Institute of New Materials

Protein‐Stabilized Copper Nanoclusters for Microbial Inhibition‐Enabled Fresh Produce Preservation and Pesticide Removal

ABSTRACT Fresh produce safety is compromised by microbial spoilage and pesticide residues, posing global health risks and economic losses. Although metal nanoclusters (NCs) offer promising functionalities, their composition‐dependent activity remains underexplored. Here, bovine s...

Efficient Fabrication of PVDF Separators with Excellent Thermal Stability and High Ionic Conductivity by Melt Blending for Lithium Metal Batteries

Abstract Lithium (Li) metal batteries represent a transformative candidate for high-end energy storage due to their ultra-high energy density. However, commercial polyolefin separators suffer from poor thermal stability and insufficient electrolyte wettability, resulting in high...

Post-Printing Manipulation of Material Mechanical Properties via Synergistic Engineering of Dynamic Polymer Network and Phase Separation

Abstract The coupling of 3D printing process constraints and material molecular design makes it difficult to simultaneously achieve sophisticated structural fidelity and desirable mechanical performance. Topological reconfiguration of dynamic covalent polymer networks imparts mat...

Trade-Offs Among Arc Erosion Resistance, Wear Resistance, and Compressive Performance: Designing Cu-Nb-Gr Composites with a Semi-Continuous Gr-Rich Structure Coupled with an Nb-Rich Load-Bearing Structure

Developing Cu-based composites with excellent electrical and mechanical properties under multiphysics-coupled service conditions remains challenging. Novel Cu-Nb-Gr composites were fabricated by high-energy ball milling and High-pressure Multi-field Assisted Rapid Sintering. Expe...

A new methodology for habit plane and orientation relationship prediction in precipitation strengthening of magnesium alloys

A new approach is presented, integrating the maximum atomic matching on the habit plane and reduced interfacial energy, to predict the orientation relationships (OR) and habit planes of precipitates in magnesium alloys. Understanding these ORs and habit planes is essential, as th...

Preparation of Salt‐Resistant Gemini Surfactants via Ethylene Oxide Group Regulation for Enhanced Oil Recovery

ABSTRACT Conventional anionic surfactants generally exhibit poor salt tolerance and reduced interfacial activity under high‐salinity reservoir conditions, limiting their application in enhanced oil recovery (EOR). To address this issue, a series of anionic–nonionic isotridecanol...