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Recent Advances in Pickering Emulsion Templated Phase Change Material Microcapsules: Design, Fabrication, and Multifunctional Applications

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Fabrication process of phase change microcapsules using a Pickering emulsion template method and their subsequent applications. The increasing demand for efficient thermal energy storage systems has driven the development of phase change material microcapsules (PCMMs), which provide high energy‐storage density, reversible phase change, and reduced ...
Ziyan Li, Jinsheng Sun, Kaihe Lv, Chaozheng Liu, Meichun Li   +4 more
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Flexible Direct‐Conversion X‐Ray Detectors: From Emerging Materials to Conformal Imaging

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
This comprehensive review analyzed the performance, challenges, and future directions of four emerging material systems for next‐generation flexible direct‐conversion X‐ray detectors: organic semiconductors, perovskites, metal–organic frameworks, and inorganic metal compounds.
Haipeng Di, Guoliang Ma, Jiaxin Mu, Kailian Dong, Haibin Li, Manjing Wang, Xin Song, Haojin Li, Jianwei Xu, Yiying Zhao, Jingjing Zhao, Guojia Fang   +11 more
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Simultaneous Enhancement of Mechanical and Dielectric Performance of Polypropylene Composites by Introducing an External Elastic Crystal

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
A hierarchical crystalline structure for recyclable polypropylene insulation in high‐voltage cables is presented. This architecture integrates rigid isotactic polypropylene spherulites with an elastic crystalline network to balance load‐bearing capacity and ductility.
Guangwei Zhang, Zepeng Lv, Zhengbing Tian, Juntao Zhao, Dan Cao, Kai Wu, Thomas Andritsch   +6 more
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High-strength, programmable energy-dissipating liquid crystal elastomers via hydrogen-bond-locked 4D printing. [PDF]

iScience
Wu Y, Bi R, Liu Y, Yang Y, Feng W, Wang L.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sprayable Polyolefin Sorbents Enabled by Bio‐Solvents for Large‐Scale Oil and Chemical Spill Recovery

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
A sprayable POE‐based sorbent formulated with a green solvent blend of α‐pinene, D‐limonene, and p‐cymene enables rapid in situ film formation via solvent evaporation, allowing efficient pollutant capture. The system exhibits high oil uptake (37.3 g g−1) and effectively removes up to 60 mL of VLSFO under simulated marine spill conditions.
Youngmin Choi, Changwoo Nam
wiley   +1 more source

Organic Photodetectors and Sensors for Low‐Light and Infrared Applications

Electron, EarlyView.
This mini review highlights recent advances in organic photodetectors and sensors for low‐light and infrared applications, emphasizing molecular design, device architectures, and interface engineering that improve charge transport, detectivity, speed, and spectral selectivity.
Swarup Biswas, Hyeok Kim
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4D printing through vat photopolymerization of two-stage UV-curable liquid crystal elastomers. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Jiang H, Chung C, Gracego AX, Breedlove J, Ding Y, Kuang X, Dunn ML, Yu K.   +7 more
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Flexible organic room‐temperature phosphorescent materials

FlexMat, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in flexible organic room‐temperature phosphorescent (RTP) materials, covering both organic crystal and polymer systems. It discusses strategies to overcome the inherent rigidity and enhance the mechanical flexibility of organic RTP materials, aiming to enable their practical applications in anti‐counterfeiting ...
Bolun Zhang, Xiaokang Shao, Wenjie Yin, Jiahui Xu, Beishen Wu, Zhongfu An, Huifang Shi   +6 more
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Responsive Industrial Polymers: A Marriage of Polyurethanes with Liquid Crystal Elastomers? [PDF]

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
Yue L, Wan X, Türel T, Schenning APHJ, Tomović Ž, Debije MG.   +5 more
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Recent advances in multifunctional soft robots: A materials–structures–systems co‐design perspective for synergistic integration

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu, Zicao Peng, Chong Sun, Haitao Yang   +3 more
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