Fibers, originating from nature and mastered by human, have woven their way throughout
the entire history of human civilization. Recent developments in semiconducting polymer …

Soft robotics inspired by the movement of living organisms, with excellent adaptability and
accuracy for accomplishing tasks, are highly desirable for efficient operations and safe …

Helical structures are ubiquitous in nature and impart unique mechanical properties and
multifunctionality. So far, synthetic architectures that mimic these natural systems have been …

Developing zero–global warming potential refrigerants has emerged as one area that helps
address global climate change concerns. Various high-efficiency caloric cooling techniques …

More than a decade of research on the electrocaloric (EC) effect has resulted in EC
materials and EC multilayer chips that satisfy a minimum EC temperature change of 5 K …

Calls to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and demands for higher energy efficiency
continue to drive research into alternative cooling and refrigeration technologies. The caloric …

The human body must stay within a certain temperature range for comfort and safety.
However, challenges for thermoregulatory clothing exist for harsh application scenarios …

Reducing needs for heating and cooling from fossil energy is one of the biggest challenges,
which demand accounts for almost half of global energy consumption, consequently …

Magnetically driven thermal changes in magnetocaloric materials have, for several decades,
been exploited to pump heat near room temperature. By contrast, their electrocaloric and …

Carbon nanotube functional materials (CNTFMs) represent an important research field in
transforming nanoscience and nanotechnology into practical applications, with potential …