Self-assembled architectures of soft matter have fascinated scientists for centuries due to
their unique physical properties originated from controllable orientational and/or positional …

The rich structures and hierarchical organizations in nature provide many sources of
inspiration for advanced material designs. We wish to recapitulate properties such as high …

Recent advances in nanolithography, miniaturization, and material science, along with
developments in wearable electronics, are pushing the frontiers of sensor technology into …

Counterfeiting is a growing global issue causing severe negative impacts on the social
economy and posing serious security threats to individuals and communities. However, the …

Since it was first discovered, thousands of years ago, silkworm silk has been known to be an
abundant biopolymer with a vast range of attractive properties. The utilization of silk fibroin …

Nanoparticle assembly is a complex and versatile method of generating new materials,
capable of using thousands of different combinations of particle size, shape, composition …

With the rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the emergence of 5G,
traditional silicon-based electronics no longer fully meet market demands such as nonplanar …

Some of the most abundant biomass on earth is sequestered in fibrous biopolymers like
cellulose, chitin, and silk. These types of natural materials offer unique and striking …

Bio-integrated devices need power sources to operate,. Despite widely used technologies
that can provide power to large-scale targets, such as wired energy supplies from batteries …

Colloidal crystals and glasses have been designed to develop structural colors that are
tunable, iridescent, nonfading, and nontoxic. However, the low printability and poor printing …