Personal thermal management (PTM) is a promising approach for maintaining the thermal
comfort zone of the human body while minimizing the energy consumption of indoor …

The research interest in sustainable and eco-friendly materials based on natural sources
has increased dramatically due to their recyclability, biodegradability, compatibility, and …

Animals living in the extremely cold environment, such as polar bears, have shown amazing
capability to keep warm, benefiting from their hollow hairs. Mimicking such a strategy in …

Nature has developed materials, objects and processes that function from the macroscale to
the nanoscale. These have gone through evolution over 3.8 Gyr. The emerging field of …

Biological materials are typically multifunctional but many have evolved to optimize a chief
mechanical function. These functions include impact or fracture resistance, armor and …

Academic and industrial research on nanofibres is an area of increasing global interest, as
seen in the continuously multiplying number of research papers and patents and the …

Nature provides a wide range of materials with different functions and which may serve as a
source of bio-inspiration for the materials scientist. The article takes the point of view that a …

Bio-inspired engineering design has drawn considerable attention in the recent years for its
great structural and mechanical features. This study aimed to explore the energy absorption …

The maturation of nanotechnology has revealed it to be a unique and distinct discipline
rather than a specialization within a larger field. Its textbook cannot afford to be a chemistry …

In the development of next‐generation materials with enhanced thermal properties,
biological systems in nature provide many examples that have exceptional structural …