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Meniscus‐Guided Soft‐Lithographic Assembly of Grid‐Type Molecular Martensite Films for Single‐Crystal‐Like Actuation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A meniscus‐guided microtransfer molding strategy enables scalable fabrication of grid‐type molecular martensite films with b‐axis‐correlated preferential texture. Sequential growth across microchannel intersections creates structurally continuous grids and robust thermoelastic actuation (∼11% strain, > 50 cycles, maximum force density: 7.1 × 109 N m−3).
Sooyeon Ra, Sourabh R. Jagdale, Jin Hyeok Jang, Minwoo Jang, Kyoungtae Hwang, Taewoo Lee, Eun Hui Jeong, Soon Ho Yoon, Byung Joon Moon, Jangyup Son, Dong‐Su Lee, Sukang Bae, Jun Dong Park, Tae‐Wook Kim, Sangmin An, Sang Kyu Park   +15 more
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Snap‐Through–Driven Liquid Crystal Elastomers for High‐Power Remote Microneedle Actuation Toward Smart Livestock Systems

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A magnetically assisted snap‐through liquid crystal elastomer transforms photochemical deformation into a high‐power mechanical impulse, enabling remote microneedle actuation and highlighting its potential for future smart livestock intervention systems.
Chae Won Lee, Nankyung Kim, SeungHyun Park, Dae Seok Kim   +3 more
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A multifunctional quasi-solid-state polymer electrolyte with highly selective ion highways for practical zinc ion batteries

Nature Communications
The uncontrolled dendrite growth and detrimental parasitic reactions of Zn anodes currently impede the large-scale implementation of aqueous zinc ion batteries.
Chengwu Yang, Pattaraporn Woottapanit, Sining Geng, Rungroj Chanajaree, Yue Shen, Kittima Lolupiman, Wanwisa Limphirat, Teerachote Pakornchote, Thiti Bovornratanaraks, Xinyu Zhang, Jiaqian Qin, Yunhui Huang   +11 more
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An Electrowetting Pump

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A tubular electrowetting pump moves alternating droplets through a millimeter‐wide channel in discrete, reversible steps, functioning as a fluidic stepper motor. With no moving parts and electrodes insulated from the liquid, it delivers silent, accurate flow. Flexibility allows the pump to be woven directly into textiles for wearable, medical, and soft‐
Robert Hennig, Herbert Shea
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Fiber‐reinforced Liquid Metal Composites With Automated Circuit Fabrication for Structurally‐Integrated Power Transfer

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Fiber‐reinforced liquid metal composites (FibRe LMCs) are introduced that combine GPa‐scale structural performance with digitally programmable electrical conductivity. Through automated CNC activation, conductive pathways and wireless power transfer circuits are fabricated directly within load‐bearing composites, enabling structurally integrated ...
John Joyce, Charles K. Van Horn, Nathaniel J. Valentin, Angelica Phan, Michael D. Bartlett, Edward J. Barron III   +5 more
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Reconfigurable Au Nanoparticle Monolayers on Regenerated Cellulose Hydrogels: Highly Sensitive SERS Detection of Polystyrene Micro/Nanoplastics With Interpretable Deep Learning

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A regenerated cellulose (RC) hydrogel‐based SERS substrate integrating a Marangoni‐transferred gold nanoparticle self‐assembled monolayer (Au‐SAM) is fabricated. Reswelling‐induced hotspot formation enhances polystyrene micro/nanoplastics (PS MNPs) detection in complex matrices, providing reproducible, high‐throughput SERS signals across diverse ...
Youngho Jeon, Yu‐Jin Jeon, Suji Lee, Jeseong Kim, Dae‐Hyun Jung, Jungmok You   +5 more
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Wearable Kirigami‐Apertured Capacitive Sensors for Continuous Cardiac Volumetric Monitoring

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A wearable kirigami‐apertured carbon nanotube‐paper composite (K‐CPC) capacitive sensor enables cardiac volumetric monitoring. The kirigami process creates a central aperture with cantilevered fibers that confine the electric field, enhancing both sensitivity and lateral resolution.
Yu‐Jen Cheng, Shawn Kim, Jonathan Avery, Younghoon Kwon, Jae‐Hyun Chung   +4 more
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Quantum metric third-order nonlinear Hall effect in a non-centrosymmetric ferromagnet

Nature Communications
Berry curvature in the imaginary part of quantum geometry has been confirmed to play a role in the nonlinear Hall effect of Weyl semimetals. However, exploration of the influence of the real component of the quantum geometry, the quantum metrics, on ...
Hao Yu, Xinjie Li, Ya-Qing Bie, Luo Yan, Liujiang Zhou, Peng Yu, Guowei Yang   +6 more
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Design and Characterization of a Two‐Dimensional Soft Array Based on Cooperative Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A fully polymeric two‐dimensional array of Dielectric Elastomers enables self‐sensing, cooperative actuation, and large‐stroke operation in a DE‐based autonomous conveyor. Based only on voltage and current measurements at actuator level, the system detects the presence of a ball and subsequently drives it toward a target position.
Saverio Addario, Alberto Priuli, Giovanni Soleti, Sebastian Gratz‐Kelly, Benjamin Zemlin, Stefan Seelecke, Gianluca Rizzello   +6 more
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MXene Sediment-Based Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Sodium Alginate Aerogel Evaporator with Vertically Aligned Channels for Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation

Nano-Micro Letters
Highlights MXene sediments is innovatively used as photothermal material for seawater desalination. Inspired by the natural wood transpiration process, a 3D MXene sediment-based aerogel with vertically aligned channels is innovatively prepared as solar ...
Tian Wang, Meng Li, Hongxing Xu, Xiao Wang, Mingshu Jia, Xianguang Hou, Shuai Gao, Qingman Liu, Qihang Yang, Mingwei Tian, Lijun Qu, Zhenhua Song, Xiaohu Wu, Lili Wang, Xiansheng Zhang   +14 more
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