Cellulose‐Based Hybrid Aerogels: Strategies toward Design and Functionality (Adv. Mater. 51/2021)

Metamaterials: Snapping Mechanical Metamaterials under Tension (Adv. Mater. 39/2015).

By exploiting snap-through instabilities, D. Pasini and co-workers design a damage-tolerant mechanical metamaterial that snaps sequentially under tension, thereby accommodating a very large deformation up to 150%. On page 5931, they describe how the nonlinear mechanical response of the metamaterial can be robustly programmed by tuning the architecture of its unit cell.

Toward Functionality Oriented Programming Toward Functionality Oriented Programming

The concept of functionality oriented programming is proposed, and some of its aspects are discussed, such as: (1) implementation independent basic types and generic collection types; (2) syntax requirements and recommendations for implementation independence; (3) unified documentation and code; (4) cross-module interface; and (5) cross-language program making scheme. A prototype example is giv...

Hybrid Nanoparticles: Corrosion‐Protected Hybrid Nanoparticles (Adv. Sci. 12/2017)

Polymer/Carbon-Based Hybrid Aerogels: Preparation, Properties and Applications

Aerogels are synthetic porous materials derived from sol-gel materials in which the liquid component has been replaced with gas to leave intact solid nanostructures without pore collapse. Recently, aerogels based on natural or synthetic polymers, called polymer or organic aerogels, have been widely explored due to their porous structures and unique properties, such as high specific surface area...

Polyvinyl alcohol-cellulose nanofibrils-graphene oxide hybrid organic aerogels.

Hybrid organic aerogels consisting of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs), and graphene oxide nanosheets (GONSs) were prepared using an environmentally friendly freeze-drying process. The material properties of these fabricated aerogels were measured and analyzed using various characterization techniques including compression testing, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravim...