Highly-efficient materials and technologies for environmental pollutant treatment and
hydrogen production are urgently needed in" green" 21 st century. Notably, photocatalytic …

Bacterial antibiotic resistance is becoming more widespread due to excessive use of
antibiotics in healthcare and agriculture. At the same time the development of new …

Diamonds have substantial hardness and durability, but attempting to deform diamonds
usually results in brittle fracture. We demonstrate ultralarge, fully reversible elastic …

The inductively coupled plasma reactive ion etching (ICP-RIE) is a selective dry etching
method used in fabrication technology of various semiconductor devices. The etching is …

In this review, the weightiest decadal developments of surface-enhanced Raman scattering
(SERS) and nanoplasmonic materials in sensing applications are discussed. Today, there …

It is always a great challenge to bridge the nano-and macro-worlds in nanoscience, for
instance, manufacturing uniform nanogratings on a whole wafer in seconds instead of hours …

Materials with the desirable surface wettability are of key importance in diverse applications.
However, most of the existing chemical processes used for surface wettability control are …

The spread of bacteria through contaminated surfaces is a major issue in healthcare, food
industry, and other economic sectors. The widespread use of antibiotics is not a sustainable …

Titanium and its alloys have superb biocompatibility, low elastic modulus, and favorable
corrosion resistance. These exceptional properties lead to its wide use as a medical implant …

The design and fabrication of patterned micro‐and nanostructure arrays have been
demonstrated to be a powerful strategy toward efficient light management, which is of vital …