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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... -
Harbin Engineering University Advances Underwater Robotic End-Effectors with Soft Robotics and Smart Materials
PatSnap Eureka (Harbin Engineering University) China Overview Research from Harbin Engineering University focuses on soft robotics for underwater manipulation, utilizing flexible materials and pneumatic actuation. Their end-effectors inc... -
Unfrustrated Self-Morphing: New 3D Director Fields Enable Stress-Free Deformation in Bulk Liquid Crystal Elastomers
arXiv International Overview This arXiv preprint investigates a family of 3D director fields that enable self-morphing in bulk liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) without geometric frustration. Extending prior research on thin LCE sheets, t... -
Argonne National Laboratory to Lead $2.8M Project for Accelerated Catalyst Discovery via AI and Autonomous Labs
Argonne National Laboratory USA Overview Argonne National Laboratory secured $2.77 million from ARPA-E to lead the Accelerated Catalyst Design Foundry (ACDF) project. ACDF aims to shorten industrial catalyst discovery and commercializati...
