Confinement engineered systems for CO2 valorization current advances and future directions
Available online 12 December 2025
Thermocatalysis and electrocatalysis are central approaches for CO2 conversion, offering the potential for mild reaction conditions and integration with renewable energy sources. Nanoconfinement, which...
Rubber composites with high toughness, superior energy absorption and a fully retained electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness
Available online 12 December 2025
Tough rubber composites with stable electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness (SE) can be used as sealing components at the connecting parts of aerospace equipment because they attenuate...
Recent progress in silicone foams and nanocomposites: From versatile fabrication strategies to multiple emerging applications
Available online 8 December 2025
Silicone foam materials have attracted considerable interest in both academic and industrial fields owing to their non-petroleum source, wide temperature flexibility, chemical resistance, environmental...
Independent decoupling sensor featuring ultralow temperature coefficient of resistance for structural health monitoring of pipelines
Available online 8 December 2025
Pipeline failure resulting from structural deformation poses a critical risk to industrial safety and operational reliability. Existing monitoring methods often struggle with signal crosstalk between...
Antiferroelectric PbHfO3-Based leaky integrate-and-fire neurons for energy-efficient motion perception and localization
Available online 3 December 2025
Artificial neurons are vital components in neuromorphic networks designed to process information with high parallelism and efficiency, mirroring the human brain's capabilities. Phase-change materials...
Research progress and prospects of polarization effects in photo-piezocatalysis for antibacterial and antifouling applications
Available online 2 December 2025
Biofouling poses a significant challenge in marine environments. Piezo-photocatalysts can effectively inhibit the attachment and growth of marine microorganisms, thereby preventing biofouling. This...
Synergistic active sites in nanoscale metal-organic framework catalyst for tandem CO2 and styrene conversion
Available online 2 December 2025
With the growing demand for sustainable solutions to environmental issues, the efficient conversion of CO2 into value-added products has become a critical focus. The one-pot tandem synthesis of cyclic...
The influence mechanism of surface oxygen site regulation on CO2 hydrogenation to methanol catalyzed by MoS2/MoO2
Available online 2 December 2025
The in-plane and edge sulfur vacancies (Sv) of MoS2 serve as the active sites of CH3OH and CH4 in CO2 hydrogenation, respectively. However, edge sulfur vacancies are easily exposed, making it highly...
Carbon dots in tribology
Available online 20 November 2025
The development of high-performance lubricants to address friction and wear issues in mechanical equipment is critical to achieving the goal of carbon emission peak and carbon neutrality. Carbon dots...
Optimized electron transfer in Ru/Cu@MXene electrocatalysts for ultra-selective and high-yield electrochemical NH3 synthesis
Available online 20 November 2025
Electrocatalytic nitrogen oxide reduction (eNOxRR) has emerged as a promising alternative to the energy-intensive Haber-Bosch process for the sustainable production of ammonia (NH3). However, challenges...
A flexible nanoparticle structured temperature sensor with high reproducibility and ultrafast response speed enabled by thermal expansion coefficient regulation and thermal conductivity enhancement
Available online 19 November 2025
Temperature is a key physiological parameter to reflect the wearer's activity and health status, but quick and accurate temperature sensing in complicated skin-attaching condition remains challenging....
Ag nanowire/lignin-derived carbon aerogels with enhanced interfacial charge transfer for efficient chloride removal in capacitive deionization
Available online 19 November 2025
Silver-based nanomaterials have demonstrated great potential for chloride removal via capacitive deionization (CDI) due to high conductivity, tunable surface/interface properties, and excellent selectivity....
High-resolution X-ray imaging technologies for non-destructive testing of integrated circuits
Available online 6 November 2025
Integrated circuits (ICs) are an interdisciplinary field involving nanofabrication, materials science, physics, electronics, etc. The rapid evolution of ICs toward miniaturization and high-density architectures...
Pyrrole-enabled free water activity suppression and zincophilic-hydrophobic interfacial engineering for highly stable Zn metal anode
Available online 4 November 2025
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have shown significant potential, however, their large-scale application is hindered by the active water-induced dendrite growth, hydrogen evolution reaction (HER),...
Green reinforcement of cellulose fibers: rGO size and loading effects on Lyocell composites from atomistic insight to macroscopic performance
Available online 4 November 2025
This study investigates the size- and loading-dependent reinforcement effects of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) on Lyocell fibers through a combination of multiscale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations...
Multiscale mechanistic insights into Er-driven phase reconfiguration and hydrogen diffusion in Mg–Ni alloys
Available online 4 November 2025
Improving the hydrogen storage performance of Mg-based alloys requires overcoming fundamental limitations in hydrogen sorption kinetics and thermodynamic stability. Herein, we report a comprehensive...
ZIF-8-based auto-photopotential-driven catalysis for uranium and organic pollutant removal in radioactive water
Available online 3 November 2025
Uranium and organic contaminants are frequently co-detected in radionuclide-polluted water bodies, posing severe risks to human health and ecosystems. To address this, we engineered an auto-photopotential-driven...
Cyclic utilization of livestock wastes into nitrogen-doped porous biochar for efficient treatment of real livestock wastewater and its bio-toxicological assessment via zebrafish (Danio rerio) model
Available online 1 November 2025
Cyclic utilization of livestock wastes, which are deemed as the most common solid pollutants in livestock farms, into metal-free biochar for wastewater treatment may offer a sustainable approach to...
Boosting iodine redox kinetics through the inherent electrostatic interaction and electron donor capability of gelatin binder
October 2025
The notorious shuttle effect of polyiodides in aqueous Zinc-iodine (Zn-I2) batteries impedes their practical application, which renders it imperative to address this issue. Here, we report natural gelatin...
Nanostructuring of Zn–Li-based alloys through severe plastic deformation: Microstructure, mechanical properties, and corrosion behaviors
October 2025
To date, nanostructuring through plastic deformation has rarely been reported in biodegradable zinc (Zn) based alloys that have great potential in load-bearing conditions. Here, typical high-strength...
Bursting and transforming MOF into n-type ZnO and p-type NiO based heterostructure for supercapacitive energy storage
October 2025
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been considered as great contender and promising electrode materials for supercapacitors. However, their low capacity, aggregation, and poor porosity have necessitated...
Ionogels as advanced materials for overcoming challenges in wound healing and drug delivery
October 2025
Despite relevant advances, the pharmaceutical industry continues to strive with the limited adaptability, moisture management, and discomfort caused by existing wound dressings. Adding to these challenges...
Advanced Ca-doped MOF nanocarriers for Co-delivery of Doxorubicin/pCRISPR
October 2025
Cancer treatment often requires a multimodal approach, such as combining chemotherapy and gene therapy. However, challenges such as low therapeutic efficacy and off-target effects hinder the effectiveness...
One-step green synthesis of platinum mesoporous nanoparticles by riboflavin for light activated antitumoral therapy
October 2025
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been established as one of the most promising novel cancer therapies with fewer side-effects and enhanced efficacy compared to the currently available conventional treatments....