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Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 13, 12 February 2026.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva, Giulio Fatti, Emanuel Carlos, Guilherme Ferreira, Sumita Goswami, Suman Nandy, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Elvira Fortunato, Caio G. Otoni, Rodrigo Martins   +9 more
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More superior pyroelectric performance of synthesized dravite by high-pressure solid-state method

AIP Advances, 2019
It’s of great significance to explore the synthesis of tourmaline with simple chemical composition to study the mechanism of its pyroelectric properties due to the presence of crystal defects and isomorphous substitution in natural tourmaline.
You Shan, Guojun Zhou, Kairen Chen, Changchun Zhao, Kun Shen, Hao Liu, Zhenjun Fan, Munan Hao   +7 more
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Sculpting the Future of Bone: The Evolution of Absorbable Materials in Orthopedics

Advanced Materials, Volume 38, Issue 9, 12 February 2026.
This review summarizes the current status of polymeric, ceramic, and metallic absorbable materials in orthopedic applications, and highlights several innovative strategies designed to enhance mechanical performance, control degradation, and promote bioactivity. We also discuss the progress and translational potential of absorbable materials in treating
Zhao Wang, Zehui Lv, Xuejie Cai, Yingjie Wang, Bo Peng, Haojing Xu, Hualuo Pang, Xingdong Yang, Jiawei Xu, Yixin Bian, Bin Feng, Peng Wen, Yufeng Zheng, Xisheng Weng   +13 more
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Enhanced pyroelectric properties of Bi1−xLaxFeO3 thin films

APL Materials, 2019
There is growing interest in the study of thin-film pyroelectric materials because of their potential for high performance thermal-energy conversion, thermal sensing, and beyond.
Lei Zhang, Yen-Lin Huang, Gabriel Velarde, Anirban Ghosh, Shishir Pandya, David Garcia, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, Lane W. Martin   +7 more
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Materials and System Design for Self‐Decision Bioelectronic Systems

Advanced Materials, Volume 38, Issue 9, 12 February 2026.
This review highlights how self‐decision bioelectronic systems integrate sensing, computation, and therapy into autonomous, closed‐loop platforms that continuously monitor and treat diseases, marking a major step toward intelligent, self‐regulating healthcare technologies.
Qiankun Zeng, Hong Liu, Yongheng Zhang, Youbin Zheng, Xuyin Ding, Mengni Zhu, Guoyue Shi, Yan Wang, Hossam Haick, Min Zhang   +9 more
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Advanced Ceramics in Aerospace and Defense: The Interrelationship between Traditional and Additive Manufacturing Approaches

Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 11, Issue 3, 5 February 2026.
Additive manufacturing revolutionizes production by enabling on‐demand, customized, and sustainable manufacturing with streamlined supply chains. While metal and polymer AM are well‐established, advanced ceramic AM is rapidly emerging, overcoming traditional material challenges.
Kateryna Oleksandrivna Shvydyuk, Senentxu Lanceros‐Mendez, Abílio Pereira Silva   +2 more
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Artificial Intelligence‐Driven Soft Bioelectronics for Self‐Powered Respiration Monitoring

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 9, 13 February 2026.
Artificial intelligence‐driven soft bioelectronics for self powered respiration monitoring based on triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs), piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENGs), and magnetoelastic generators (MEGs) enable continuous and multi‐scenario respiratory biomechanical data collection. Coupled with machine learning and big data driven diagnostics,
Xinkai Xu, Xiao Xiao, Rui Guo, Jun Chen
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Empowering Flexible Electronics with Piezoelectric Nanogenerators: Breakthroughs from Energy Harvesting to Intelligent Sensing

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 7, 3 February 2026.
This review systematically summarizes recent advances in self‐powered flexible sensing and energy storage systems based on piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENGs). It highlights their fundamental mechanisms, structural designs, and applications in health monitoring, e‐skin, and tactile sensing. The integration of PENGs with supercapacitors or batteries is
Wu‐Lin Xin, He‐Qing Cai, Xi Cui, Lu Han, Kou Zhang, Xin‐Yu Xue, Yi‐Fei Song, Juan Liu, Zhou Li   +8 more
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Self-powered infrared detector enabled by interfacial anchoring and thermal reinforcement

Nano Trends
Pyroelectricity enables autonomous perception and remote detection in the field of infrared sensor, human machine interfacing and virtual reality. However, the low pyroelectric coefficient and inferior thermal conductivity hinders the energy conversion ...
Xiaolan Luo, Weixiong Li, Liu Yuan, Guangzhong Xie, Yuanjie Su   +4 more
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Engineering of Pyroelectric Crystals Decoupled from Piezoelectricity as Illustrated by Doped α-Glycine. [PDF]

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 2022
Dishon Ben Ami S, Ehre D, Ushakov A, Mehlman T, Brandis A, Alikin D, Shur V, Kholkin A, Lahav M, Lubomirsky I.   +9 more
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