Block copolymer (BCP) self-assembly is one of the most versatile concepts for the bottom-up
design of functional nanostructures in materials science, nanomedicine and …

Oleosomes are natural oil droplets, abundant in plants and more specifically in seeds,
composing 20–50 wt% of their mass. The structure of oleosomes is the mechanism that …

Soft robotics aims at creating systems with improved performance of movement and
adaptability in unknown, challenging, environments and with higher level of safety during …

Heterogeneous interface design to boost interfacial polarization has become a feasible way
to realize high electromagnetic wave absorbing (EMA) performance of dielectric materials …

Emulsions, including oil-in-water (O/W) and water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions, can play important
roles in both controlling reservoir conformance and displacing residual oil for enhanced oil …

Motility is the capacity for living organisms to move autonomously and with purpose, and is
essential to life. The transition from abiotic chemistry into motile cellular compartments has …

Mechanically programmable, reconfigurable micro/nanoscale materials that can dynamically
change their mechanical properties or behaviors, or morph into distinct assemblies or …

Medium-and long-chain alkanes and their mixtures possess a remarkable physical property–
they form intermediate structured phases between their isotropic liquid phase and their fully …

A hallmark of living systems is the ability to employ a common set of building blocks that can
self-organize into a multitude of different structures. This capability can only be afforded in …

The design of artificial microswimmers is often inspired by the strategies of natural
microorganisms. Many of these creatures exploit the fact that elasticity breaks the time …