design, synthesis...