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Significance Reference Xu, Z., Mejia, E.B., Price, T.C. et al. Chain entanglements enable regeneration of high-performance thermosets. Nature Materials . (2026).
Read More »Entanglement-Controlled Regeneration of Glassy Thermoset Networks
Materials Engineering
Temporal Ordering of Oxide Sublayers in Single-Crystal Superalloys
Significance Reference Zhiqiang Zhou, Pan Xie, Cuilan Wu, Jianghua Chen, A refined formation scenario of high-temperature oxide sub-layers in nickel-based single crystal superalloys, Corrosion Science, Volume 260, 2026, 113548,
Read More »Spatial Pattern Recognition with Shear-Oriented Piezoelectric Micro-Pyramids
Significance Reference Xinwen Zhou, Haoran Pei, Zhicheng Li, Haihao He, Yinghong Chen, A piezoelectric micro-pyramid array sensor based on PVDF/WS2 nanosheets for high-precision deep learning-assisted pattern recognition, Composites Part B: Engineering, Volume 310, 2026, 113137,
Read More »Reversible Optical Control of Lattice Distortion in Bromide Perovskite Single Crystals
Significance Reference Dubey, Mansha & Türedi, Bekir & Kanak, Andrii & Kovalenko, Maksym & Leite, Marina. (2026). Reversible, Photo‐Induced Lattice Distortions in Halide Perovskites. Advanced Materials. 10.1002/adma.202521800.
Read More »Arc-Supported Re-Entrant Honeycombs for Stable Auxetic Energy Absorption
Significance Reference Ran Gu, Yonghui An, Wanhai Han, Jinping Ou, A novel biomimetic arc support enhanced re-entrant honeycomb with enhanced strength: Experiments and simulations of mechanical performance, Composite Structures, Volume 373, 2025, 119607.
Read More »Engineering Applications of Multi-Scale Interfacial Reinforcement in Additively Manufactured Sandwich Structures
Significance Reference Liu, Yang & Wang, Zhaogui & Yi, Bohao. (2025). Enhancing Mechanical Performances of Material Extrusion Additively Manufactured Composite Sandwich Structures via Multi‐Scale Interfacial Bonding Strategies. Polymer Composites. 46. 17041-17055. 10.1002/pc.70094.
Read More »Engineering Relevance of a Modified Thermal-Vacancy Model
Significance Reference Cheng-Hui Xia, Xiao-Gang Lu, A modified substitutional solution model for describing thermal vacancies, Acta Materialia, Volume 301, 2025, 121564,
Read More »“Dynamic” Constitutive Response of C/PyC/SiC Minicomposites at Ultra-High Temperatures
Significance Reference Li SR, Ma ZQ, Lv JW, Cheng TB. Constitutive behaviors of carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide minicomposites at elevated temperatures. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 109(1) (2026) e70245. doi: 10.1111/jace.70245.
Read More »Graphene Configuration Design for Al2O3-High-Entropy Carbide Ceramic Tools
Significance Reference Yingqi Zheng, Jialin Sun, Shurong Ning, Xiao Li, Jun Zhao, Determination of optimal graphene configuration on the mechanical responses and machining performance of ceramic cutting tool, Ceramics International, Volume 51, Issue 29, Part A, 2025, Pages 60542-60554,
Read More »Near-Zero Thermal Expansion Through Hybrid Ceramic Fillers
Significance Reference Zhou, Zikang & Liang, Fei & Zeng, Yuyao & Yang, Chuntian & Wu, Zhongxin. (2025). Research on Zero Value Effect of Positive and Negative Thermal Expansion Mixed Ceramic Fillers and Its Application in BT Resin‐Based Composites. Polymer Composites. 46. 16302-16310. 10.1002/pc.70046.
Read More »Direct Laves Phase Crystallization in Undercooled W-Nb-Hf-Zr Alloy
Significance Reference Kelun Liu, Ruilin Xiao, Bohan Sun, Ying Ruan, Bingbo Wei, Unusual growth mechanism for refractory multicomponent Laves phase, Acta Materialia, Volume 302, 2026, 121685,
Read More »Defect-Controlled Strength in 3D Printed Nickel Nano-Architectures
Significance Reference Zhang W, Li Z, Gao H, Greer JR. Nanoporosity-driven deformation of additively manufactured nano-architected metals. Nat Commun. 2026;17(1):3279. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-69845-8.
Read More »Origami Metamaterials with Independently Programmable and Tunable Mechanical and Acoustic Responses
Significance Reference Mengyue Li, Jiayao Ma, Xiao-Lei Tang, Yan-Feng Wang, Yan Chen, Double-tubular origami metamaterials with independently programmable and tunable mechanical and acoustic properties, Composites Part B: Engineering, Volume 306, 2025, 112804.
Read More »Ring Closure Reduces Effective Segregation Power in SI Diblock Melts
Significance Reference Yuya Doi, Naoto Sakabe, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Atsushi Takano, Yushu Matsushita, Miscibility enhancement in a symmetric ring diblock copolymer melt due to topological constraint studied by SAXS and rheology, Polymer, Volume 338, 2025, 129092,
Read More »Collective Magnetic Reordering Controls Non-Monotonic Friction
Significance Reference Gu, H., Lüders, A. & Bechinger, C. Non-monotonic magnetic friction from collective rotor dynamics. Nat. Mater. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02538-1
Read More »A Unified Framework for Polarized Raman Intensity in Anisotropic Layered Materials
Significance Reference Xie JL, Liu T, Leng YC, Mei R, Wu H, Liu CK, Wang JH, Li Y, Yu XF, Lin ML, Tan PH. Quantitatively Predicting Angle-Resolved Polarized Raman Intensity of Anisotropic Layered Materials. Adv Mater. 2025 Oct;37(40):e2506241. doi: 10.1002/adma.202506241.
Read More »Ferroelastic Superdomain Conversion in Mixed-Phase PZT Multilayers
Significance Reference Tian Z, Zhu M, Kim J, Behera P, Xu M, Lee TJ, Lin CC, Pamula S, Raja A, Pan H, Kim J, LeBeau JM, Martin LW. Unleashing the Electromechanical Response of Ferroelastic Domain Reorganization in Mixed-Phase Tetragonal Ferroelectric Multilayers. Adv Mater. 2026 Apr;38(19):e18417. doi: 10.1002/adma.202518417.
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