Among engineering materials, ceramics are indispensable in energy applications such as
batteries, capacitors, solar cells, smart glass, fuel cells and electrolyzers, nuclear power …

Glasses are typically formed by melt-quenching, that is, cooling of a liquid on a timescale
fast enough to avoid ordering to a crystalline state, and formerly thought to comprise three …

We describe the first meltable iron-based zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF), denoted MUV-
24. This material, elusive from direct synthesis, is obtained from the thermal treatment of [Fe3 …

Transparent bulk glass is highly demanded in devices and components of daily life to
transmit light and protect against external temperature and mechanical hazards. However …

Glasses, unlike crystals, are intrinsically brittle due to the absence of microstructure-
controlled toughening, creating fundamental constraints for their technological applications …

Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of mortality worldwide, and current preclinical
models including traditional animal models and 2D cell culture models have limitations in …

Glassy solids evolve towards lower-energy structural states by physical aging. This can be
characterized by structural relaxation times, the assessment of which is essential for …

Bioinspiration offers alternative solutions to overcome the inherent drawbacks of glass, such
as low fracture toughness, strength, and impact resistance. Synthetic composites inspired by …

Traditional anti‐impact armors and shields are normally made of stiff and hard materials and
therefore deficient in flexibility. This greatly limits their applications in protecting objects with …

There is a growing demand for high-performance infrared (IR) materials with longer
wavelength optical transmission, higher mechanical strength, and increased thermal …