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A rhythmically pulsing leaf-spring DNA-origami nanoengine that drives a passive follower
Molecular engineering seeks to create functional entities for modular use in the bottom-up design of nanoassemblies that can perform complex tasks....
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Boost Up the Mechanical and Electrical Property of CNT Fibers by Governing Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Mesophases with Aramid Polymers for Robust Lightweight Wiring Applications
Monofilament type of polyaromatic amide (PA) and carbon nanotube (CNT) composite fibers is presented. A concept of a lyotropic liquid crystal (LLC)...
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Elastic microphase separation produces robust bicontinuous materials
Bicontinuous microstructures are essential to the function of diverse natural and synthetic systems. Their synthesis has been based on two...
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Semi-transparent, flexible, and electrically conductive silicon mesh by capillarity-driven welding of vapor-liquid-solid-grown nanowires over large areas
Bottom-up synthesis of semiconductor nanowires (NWs) by the vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) mechanism has enabled diverse technological applications for...
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Bioinspired and biomimetic protein-based fibers and their applications
Protein-based fibers combine unique mechanical properties with biocompatibility and biodegradability, and often outperform polymer-based fibers....
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Active tissue adhesive activates mechanosensors and prevents muscle atrophy
While mechanical stimulation is known to regulate a wide range of biological processes at the cellular and tissue levels, its medical use for tissue...
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Flexible mille-feuille structure electromagnetic interference shielding film with excellent thermal conductivity and Joule heating
The intelligent electronic devices have urgent demands for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding films with excellent heat dissipation...
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Plant-inspired soft actuators powered by water
Unlike animals, plants lack motion-generating systems such as a central nervous system or muscles, but they have successfully developed mechanisms to...
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Nanoparticle self-assemblies with modern complexity
Thanks to decades of tireless efforts, nanoparticle assemblies have reached an extremely high level of controllability, sophistication, and...
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Thermally conductive polyvinyl alcohol composite films via introducing hetero-structured MXene@silver fillers
Ag nanoparticles were in-situ grown on the surface of MXene nanosheets to prepare thermally conductive hetero-structured MXene@Ag fillers. With...
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Shape-encoded dynamic assembly of mobile micromachines
Field-directed and self-propelled colloidal assembly have been used to build micromachines capable of performing complex motions and functions....
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Hybrid materials approaches for bioelectronics
Bioelectronic systems are emerging technologies with unique capabilities for establishing bidirectional biophysical and biochemical interfaces to...
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A magnetically powered nanomachine with a DNA clutch
Machines found in nature and human-made machines share common components, such as an engine, and an output element, such as a rotor, linked by a...
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Value Recovery Pathways for Rare Earth Elements and Nd-Fe-B Magnets from End-of-Life Products
With the advent of a clean energy economy, our society is moving away from a fuel-intensive energy system to a material-intensive system that relies...
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Human-muscle-inspired single fibre actuator with reversible percolation
Artificial muscles are indispensable components for next-generation robotics capable of mimicking sophisticated movements of living systems. However,...
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Transient nuclear deformation primes epigenetic state and promotes cell reprogramming
Cell reprogramming has wide applications in tissue regeneration, disease modelling and personalized medicine. In addition to biochemical cues,...
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Mechanical checkpoint regulates monocyte differentiation in fibrotic niches
Myelofibrosis is a progressive bone marrow malignancy associated with monocytosis, and is believed to promote the pathological remodelling of the...
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Cement-and-pebble nanofluidic membranes with stable acid resistance as osmotic energy generators
Osmotic energy between river water and seawater has attracted interest as a new source of sustainable energy. Nanofluidic membranes in a reverse...
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Detachable and hierarchical assemblies for recyclable and highly efficient oil-fouling removal
Large-scale use of detergents to remove oil-fouling in industry continuously generates tremendous amounts of wastewater and thus leads to both...
