The recent pandemic of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has caused huge
worldwide disruption due to the lack of available testing locations and equipment. The use of …

Polyelectrolyte complex coacervates represent a wide class of materials with applications
ranging from coatings and adhesives to pharmaceutical technologies. They also underpin …

Discussing theory and transport, synthesis, processing, properties, and applications, this
second edition of a standard resource covers advances in the field of electrically conducting …

The field of chemical sensing is becoming ever more dependent upon novel materials.
Polymers, crystals, glasses, particles, and nanostructures have made a profound impact and …

When considering new sensory technologies one should look to nature for guidance.
Indeed, living organisms have developed the ultimate chemical sensors. Many insects can …

Conducting organic polymers have found two main kinds of application in electronics so far:
as materials for construction of various devices and as selective layers in chemical sensors …

Rational materials design based on prior knowledge is attractive because it promises to
avoid time-consuming synthesis and testing of numerous materials candidates. However …

Thermochromism denotes the phenomenon of a color change with dependence on
temperature. The red color of the ruby, for example, transforms on heating, when exceeding …

This article reviews the basic principles of and recent developments in electrochromic,
photochromic, and thermochromic materials for applications in smart windows. Compared …

Carbazole‐based oligomeric and polymeric materials have been studied for almost 25 years
for their unique electrical, electrochemical and optical properties. Interestingly, carbazole …