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Scientific Reports, Published online: 14 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-58237-z Energy-controlled supercapacitors based on polybenzidine-oxidant-GO hybrid electrodes with vanadate and dichromate redox chemistry

Nature Communications, Published online: 13 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-74218-2 Liang et al. present flexible semiconductive polyMOF membranes, created by copolymerizing metal–organic frameworks with polymers. This integration reduces structural defects and improves charge transport, enabling highly sensitive X-ray detection with leading sensitivity and a conformal design suited for flexibl…

Nature Communications, Published online: 12 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-73959-4 Regulated helical orientation of polymer chains proved to greatly enhance fiber mechanics, and the highly stretchable fibers were capable of simultaneously sensing and decoupling tensile and torsional strains via a designed tri-channel structure

A patent application proposes a more selective way to post-cure stereolithography parts. The post Selective SLA Curing Patent Targets Variable Properties appeared on Fabbaloo .

Nature Communications, Published online: 11 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-74266-8 Preparation of room temperature phosphorescent polymeric materials with high quantum yield and long lifetime is challenging but desirable. Here, the authors report a material combining iodine, boric acid and stretching to influence generation and quenching of triplet excitons for favorable properties.

Crude oil refining still relies heavily on thermal distillation, a process that separates hydrocarbons by repeated heating and phase changes. A new review highlights a promising alternative: microporous polymer membranes that can sort hydrocarbon molecules through carefully designed nanoscale pores.

Freshwater scarcity is driving demand for desalination technologies that are efficient, low-cost, and reliable beyond the laboratory. A new lotus-root-inspired solar evaporator offers a promising solution by combining rapid water transport, salt resistance, mechanical robustness, and heat-to-electricity conversion in one material platform. The system integrates a polymerized high internal phase e…

Researchers at IMDEA Materials Institute and the Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP-CSIC) have developed an innovative biodegradable multilayer film capable of protecting and controlling the release of anthocyanins inside the body.

Nature Communications, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-73807-5 Soft materials often fail through snap-through instability, but overcoming this instability requires a polymer network that is soft at small strains and stiffens early at larger strains. Here, the authors design an ordered nanoplastic–elastomer network that shows earlier stiffening while retaining small-strain s…

Nature Communications, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-74084-y Achieving a combination of stiffness, extensibility and resistance to crack propagation in hydrogels is desirable but challenging. Here, the authors report a hydrogel with a strain-induced transition with favourable properties by combining a strong polycation and a weak polyanion.

Nature Communications, Published online: 08 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-74246-y Although desirable, it is still challenging to improve multiple different mechanical properties in polymer gels. Here, the authors report the development of gels with hierarchical design for regulation of interactions at different scales, and therefore improved control of properties.

A light, flexible polymer material developed at the University of Waterloo could replace the lead in heavy X-ray aprons, providing the same protection from harmful radiation while reducing their weight by almost 90 per cent.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 07 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-56745-6 Role of polyacrylonitrile fiber diameter and aspect ratio on mechanical performance and pore structure of cementitious mortars

fields and particles in particle physics and in the standard model of particle physics: matter field fermions (spinors, Dirac fields) (also: antiparticles) hadrons (bound states of the above quarks) bosinos: dark matter candidates Exotica The chemical element with atomic number 6. The allotropes of carbon include diamond, graphite and Fullerenes. At least some aspects of the carbon atomic nucleus…

A package-readiness guide to Polymers (MDPI): the SuSy portal, single-blind review, the two-stage pre-check, characterization-completeness norms, the CHF 2,700 APC, and the failure patterns that stall submissions before review.

Nature Communications, Published online: 06 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-74014-y Zinc dendrite growth and corrosion limit zinc metal electrode performance. Here, authors design a weakly bound water-mediated shear-thickening electrolyte that integrates chemical regulation with mechanical reinforcement to suppress dendrites and corrosion, enabling stable zinc metal electrodes.

Nature Chemistry, Published online: 05 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41557-026-02172-z The integration of graphene nanoribbons into single-ribbon devices is impeded by strong inter-ribbon aggregation. Now a cyclophane-based shielding approach has been developed to sterically protect the graphene nanoribbon backbone while imparting internal strain, enabling singly dispersed graphene nanoribbons and modu…

The prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) supports emerging researchers who demonstrate exceptional potential to advance science and engineering The post Three Materials Science PhD Students Selected for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program appeared first on USC Viterbi | School of Engineering .