Acidichromic organic crystals with manifold mechanical deformations for reconfigurable flexible optical tuner
December 2024
Acicular organic crystals with micro- or centimeter scale in length have been widely employed as media for transducing self-emitted or inputted optical signals, i.e., active or passive optical waveguides....
Navigating the landscape of wearable electronics
December 2024
Patient-centric care: Unveiling the potential of wearable electronics in clinical practice
December 2024
Wearable electronics have the capability to monitor human activities and various physiological indicators in a real-time, continuous, non-invasive, and wireless manner, making them a valuable complement...
Hierarchical carbon nanotube-decorated polyacrylonitrile smart textiles for wearable biomonitoring
December 2024
Respiration monitoring enables continuous assessment of physiological status and potential diseases. We reported a polyacrylonitrile/carbon nanotubes/latex composite membrane (PCM) capable of converting...
Perovskite solar cells: From planar designs to fiber-based innovations
December 2024
Much progress has been made in wearable electronics in recent years, with fiber-based devices offering unprecedented capabilities in vision, hearing, environmental sensing, communication, energy management,...
Toward all flexible sensing systems for next-generation wearables
December 2024
Recent advances in science and technology have enabled a promising future for wearable devices with the ability to seamlessly interact with their users. The next generation of wearable systems should...
Enhancing wearable electronics through thermal management innovations
December 2024
Wearable electronics with integrated thermoregulatory functionalities have garnered significant attention due to their critical role in enhancing body thermal comfort. Efficient thermal management is...
Nanofibrous metal oxide semiconductor for sensory face masks
December 2024
Sensory face masks are designed to integrate sensors that monitor health metrics, such as breathing rate and body temperature, thereby providing continuous physiological data. However, current sensing...
Surface-tension-directed gate functionalization in organic electrochemical transistor for wearable sweat lactate monitoring
December 2024
Wearable sweat lactate detection holds significant potential for applications in healthcare and exercise performance evaluation. Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) is emerging as an efficient...
Highly stretchable carbon-based triboelectric nanogenerator textiles woven using coaxial fibres via direct ink writing
December 2024
In recent years, triboelectric nanogenerators have seen great progress in the Internet of Things, wearable electronics, virtual reality and artificial intelligence technologies. However, current triboelectric...
Organic transistors-driven wearable electronics for smart life
December 2024
Due to their potential to blur the boundaries between biological organisms and electronics, wearable electronics can be leveraged to create intelligent technologies and smart life. Advancements in organic...
Flexible electrodes with enhancement of electronic-ionic conductivity for electrophysiological signal monitoring
December 2024
The transmission of electrophysiological signals to the skin is subject to decay, which renders them challenging to detect. To improve the signal-to-noise ratio, we need electrodes with low skin impedance...
Flexible modular strategy for tailored, human–machine fusion wearable electronics
December 2024
Over the past three decades, the field of wearable electronics has experienced significant growth, with future developments expected to lead to more seamless integration and a profound symbiosis between...
Highly durable MXene-based pressure sensor enabled by homogeneous interfacial locking
December 2024
Pressure sensors with linear high sensitivity and a broad response range enable the capture of subtle pressure changes across various scenarios, making them essential for accurate detection. Conventional...
Recent advances in conductive hydrogels for soft biointegrated electronics: Materials, properties, and device applications
December 2024
Conductive hydrogels have paved the way for recent progress in developing soft bioelectronics devices by addressing mechanical mismatches between soft biological tissues and rigid electronic devices....
Making hydrogels into circuits
December 2024
Flexible polarization-sensitive photodetectors based on a NiPS3/MoTe2 heterostructure
December 2024
Flexible electronics that are stretchable or bendable have attracted increased attention in the field of wearable and portable electronics. Traditional bulk materials encounter challenges because of...