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Reference Bobby Kaman, Jinho Lim, Yingkai Liu, Axel Hoffmann. Emulating 2D Materials with Magnons. Physical Review X, 2026; 16 (1) DOI: 10.1103/t7tm-nxyl
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Materials Engineering
Depth-Resolved X-Ray Imaging Reveals Distinct Energy Transport Processes in Silicon Carbide
Reference Neeraj K, Highland MJ, Zhou T, Guzelturk B, Walko DA, Flanders NC, Delegan N, Heremans FJ, Holt MV, Hruszkewycz SO, Wen H. Depth-Resolved X-Ray Nanoimaging of Coherent and Incoherent Energy Transport in Silicon Carbide. ACS Nano. 2026;20(17):12850-12858. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.5c20241.
Read More »Hydration Pathways and C-A-S-H Morphology Control Creep in Blended Cement Paste
Significance Reference Jiawei Wang, Xiaohong Zhu, Jun Wang, Yang Chen, Yuanpeng Liu, Zhangli Hu, Jiaping Liu, Roya Maboudian, Paulo J.M. Monteiro, Does the hydration process of supplementary cementitious materials affect the aging creep of blended cement paste?, Cement and Concrete Research, Volume 191, 2025, 107826,
Read More »Localized Dissipation Drives Dynamic Fracture in Entangled Hydrogels
Significance Reference Yang H, Kang S, Du Y, Weitz DA, Vlassak JJ. Dynamic fracture and catastrophic crack branching in highly entangled hydrogels. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026;123(38):e2603322123. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2603322123.
Read More »Magnetically Actuated Ceramic Microscrolls with Mechanically Stored Elastic Energy
Significance Reference Kim, Semi & Kousik, Shravan & Atanasova, Petia & Goering, Eberhard & Bill, Joachim & Burghard, Zaklina. (2026). Mechanically Assisted Magnetic Actuation in Ceramic‐Based Microscrolls for Fast and Durable Soft Robotic Systems. Advanced Materials. 38. 10.1002/adma.74544.
Read More »Thiourea-Induced Surface Reconstruction Stabilizes Oxygen Redox in Lithium-Rich Solid-State Cathodes
Significance Reference Jin, F., Zhao, W., Ellingsen, I.S. et al. Thiourea-derived coating enabled lithium-rich manganese oxide positive electrode in solid-state batteries. Nat Commun (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-75215-1
Read More »HWP-Modified Polyimide Films for Thermal Stability and Heat Transfer
Significance Reference Yu, Xueyi & Chen, Kaijin & He, Yanwei & Liu, Siwei & Qiao, Zhengping & Zhang, Yi. (2025). Innovative Construction of High‐Performance Polyimide Composites: Ultra‐Integration of Low Thermal Expansion, Super Flexibility, and Exceptional Thermal Conductivity. Polymer Composites. 46. 16430-16443. 10.1002/pc.70056.
Read More »Thermal History Encoding in Salt-Doped Polyelectrolyte Hydrogels
Significance Reference Bai, Jin & Feng, Shanhao & Ye, Ya & Wenwen, Yu & Zheng, Qiang & Zhu, Fengbo. (2025). Thermally Programmable Off-Equilibrium Pathways in Salt-Doped Polyelectrolyte Hydrogels. Macromolecules. 58. 10.1021/acs.macromol.5c02742.
Read More »Stress-Driven Iron Diffusion in Passive Films on Laser-Desensitized 316L Stainless Steel
Significance Reference Xu-dong Li, Zi-wen Zhao, Muhammad Arslan Hafeez, Cheng Zhang, Lin Liu, Mechanisms of stress-induced deterioration of corrosion resistance of the laser-desensitized 316L stainless steel, Corrosion Science, Volume 261, 2026, 113641,
Read More »Entanglement-Controlled Regeneration of Glassy Thermoset Networks
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 »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.
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