Understanding melt pool characteristics in laser powder bed fusion: An overview of single- and multi-track melt pools for process optimization
October 2023
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) has made significant progress in producing solid and porous metal parts with complex shapes and geometries. However, LPBF produced parts often have defects (e.g., porosity,...
Harvesting energy from friction: the revolutionary decade of triboelectric nanogenerators
April 2026
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have rapidly developed into a transformative energy harvesting technology, enabling self-powered, sustainable electronic systems. This review offers the first comprehensive,...
Advancements in perovskites for solar cell commercialization: A review
April 2025
The efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has progressed rapidly, exceeding 26% for single-junction devices and surpassing 34% in perovskite-silicon tandem configurations, establishing PSCs as...
Machine learning assisted quality control in metal additive manufacturing: a review
December 2025
Additive manufacturing (AM) promotes the production of metallic parts with significant design flexibility, yet its use in critical applications is hindered by challenges in ensuring consistent quality...
Synthesis and modification strategies of g-C3N4 nanosheets for photocatalytic applications
February 2024
Graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets (CNNs) become the most promising member in the carbon nitride family benefitted from their two-dimensional structural features. Recently, great endeavors have been...
A review on additive/subtractive hybrid manufacturing of directed energy deposition (DED) process
October 2022
Additive manufacturing (AM) processes are reliable techniques to build highly complex metallic parts. Direct energy deposition (DED) is one of the most common technologies to 3D print metal alloys....
A comprehensive review on catalysts for seawater electrolysis
October 2024
Seawater electrolysis is a sustainable energy conversion technology that generates clean energy by splitting seawater into hydrogen and oxygen. However, the catalysts used in seawater electrolysis often...
Asymmetrically Cu–O–Cu bridged dual-atom sites on bio-functionalized oxides for molecular nitrate upcycling
October 2026
The electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) is a promising strategy for decentralized ammonia (NH3) production and environmental remediation under ambient conditions. However, achieving complete...
Papyrus-inspired 3D printed stainless steel-based lattice metamaterials with architected stress redistribution for superior mechanical performance
October 2026
3D printed lattice metamaterials are valued for their lightweight, high strength, and excellent energy absorption. However, widely used conventional lattice topologies such as body-centered cubic (BCC)...
Progress and opportunities for AI in additively manufactured NiTi-based shape memory alloys
August 2026
Additively manufactured NiTi-based shape memory alloys (SMAs) offer transformative potential for aerospace and biomedical devices, combining unique functional properties with unparalleled design freedom....
SAMM: A general-purpose segmentation model for material micrographs based on the segment anything model 2
August 2026
Precise segmentation is fundamental to quantitative microstructural analysis, a cornerstone of establishing processing-structure-property relationships in materials science. However, the generalization...
AI-driven design of powder-based nanomaterials for smart textiles: from data intelligence to system integration
February 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a transformative enabler in the development of smart textile systems, particularly those integrating powder-based functional materials. This review highlights...
Advancements in flexible Perovskite solar cells and their integration into self-powered wearable optoelectronic systems
August 2025
Driven by rapid advancements in smart wearable technologies and perovskite photovoltaics, flexible perovskite solar cells (FPSCs) have emerged as highly promising autonomous power sources, poised to...
Interfacial hydrogen-bond engineering of PVP–bridged WO3/TiO2 for efficient solar-driven cathodic metal protection
October 2026
Durable photocathodic protection is an effective approach to mitigate marine metal corrosion, but its performance often suffers from rapid charge recombination and poor band-edge matching of semiconductors....
Machine learning-driven insights into the microstructure and properties of high-entropy alloys
October 2025
High entropy alloys (HEAs) have recently become a popular category of alloys, composed of five or more elements. These alloys are of particular interest in the field of materials due to their unique...
Advances in nano-phases reinforced titanium matrix composites: interfacial engineering and configuration strategy
June 2026
Advances in aerospace technology have fueled a substantial demand for titanium matrix composites (TMCs), as promising candidates for structural load-bearing components. Traditional TMCs, however, encounter...
Tailoring electromagnetic dissipation in high-entropy perovskites oxides through coupled defect engineering and valence-state modulation
October 2026
The rapid advancement of wireless communication and electronic devices has significantly heightened the demand for high-performance electromagnetic (EM) wave absorbers to effectively mitigate EM interference...
Machine learning application in thermal CO2 hydrogenation: catalyst design, process optimization, and mechanism insights
December 2025
The growing demand for carbon neutrality has heightened the focus on CO2 hydrogenation as a viable strategy for transforming carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals and fuels. Advanced machine learning...
Light harvesting engineering of covalent organic frameworks for photocatalysis
August 2026
As the primary and critical step in photocatalysis, the light-harvesting capability of photocatalyst directly determines the quantity of photogenerated charge carriers. This fundamental process ultimately...
Design of titanium alloys by additive manufacturing: A critical review
January 2022
Additive manufacturing (AM) is an innovative technology that creates objects with a complex geometry layer-by-layer, and it has rapidly prospered in manufacturing metallic parts for structural and functional...
Outdoor sunlight driven CO2 capture and cycloaddition from flowing simulated industrial flue gas using amino functionalized bismuth catalysts
August 2026
Sunlight driven conversion of CO2 from industrial flue gas into value-added cyclic carbonates represents a promising carbon mitigation strategy, yet the dynamic modulation of Lewis base sites remains...
Emerging of carbon quantum dots-based powder materials for photocatalytic environmental remediation and chemical production
June 2026
The climate crisis and global pollution urgently require cheap and sustainable methods to produce materials and clean ecosystems, such as photocatalysis that uses solar energy. Nonetheless, actual photocatalysts...
Intrinsic diatom resonators enable enhanced microwave absorption via engineered hierarchical porosity
October 2026
Integrating hierarchically ordered porous structures within the three-dimensional structural cavity framework of diatoms is expected to be a feasible approach for improving electromagnetic wave absorption...
Ultrastrong and ductile hierarchical heterostructured titanium composites from room to high temperatures
April 2026
Titanium matrix composites (TMCs) offer significant enhancements in strength and heat resistance while preserving the low-density characteristic of advanced lightweight titanium alloys. However, ultra-strong,...
Multimaterial 3D printing of high-strength metal-cermet inert anodes for aluminum electrolysis via interface-structure design
October 2026
Additive manufacturing (AM) of metal–cermet multimaterials presents a promising avenue for creating components that combine superior high-temperature strength, corrosion resistance, and toughness, which...
