Spider silk is a natural polymeric fiber with high tensile strength, toughness, and has distinct
thermal, optical, and biocompatible properties. The mechanical properties of spider silk are …

The area of artificial muscle is a highly interdisciplinary field of research that has evolved
rapidly in the last 30 years. Recent advances in nanomaterial fabrication and …

Aerial seeding can quickly cover large and physically inaccessible areas to improve soil
quality and scavenge residual nitrogen in agriculture, and for postfire reforestation,–and …

Although guest-filled carbon nanotube yarns provide record performance as torsional and
tensile artificial muscles, they are expensive, and only part of the muscle effectively …

Atmospheric moisture contains huge amounts of water and energy potential, which,
benefiting from the advances of nanomaterials, hold great promise in delivering circular …

Soft actuators have received intensive attention in the fields of soft robots, sensors,
intelligent control, artificial intelligence, and visual intelligence. By combination of tensile …

Multiscale structures of biological materials exhibit inherent multifunctional integration. This
special biological solution provides some inspiration for scientists and engineers to design …

The axial orientation of molecular chains always results in an increase in fiber strength and
a decrease in toughness. Here, taking inspiration from the skin structure, artificial spider silk …

Bombyx mori silk fibers exhibit significant potential for applications in smart textiles, such as
fiber sensors, fiber actuators, optical fibers, and energy harvester. Silk fibroin (SF) from B …

Antifogging (AF) structure materials found in nature have great potential for enabling novel
and emerging products and technologies to facilitate the daily life of human societies …