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Biomimetic Iridescent Skin: Robust Prototissues Spontaneously Assembled from Photonic Protocells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Uniform nanoparticles are induced to form arrays (photonic crystals) in the cores of biopolymer capsules, endowing these ‘protocells’ with structural color. These protocells are then assembled into large self‐standing objects, i.e., prototissues, with robust mechanical properties as well as iridescent optical properties.
Medha Rath, Briahnah Streeter, Satyam Srivastava, Jemma Wood, William E. Bentley, Taylor J. Woehl, Srinivasa R. Raghavan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geometrically Templated, Ultra‐Lightweight and High Strength Soap Films from Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Graphene Oxide/Polymer Composites

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Shellular materials form spontaneously by dip coating the primitive triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) wireframe in an aqueous solution of lyotropic liquid crystalline graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets mixed with polymers. Regulated by surface tension, GO nanosheets align on the polymer soap film as the stress builds up during drying.
Yinding Chi, Yuchong Gao, Mostafa Akbari, Kun‐Hao Yu, Kun‐Yu Wang, Mohit Patel, Shouhong Fan, Ziyun Zhang, Masoud Akbarzadeh, Shu Yang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resonant valence bond Coulomb phase: From spins to phonons. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Castelnovo C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Locking Metastable Topological Domains in Nematic Liquid Crystal Pi Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Selective photopolymerization in the presence of a controlled voltage defines permanent director walls that lock‐in metastable bend and twist configurations within nematic liquid crystal Pi cells. Q‐tensor simulations corroborate the experiments, demonstrating the topological state stabilization.
Adithya Pradeep, Urban Mur, Junseok Ma, Nathan Spiller, Yihan Jin, Waqas Kamal, Steve J. Elston, Stephen M. Morris   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Settling aerodynamics is a driver of symmetry in deciduous tree leaves. [PDF]

J R Soc Interface
Biviano MD, Jensen KH.
europepmc   +1 more source

Defect‐Mediated Scintillation in Fully Inorganic Perovskites via Water‐Induced 0D/3D Phase Modulation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A reproducible synthesis to control 3D/0D phase ratios via water‐tuned solvent–antisolvent methods is presented. Enhanced scintillation yield and ultrafast decay are achieved. Defect‐driven emission mechanisms are revealed through cathodoluminescence and radioluminescence, shedding light on the underexplored role of the 0D Cs4PbBr6 and mixed 0D/3D ...
Mario Calora, Francesco Carulli, Nadir Vanni, Antonella Giuri, Elena Ferrari, Matteo Masino, Laura Lazzarini, Francesca Rossi, Gianluca Accorsi, Anna Moliterni, Davide Altamura, Cinzia Giannini, Luca Cappelletti, Gianluca Quarta, Alberto Quaranta, Rosanna Mastria, Anna Paola Caricato, Sergio Brovelli, Aurora Rizzo   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Observation of returning Thouless pumping. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Cheng Z, Yue S, Long Y, Xie W, Yu Z, Teo HT, Zhao YX, Xue H, Zhang B.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hydroxylated Ionic Liquids as Functional Additives for Stable Aqueous Zn Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A hydroxyl‐functionalized ionic liquid additive (HO‐EMImTfO) regulates Zn2+ solvation and electrodeposition by forming a stable ion‐diversion dam at the Zn interface. This design mitigates Zn pulverization, suppresses dendrite growth, and reduces side reactions, enabling Zn||Cu and Zn||V2O5 cells to achieve exceptional cycling stability and efficiency.
Qiang Yan, Yucheng Liu, Wenxu Zhu, Shengjun Xu, Ho Mei Law, Jingwei Li, Francesco Ciucci   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Theory of topological superconductivity and antiferromagnetic correlated insulators in twisted bilayer WSe₂. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Tuo C, Li MR, Wu Z, Sun W, Yao H.
europepmc   +1 more source

SMaRT Stacking: A Methodology to Produce Optimally Layered EMI Shields with Maximal Green Index Using Fused Deposition Modeling

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shields consisting of polylactic acid (PLA) in layers with different concentrations of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) are produced using additive manufacturing. The permittivity function of layers with different filler concentrations is learned using data of homogeneous and randomly ordered shields.
Stijn De Smedt, Brecht Evens, Pramod Ravichandran, Panagiotis Patrinos, Frederik Van Loock, Ruth Cardinaels   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source