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Adaptive Hydrogels With Spatiotemporal Stiffening Using pH‐Modulating Enzymes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The chemomechanical coupling in an adaptive hydrogel is studied to further the development of adaptive hydrogels. This coupling is achieved by embedding a pH‐modulating enzyme in a pH‐responsive hydrogel. The enzymatic reaction can be triggered locally, which generates a pH‐decreasing wave throughout the system, increasing the crosslinking density and ...
Natascha Gray, Zoe Grämiger, André R. Studart, Rafael Libanori   +3 more
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Photon Avalanching Nanoparticles: The Next Generation of Upconverting Nanomaterials?

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Perspective outlines the mechanistic foundations that enable photon‐avalanche (PA) behavior in lanthanide nanomaterials and contrasts them with emerging application spaces and forward‐looking design strategies. By bridging threshold engineering, energy‐transfer dynamics, and materials engineering, we provide a coherent roadmap for advancing the ...
Kimoon Lee, Yunseo Kim, Hyeong‐ku Jo, Dongjoon Yoon, Byeonghyeok Im, WonJeong Yu, Eui‐Rim On, Changhwan Lee   +7 more
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Receptor‐Free Identification of Toxic Gases Enabled by Hygroscopic Aqueous Salt Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Water as a gas sensor coating sounds impossible—until it stops evaporating. Here, hygroscopic salt solutions (LiCl, LiBr, H3PO4) form non‐drying aqueous films on CNT chemiresistors under ambient air. Gases partition into these liquid layers, sometimes transforming into water, and generate salt‐specific resistance fingerprints across a four‐channel ...
Seongwoo Lee, Yun‐Tae Kim, Hwarang Choi, Sanghwan Park, Seongyeop Lim, Chang Young Lee   +5 more
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The number of drones to inseminate a queen with has little potential for optimization of honeybee breeding programs

Hereditas
Background Mating control is a crucial aspect of honeybee breeding. Instrumental insemination of queens gives the breeder maximum control over the genetic origin of the involved drones.
Manuel Du, Richard Bernstein, Andreas Hoppe   +2 more
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Regulated Ion‐Diffusion Hydrogels for Subtle and Multimodal Temperature‐Strain Sensing in Wound Monitoring

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A soft, dual‐channel hydrogel patch enables simultaneous detection of wound temperature and strain by integrating ion‐diffusion‐mediated thermoelectric and resistive sensing. The conformal design maintains stable performance during motion, capturing subtle inflammatory and mechanical changes for continuous wound monitoring.
Yu Fang, Xinglong Pan, Zhiwei Li, Wanheng Lu, Chang Liu, Yi Zhou, Guo Tian, Ghim Wei Ho   +7 more
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Travel route and formation optimization for flocks of drones in package delivery by using an ACO based V-Shape algorithm

Results in Engineering
Despite a lot of research throughout the last half century about the fact that geese and other bird species have the tendency to fly in a V-Shape configuration, investigation about applying this phenomenon to swarms of drones used in parcel delivery is ...
E. De Kuyffer, W. Joseph, L. Martens, T. De Pessemier   +3 more
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Elucidating the Role of Surface Ligands on the Oxidative Etching of Au Bipyramids During Photothermia Using Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Gold bipyramids can act as efficient plasmonic nanoheaters, but they often reshape during laser heating. This study shows that oxygen nanobubbles drive oxidative etching and that surface ligands control stability. CTAB‐ and citrate‐coated particles blunt and lose optical performance, whereas polystyrene sulfonate preserves shape and heating by ...
Irene López‐Sicilia, Valentina Girelli Consolaro, Sophie Marbach, Nancy Rahbany, Grégoire Petit, Ovidiu Ersen, Juan J. Giner‐Casares, Ali Abou‐Hassan   +7 more
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Multi‐Functional ZnO–Te Heterojunction Devices Enabling Compact Frequency Quadrupler

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Wafer‐scale ZnO–Te heterojunction devices featuring tunable double negative differential transconductance (D‐NDT) are demonstrated at ≤ 200°C. Leveraging this unique characteristic, a single‐stage frequency quadrupler is realized, achieving a 64%–75% reduction in device count.
Jae Hyeon Jun, Byeong Gwan Kim, Min Seo Kang, Ui Gwan Shin, Minjae Kim, Kiyung Kim, Hae‐Won Lee, Yongsu Lee, Byoung Hun Lee   +8 more
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Observation of Two‐Photon Resonant Raman Scattering via the Biexciton Level in Two‐Dimensional Halide Perovskite (C6H5C2H4NH3)2PbI4

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Efficient two‐photon resonant Raman scattering (TRRS) is observed in the layered perovskite (PEA)2PbI4, with the biexciton level acting as an intermediate state. TRRS undergoes two‐photon frequency shift upon input frequency tuning, persists up to 90 K, and shows clear threshold behavior and polarization selection rules.
Seung Han Shin, Seo Hyun Nam, Jeehong Park, Dong Gyu Lee, Jeong Bin Cho, Tae Jung Kim, Yeonjin Yi, Joon Ik Jang   +7 more
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Precise Control of Drug Release in Machine Learning‐Designed Antibody‐Eluting Implants for Postoperative Scarring Inhibition in Glaucoma

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
We developed a micro‐sized, biocompatible implant for postoperative sustained delivery of anti‐fibrotic antibodies in glaucoma surgery. Machine learning‐guided optimization of polymer composition, implant geometry, and porosity enabled precise control of drug release.
Mengqi Qin, Wenbing Jiang, Kai Xin Thong, Zeynep Ulker, Brihitejas Patel, Cynthia Yu‐Wai‐Man   +5 more
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