• How particles arrange themselves into complex structures
    Complexity in nature, whether in chlorophyll or in living organisms, often results from self-assembly and is considered particularly robust. Compact clusters of elemental particles can be shown to be of practic......
    lchaoxu 写于2018.12.21
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  • 3D Plate‐Lattices: An Emerging Class of Low‐Density Metamaterial Exhibiting Optimal Isotropic Stiffness
    In lightweight engineering, there is a constant quest for low‐density materials featuring high mass‐specific stiffness and strength. Additively‐manufactured metamaterials are particularly promising candidates as th......
    lchaoxu 写于2018.12.14
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  • 3D nanofabrication by volumetric deposition and controlled shrinkage of patterned scaffolds
    Lithographic nanofabrication is often limited to successive fabrication of two-dimensional (2D) layers. We present a strategy for the direct assembly of 3D nanomaterials consisting of metals, semiconductors, and biomolecules arranged ......
    lchaoxu 写于2018.12.14
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  • Artificial photosynthesis breakthrough could turn CO2 into plastics on the cheap
    From fuels, to foam mattresses, to high-performance carbon fibers, scientists are getting better all the time at capturing harmful CO2 and turning it into useful products. Researchers at Rutgers University have made......
    lchaoxu 写于2018.12.14
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  • Device uses salty hydrogel to pull drinking water from the air
               There may not be much water on the ground in arid parts of the world, but there still is some water vapor that can be drawn from the air. While so-called "fog nets" provide ......
    lchaoxu 写于2018.12.14
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  • Custom-made artificial mother-of-pearl
                    Natural mother-of-pearl, such as mussels, is one of the hardest, most stable and stiff ......
    lchaoxu 写于2018.12.11
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  • Cholesteric liquid crystals in living matter
    Liquid crystals play an important role in biology because the combination of order and mobility is a basic requirement for self-organisation and structure formation in living systems. Cholesteric liquid crystals a......
    lchaoxu 写于2018.12.05
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  • Combining pneumatics with a hydrogel to create a baromorph—for soft robotics
    In the never-ending quest to create robots that are ever more capable, roboticists have often been inspired by creatures that nature has designed. Attempting to mimic humans is a popular research area, as is copying ......
    lchaoxu 写于2018.12.03
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  • Wrapping Nanocellulose Nets around Graphene Oxide Sheets
    Constructing advanced functional nanomaterials with pre‐designed organized morphologies from low‐dimension synthetic and biological components is challenging. Herein, we report an efficient and universal amphiphilicity‐driven assembly strate......
    lchaoxu 写于2018.11.30
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  • Stimuli-responsive hydroxyapatite liquid crystal with macroscopically controllable ordering and magneto-optical functions
    Liquid crystals are mostly formed by self-assembly of organic molecules. In contrast, inorganic materials available as liquid crystals are limited. Here we report the development of liquid-crystalline (LC) hydroxya......
    lchaoxu 写于2018.11.30
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