Functional fibers and fabrics for soft robotics, wearables, and human–robot interface
Soft robotics inspired by the movement of living organisms, with excellent adaptability and
accuracy for accomplishing tasks, are highly desirable for efficient operations and safe …
accuracy for accomplishing tasks, are highly desirable for efficient operations and safe …
Materials for solar-powered water evaporation
Solar-powered water evaporation—the extraction of vapour from liquid water using solar
energy—provides the basis for the development of eco-friendly and cost-effective freshwater …
energy—provides the basis for the development of eco-friendly and cost-effective freshwater …
Bioinspired liquid crystalline spinning enables scalable fabrication of high‐performing fibrous artificial muscles
W Hou, J Wang, J Lv - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Leveraging liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) to realize scalable fabrication of high‐
performing fibrous artificial muscles is of particular interest because these active soft …
performing fibrous artificial muscles is of particular interest because these active soft …
Polymer-derived heteroatom-doped porous carbon materials
Heteroatom-doped porous carbon materials (HPCMs) have found extensive applications in
adsorption/separation, organic catalysis, sensing, and energy conversion/storage. The …
adsorption/separation, organic catalysis, sensing, and energy conversion/storage. The …
Emerging hydrovoltaic technology
Water contains tremendous energy in a variety of forms, but very little of this energy has yet
been harnessed. Nanostructured materials can generate electricity on interaction with water …
been harnessed. Nanostructured materials can generate electricity on interaction with water …
[PDF][PDF] Graphene fibers: preparation, properties, and applications
Graphene fiber is a macroscopic carbonaceous fiber composed of microscopic graphene
sheets, and has attracted extensive attention. Graphene building blocks form a highly …
sheets, and has attracted extensive attention. Graphene building blocks form a highly …
Graphene-based smart materials
The high specific surface area and the excellent mechanical, electrical, optical and thermal
properties of graphene make it an attractive component for high-performance stimuli …
properties of graphene make it an attractive component for high-performance stimuli …
Functional epoxy vitrimers and composites
Y Yang, Y Xu, Y Ji, Y Wei - Progress in Materials Science, 2021 - Elsevier
From cars to airplanes, from household appliances to indoor ornaments, from biomedical
devices to factory equipment, epoxy resins have been deeply rooted in modern society. But …
devices to factory equipment, epoxy resins have been deeply rooted in modern society. But …
Harvesting energy from atmospheric water: grand challenges in continuous electricity generation
J Tan, X Wang, W Chu, S Fang, C Zheng… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric water is ubiquitous on earth and extensively participates in the natural water
cycle through evaporation and condensation. This process involves tremendous energy …
cycle through evaporation and condensation. This process involves tremendous energy …
Multi-stimuli-responsive programmable biomimetic actuator
Untethered small actuators have various applications in multiple fields. However, existing
small-scale actuators are very limited in their intractability with their surroundings, respond to …
small-scale actuators are very limited in their intractability with their surroundings, respond to …