Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This study highlights the integration of stable two‐dimensional covalent organic framework (COF) films as photoactive layers in hybrid nanoenergy devices. The results demonstrate their capacity to generate electricity under both sunny and rainy conditions, showcasing versatility and resilience.
Joab D. Guerrero +13 more
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Heavy-tailed update distributions arise from information-driven self-organization in nonequilibrium learning. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S AZhang XY, Tang C.
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Application of Ibuprofen Sodium Dihydrate for Thermochemical Energy Storage
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Ibuprofen sodium dihydrate is introduced as a durable organic salt hydrate for low‐temperature thermochemical energy storage, operating within 60°C–110°C with high energy density. At the material level, it delivers ∼99.9% cycling efficiency over 150 cycles without deliquescence, enabled by a dual energy‐storage mechanism coupling dehydration and phase ...
Kavin Chakravarthy Thangaraj +10 more
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Self-Assembling Conjugated Organic Materials with a Silazane Anchor Group: Synthesis, Self-Organization, and Semiconductor Properties. [PDF]
Nanomaterials (Basel)Bobrova EA +7 more
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Electrocapillary Modulated Interfacial Tension Amplifies Liquid Metal Transduction
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This study presented an electrocapillary‐enhanced magnetohydrodynamic pumping strategy that harnesses the Lorentz force and interfacial tension modulation of liquid metal droplets to achieve amplified fluidic power. The system enabled low‐voltage, self‐oscillating fluidic transduction with enhanced pressure and flow generation, supporting compact ...
Saba Firouznia +3 more
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Self-organization of tumor heterogeneity and plasticity
Pérez-González C +17 more
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Symmetry Breaking in Chemical Systems: Engineering Complexity Through Self-Organization and Marangoni Flows. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)Gore S +9 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas +6 more
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Self-organization of photonic structures in colloidal crystals in the AI era. [PDF]
Nanoscale AdvYadav N, Liu M, Wu Y, Yadav A, Zheng H.
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Review of Thermally Activated Twisted Coiled Polymer Actuators: A Materials Science Perspective
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Thermally activated twisted and coiled polymer actuators (TCPAs) combine lightweight design, large deformation, and scalable fabrication for soft robotic and wearable applications. This review connects polymer structure, processing history, helix geometry, and thermomechanical characterization to actuator performance, highlighting current challenges in
Nadja Schenk +3 more
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