The Third Skin: A Biomimetic Hydronic Conditioning System, a New Direction in Ecologically Sustainable Design. [PDF]
Biomimetics (Basel)Luther MB, Hyde R, Gamage A, Do HQ.
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Liquid‐phase transmission electron microscopy enables direct observation of nucleation and growth processes in solution. This review is dedicated to the remembrance of Helmut Cölfen and highlights recent studies on complex materials—oxides, biominerals, organic–inorganic crystals—which were central to his research activity. It summarizes key milestones,
Charles Sidhoum +5 more
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Understanding Mechanical Properties of <i>Nothofagus alpina</i> (Poepp. & Endl.) Oerst. Wood Through Controlled Freeze-Heat Treatments: Linking Physical, Chemical, and Structural Changes. [PDF]
Materials (Basel)Valle R +6 more
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2D Magnetic and Topological Quantum Materials and Devices for Ultralow Power Spintronics
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.2D magnets and topological quantum materials enable ultralow‐power spintronics by combining robust magnetic order with symmetry‐protected, Berry‐curvature‐driven transport. Fundamentals of 2D anisotropy and spin‐orbit‐coupling induced band inversion are linked to scalable growth and vdW stacking.
Brahmdutta Dixit +5 more
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The Importance of Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Metabolism for the Development of Chilling Injury in Kiwifruit. [PDF]
Antioxidants (Basel)Kerr C, Burritt DJ, Burdon JN.
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Nanothermometry in Living Cells: Physical Limits, Conceptual and Material Challenges
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Heat and temperature are fundamental to life. When nanothermometers began probing regions as small as a living cell, they triggered controversial claims of large intracellular temperature gradients. We review physical constraints energy‐conservation, entropy production, thermodynamic fluctuations, and molecular dynamics.
Taras Plakhotnik
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Seed metabolites headstart haustoriogenesis and potentiate aggressiveness of parasitic weeds. [PDF]
Sci AdvBrun G +5 more
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Actuating and Sensing Composites of Liquid Crystal Elastomers and Poly(ionic liquid)s
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Ionic conductive, mechanically tough, flexible, and stretchable filaments of a composite material comprising a liquid crystal elastomer and a poly(ionic liquid) are produced through 3D printing, which exhibit large actuation strain under stimulation and electrical resistance variation in response to deformation or environmental condition changes. Their
Zeping Liu +6 more
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Ladarixin Potential over the Effects of IL-8 and of Serum from Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm on Human Aortic Cells. [PDF]
CellsSpartano L +8 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Bioprosthetic aortic valves have revolutionized the treatment of aortic stenosis, but their durability is limited by structural valve deterioration (SVD). This review focuses on the pericardial tissue at the heart of these valves, examining how its mechanical properties and calcification drive fatigue and failure.
Gabriele Greco +7 more
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