Materials Engineering

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.

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.

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,

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

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.

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.

Significance  Image Credit: Nature Materials, 2026; DOI: 10.1038/s41563-026-02538-1   Reference Hongri Gu, Anton Lüders, Clemens Bechinger. Non-monotonic magnetic friction from collective rotor dynamics. Nature Materials, 2026; DOI: 10.1038/s41563-026-02538-1

Significance  Reference Liu, Cheng & He, Chaowei & Dai, Xiaobin & Yan, Li‐Tang & Xu, Huaping. (2025). Achieving Mechanical Evolution in Polymer Materials Through Phase Evolution Induced by Visible Light. Advanced Materials. 37. 10.1002/adma.202508549.

Significance    Reference Shunli Wang, Yinsheng Li, Limei Tian, High-toughness polyurethane elastomers for recyclable carbon fiber-reinforced composites with excellent tear resistance, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Volume 198, 2025, 109140,

Significance  Reference Fan M, Li X, Jia C, Feng L, Cui M. Effect of Pyrolysis Temperature and Atmosphere on the Pyrolysis Characteristics of Cold-Rolled Oily Sludge with a High Oil Content. ACS Omega. 2025;10(43):50859-50867. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.5c02288.

Significance  Reference Chunnan Zhu, Jin Zhang, Dongfeng Shi, Guoqing Wang, A novel approach to tailoring microstructure and enhancing performance in Al-Cu-Li alloys: Grain refinement driven by segregation bands, Materials Science and Engineering: A, Volume 944, 2025, 148948,

Significance  In Situ Formation of Luminescent Perovskite Quantum Dot/Polymer Composites: Scalable Synthesis, Continuous Processing and Functional Applications Reference Fan, Wenxuan & Wang, Shalong & Yang, Zhi & Yao, Jisong & Xu, Leimeng & Song, Jizhong. (2025). In Situ Formation of Luminescent Perovskite Quantum Dot/Polymer Composites: Scalable Synthesis, Continuous Processing and Functional Applications. Advanced Materials. 2025. 37. 2505600. DOI: 10.1002/adma.202505600.

Significance  Reference Bhardwaj A, Fleury B, Senyuk B, Abraham E, Ten Hove JB, Lee T, Cherpak V, Smalyukh II. Mesoporous optically clear heat insulators for sustainable building envelopes. Science. 2025 Dec 11;390(6778):1171-1176. doi: 10.1126/science.adx5568.

Significance  Reference Parker MA, Barbosa R, Cibaka-Ndaya C, Castro-Grijalba A, De Marco ML, Korgel BA, Montero D, Lacomme S, Azéma A, Kravets VG, Grigorenko AN, Ponsinet V, Barois P, Roach L, Drisko GL. Self-Assembled Silicon@Silica Metasurfaces with High-Quality Resonances in the Infrared. Small Sci. 2025;5(7):2500119. doi: 10.1002/smsc.202500119.

Significance  Reference Tsugaya, Riko & Shimada, Jin & Sugahara, Takeshi & Hirai, Takayuki. (2025). Electrical Conductivity in Tetra-n-butylammonium Formate, Acetate, and Oxalate Semiclathrate Hydrates. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 8. 10.1021/acsaem.5c02210.

Significance  Reference Liang, Guangyuan & Cao, Yitong & Liu, Yuanzheng & Li, Guo & Geng, Long & Zhao, Jiateng & Liu, Changhui. (2025). Intrinsic Flame-Retardant Phosphorylated Solid–Solid Organic Phase Change Materials for Safe Thermal Energy Storage. ACS Applied Engineering Materials. 3. 10.1021/acsaenm.5c00548.

Significance  Reference Junwei Shan, Zhiqing Zhu, Zhihao Chen, Feng Du, Quan Li, Si/C composites based on bubble 3D graphene-like porous materials as self-supporting anodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries, Electrochimica Acta, Volume 529, 2025, 146281,