Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are complex, heterogeneous systems with coupled
electrochemical and thermal phenomena that lead to elevated temperatures, which, in turn …

Mechanical issues are ubiquitous in energy storage, conversion, and harvesting. Cracks
occur in solid oxide fuel cells due to the thermal stresses and non-stoichiometry of oxygen in …

To date, locking the shape of liquids into non‐equilibrium states usually relies on jamming
nanoparticle surfactants at an oil/water interface. Here we show that a synthetic water …

High interfacial transparency is vital to achieve efficient spin-charge conversion for ideal
spintronic devices with low energy consumption. However, in traditional ferromagnetic …

Structural characteristics are considered to be the dominant factors in determining the
effective properties of granular media, particularly in the scope of transport phenomena …

Emulsions consisting of lubricating base oil and water have extensive applications in the
fields of metalworking and heavy-duty machinery. Due to the compositional complexity that …

The surface roughness of soil grains affects the mechanical behaviour of soils, but the
characterization of real soil grain roughness is still limited in both quantity and quality. A new …

Although stimuli-responsive microemulsions (MEMs) consisting of water, oil and surfactants
have found extensive potential applications in industrial fields, a responsive MEM exhibiting …

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been the focus of much research due to their excellent
lubricity and anti-wear properties. However, when they are used as lubricating oil additives …

In this paper, we study the contact stiffness of a fractal rough surface compressed by a rigid
flat plane. A numerical model based on the analysis of flat punch indentation is proposed for …