Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as three-dimensional (3D) printing, has boomed
over the last 30 years, and its use has accelerated during the last 5 years. AM is a materials …

Air filtration materials (AFMs) have gradually become a research hotspot on account of the
increasing attention paid to the global air quality problem. However, most AFMs cannot …

Artificial intelligence, especially machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) algorithms,
is becoming an important tool in the fields of materials and mechanical engineering …

The complex structure of wood, one of the most abundant biomaterials on Earth, has been
optimized over 270 million years of tree evolution. This optimization has led to the highly …

Proteins are nature's primary building blocks for the construction of sophisticated molecular
machines and dynamic materials, ranging from protein complexes such as photosystem II …

Molecular science entails the study of structures and properties of materials at the level of
single molecules or small interacting complexes of molecules. Moving beyond single …

Covalent polymers connected by non-covalent interactions constitute a fascinating set of
materials known as supramolecular polymer networks (SPNs). A key feature of SPNs is that …

Active biodegradable packaging are being developed from biodegradable biopolymers
which may solve the environmental problems caused by petroleum-based materials …

It is an advanced strategy to acquire bio-inspired composites by simulating the organic–
inorganic composition and multiple-cracking fracture behavior. However, its application is …

Biological materials found in Nature such as nacre and bone are well recognized as light‐
weight, strong, and tough structural materials. The remarkable toughness and damage …