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Chemists Engineer Highly Elastic, Self-Healing Protein-Polymer Crystals that Expand 500% Volume, Promising Next-Gen Batteries and Sensors
Department of Energy USA Overview Scientists have created a novel material by chemically integrating protein crystals with polymer hydrogels, resulting in highly elastic and self-healing crystals. This material can expand to 180% of its ... -
Novel Composite Hydrogel Achieves Record-High 40 MPa Tensile Strength with 99%+ NIR-Triggered Self-Healing for Advanced Protective Gear
ACS Publications USA Overview Researchers have developed a rapidly self-healing composite hydrogel exhibiting exceptional impact resistance, achieving an ultrahigh tensile strength of 40 MPa, toughness of 177 MJ m–3, and puncture resista... -
Flexible Thermoelectric Generators Usher in Autonomous Wearable Health Monitoring and Thermal Management
Vertex AI Search (Microstructures) Unknown Overview A comprehensive review highlights significant advancements in flexible thermoelectric generators (f-TEGs) for wearable energy harvesting, positioning them as a key enabler for autonomou... -
Functional Materials Weekly Report May 31, 2026
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UncorrelaTEd Project Advances Thermoelectric Materials for Converting Waste Heat to Electricity
pyl.isop-hamburg.de Germany Overview The UncorrelaTEd project focuses on developing technology to efficiently convert heat into electricity by bringing porous thermoelectric materials into contact with liquids. The goal is to enable self... -
Covestro Unveils High-Performance Materials for AI Infrastructure and Embodied Intelligence at COMPUTEX 2026
Covestro Germany Overview Covestro showcased 'The Material Effect' at COMPUTEX 2026, featuring high-performance material solutions for AI infrastructure and embodied intelligence. The company demonstrated how engineering plastics and TPU... -
KIMM Develops Wearable Fabric Robot with SMA Smart Threads, Boosting User Strength by 40%
Futuro Prossimo South Korea Overview A research team at KIMM (Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials) developed 'smart threads' from coiled 25-micrometer shape memory alloy (SMA) wires, mimicking biological muscle fibers. Wearable ... -
Collapsible vs. Rigid Robotic End-Effectors: Smart Materials Revolutionize Compact Space Operations
PatSnap Eureka International Overview This article compares collapsible and rigid robotic end-effectors for compact spaces, highlighting how smart materials like shape memory alloys (SMAs) and advanced polymer composites have significant... -
Water-Soluble POSS Enables Multiscale-Reinforced, VOC-Free Waterborne Coatings via Concurrent Coalescence and Crosslinking
ChemRxiv International Overview This preprint reports that water-soluble amine-functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (NPOSS) facilitates concurrent coalescence and crosslinking in epoxy-functionalized core-shell microsphere... -
Dual-Ion Substitutions in SnS2 Induce Ultralow Thermal Conductivity through Lattice Softening and Anion Dimerization
ACS Publications USA Overview A first-principles study revealed that dual-ion substitutions in SnS2 lead to lattice softening and anion dimerization, resulting in ultralow thermal conductivity. This phenomenon primarily stems from increa...
