By mimicking the ion‐accelerating effect of ion channel receptors in neuron membranes, a biomaterials‐based ionic hydrogel (BIH) is developed, which offers a high ionic conductivity of 7.04 S m−1, outperforming conventional chitosan, cellulose, agarose, starch, and gelatin based ionic hydrogels.
Baojin Chen +7 more
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Evolution of mesoscale force chains at the structural steel-coal rock interface and macro-scale mechanical response characteristics. [PDF]
Chen H +7 more
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2D Magnetic and Topological Quantum Materials and Devices for Ultralow Power Spintronics
2D magnets and topological quantum materials enable ultralow‐power spintronics by combining robust magnetic order with symmetry‐protected, Berry‐curvature‐driven transport. Fundamentals of 2D anisotropy and spin‐orbit‐coupling induced band inversion are linked to scalable growth and vdW stacking.
Brahmdutta Dixit +5 more
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A Laminating Strategy to Manyfold Enhance the Elastic Stretchability of Stretchable Electronics. [PDF]
Zhou Z +6 more
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Mechanoregulatory Effects of Cell‐Scale Microwells on Epithelial Cell Phenotype
In small polycaprolactone microwells, A549 epithelial cells span well edges, in contrast to cells growing on flat substrates. Focal adhesion sites (yellow) concentrate at topographic boundaries, while cytoskeletal tension (magenta stress fibers) is transmitted to the nucleus (blue), reducing nuclear sphericity.
Ruiwen He +10 more
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In situ muscle pre-activation shifts the lateral gastrocnemius muscle-tendon unit to rely on active fascicle lengthening to absorb peak power input. [PDF]
Vega D, Arellano CJ.
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Tin hexathiophosphate memristors leverage intrinsic nanopores together with a guided filament formation strategy to regulate titanium ion motion and switching behavior. The devices support reliable nonvolatile memory and reconfigurable logic‐in‐memory, demonstrating 14 Boolean logic functions in a single cell.
Thaw Tint Te Tun +7 more
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Oxygen octahedron framework design for large energy capacitive relaxors. [PDF]
Liu Y +10 more
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Tailored thermo‐mechanical properties of shape memory polymer composites enable large reversible deformation as well as high actuation speed. Moreover, a structural design with curvature in the transverse direction achieves sub‐second actuation on heating and a larger recovery ratio on cooling. Finally, these newly developed smart two‐way actuators can
Dajeong Kang +6 more
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High-Temperature Induced Sintering Strengthening of Mechanical Properties of Porous Silica: A Molecular Dynamics Study. [PDF]
Bao R +6 more
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