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Advanced Materials InterfacesSuperhydrophobic surfaces have important application prospects and value in industry and daily life. However, the practical application of superhydrophobic surfaces is severely hindered by their poor durability.
Xue Bai, Wenjin Chen, Pei Wang
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, 2005 Biology provides the synthetic chemist with a tantalizing and frustrating challenge: to create complex objects, defined from the molecular scale up to meters, that construct themselves from elementary components, and perhaps even reproduce themselves.
Winfree, Erik
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Advanced Science, 2022 Liquid sodium‐potassium (Na‐K) alloy has the characteristics of high abundance, low redox potential, high capacity, and no dendrites, which has become an ideal alternative material for potassium/sodium metal anodes.
Jianyi Wang +4 more
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Advanced ScienceHydrogel‐based zinc‐air batteries (ZABs) are promising flexible rechargeable batteries. However, the practical application of hydrogel‐based ZABs is limited by their short service life, narrow operating temperature range, and repair difficulty. Herein, a
Hongli Li +3 more
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Mode-division-multiplexing of multiple Bessel-Gaussian beams carrying orbital-angular-momentum for obstruction-tolerant free-space optical and millimetre-wave communication links [PDF]
, 2016 We experimentally investigate the potential of using ‘self-healing’ Bessel-Gaussian beams carrying orbital-angular-momentum to overcome limitations in obstructed free-space optical and 28-GHz millimetre-wave communication links. We multiplex and transmit
Ahmed, Nisar +15 more
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Self‐Healing of Electrical Damage in Polymers
Advanced Science, 2020 Polymers are widely used as dielectric components and electrical insulations in modern electronic devices and power systems in the industrial sector, transportation, and large appliances, among others, where electrical damage of the materials is one of ...
Yang Yang +3 more
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Self-healing and repair of concrete structures: COST action CA15202 SARCOS and lessons learnt from FP7 project HEALCON [PDF]
, 2018 The appearance of small cracks in concrete can result in a loss of performance and functionality in the long term. Smart self-healing materials are developed as preventive solutions to avoid the need for extensive repair works.
De Belie, Nele
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Liquid Metals for Advanced Batteries: Recent Progress and Future Perspective
EcoMatThe shift toward sustainable energy has increased the demand for efficient energy storage systems to complement renewable sources like solar and wind. While lithium‐ion batteries dominate the market, challenges such as safety concerns and limited energy ...
Tianrui Zheng, Zhengyu Ju, Guihua Yu
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Non-destructive testing techniques for the observation of healing effects in cementitious materials: an introduction [PDF]
, 2013 To develop an appropriate method of self-healing for cementitious materials including the right composition and amount of suitable healing agents it is required to investigate the healing efficiency for certain material mixtures.
De Belie, Nele +2 more
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Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 2020 Few thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) blending materials are reported to tune shape‐memory capability, self‐healing ability, and recyclability as well as mechanical property due to the different requirement of phase morphologies.
Tianqi Chen +3 more
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