Owing to its multiple fascinating properties of renewability, biodegradability, biocompatibility,
and antibacterial activity, chitin is expected to become a green cornerstone of next …

Manganese dioxide (MnO 2) is an inexpensive and non-toxic compound that has eight
typical crystal structures, namely α-, β-, γ-, ε-, δ-, λ-, OMS-6 and todorokite MnO 2. These …

Soft and wet hydrogels often struggle to achieve both toughness and high sensitivity
simultaneously, limiting their usefulness in flexible devices. To tackle this challenge, we …

Living organisms in nature have undergone continuous evolution over billions of years,
resulting in the formation of high-performance fracture-resistant biomineralized tissues such …

The high‐speed impact‐resistanct materials are of great significance while their
development is hindered by the intrinsic tradeoff between mechanical strength and energy …

Cermet has broad applications in electronics, but achieving stable ceramic‐metal contact
has always been a challenge, particularly at hot temperature and large deformation …

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-induced viral pneumonia in children is common
worldwide. Its high occurrence and lack of an effective vaccine make it a leading cause of …

Biological materials, such as bamboo, are naturally optimized composites with exceptional
mechanical properties. Inspired by such natural composites, traditional methods involve …

Abstract 1D flexible fibers assembled 3D porous networked ceramic fiber aerogels (CFAs)
are developed to overcome the brittleness of traditional ceramic particle aerogels. However …

Understanding how life's essential homochiral biopolymers arose from racemic precursors is
a challenging quest. Herein, we present a groundbreaking approach involving hierarchical …