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Open AccessScalable multifunctional MOFs-textiles via diazonium chemistry
Cellulose fiber-based textiles are ubiquitous in daily life for their processability, biodegradability, and outstanding flexibility. Integrating cellulose textiles with functional coating materials can unlock ...
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Open AccessUltrastrong exciton-plasmon couplings in WS2 multilayers synthesized with a random multi-singular metasurface at room temperature
Van der Waals semiconductors exemplified by two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides have promised next-generation atomically thin optoelectronics. Boosting their interaction with light is vital for pr...
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Open AccessHigh-quality semiconductor fibres via mechanical design
Recent breakthroughs in fibre technology have enabled the assembly of functional materials with intimate interfaces into a single fibre with specific geometries1–11, delivering diverse functionalities over a larg...
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Open AccessUltra-compact MXene fibers by continuous and controllable synergy of interfacial interactions and thermal drawing-induced stresses
Recent advances in MXene (Ti3C2Tx) fibers, prepared from electrically conductive and mechanically strong MXene nanosheets, address the increasing demand of emerging yet promising electrode materials for the devel...
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Open AccessRecent progress of fiber-based transistors: materials, structures and applications
Wearable electronics on fibers or fabrics assembled with electronic functions provide a platform for sensors, displays, circuitry, and computation. These new conceptual devices are human-friendly and programma...
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Open AccessSelf-powered multifunctional sensing based on super-elastic fibers by soluble-core thermal drawing
The well-developed preform-to-fiber thermal drawing technique owns the benefit to maintain the cross-section architecture and obtain an individual micro-scale strand of fiber with the extended length up to tho...
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Open AccessDesigner patterned functional fibers via direct imprinting in thermal drawing
Creating micro/nanostructures on fibers is beneficial for extending the application range of fiber-based devices. To achieve this using thermal fiber drawing is particularly important for the mass production o...
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In-Fiber Breakup
In recent years, multifunctional multimaterial fibers based on the thermal drawing process have made considerable development, which enables various practical fiber devices with optoelectronics, photonics, aco...
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Nano- and Micro-structuring of Materials Using Polymer Cold Drawing Process
Cold drawing is a well-established manufacturing process for tailoring properties of polymers in polymer industries. It refers to the phenomenon that necks formed during the tensile drawing of polymer fibers, ...
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Open AccessIn-fibre particle manipulation and device assembly via laser induced thermocapillary convection
The ability to manipulate in-fibre particles is of technological and scientific significance, yet particle manipulation inside solid environment remains fundamentally challenging. Here we show an accurately co...
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Node Demand Reverse Deduction (DRD) Technology for Water Supply Networks
The node demand driven analytical technique is the currently accepted method of hydraulic calculation for water distribution networks. Since the node demands are derived from the user’s monthly or bimonthly me...
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A general ligand design for gold catalysis allowing ligand-directed anti-nucleophilic attack of alkynes
Most homogenous gold catalyses demand ≥0.5 mol% catalyst loading. Owing to the high cost of gold, these reactions are unlikely to be applicable in medium- or large-scale applications. Here we disclose a novel ...
