{"title":"Inside Front Cover: Volume 4 Issue 3","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/idm2.12257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/idm2.12257","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Inside Front Cover</b>: The review of doi:10.1002/idm2.12245 provides a comprehensive summary and discussion of the emerging research frontier Engineered Living Energy Materials (ELEMs). These materials represent a novel paradigm that integrates biological and artificial systems to enable sustainable energy conversion. By identifying key technical hurdles, this review provides a roadmap for future directions.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":100685,"journal":{"name":"Interdisciplinary Materials","volume":"4 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":24.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/idm2.12257","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Outside Front Cover: Volume 4 Issue 3","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/idm2.12187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/idm2.12187","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Outside Front Cover</b>: The article of doi:10.1002/idm2.12249 explores how machine learning–driven activity prediction, energy barrier optimization, and data-guided materials design accelerate the discovery of a new generation of electrocatalysts, and discusses their applications in water electrolysis, fuel cells, and carbon dioxide reduction, thereby advancing innovation in sustainable energy solutions.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":100685,"journal":{"name":"Interdisciplinary Materials","volume":"4 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":24.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/idm2.12187","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inside Back Cover: Volume 4 Issue 3","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/idm2.12258","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/idm2.12258","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Inside Back Cover</b>: This image of doi:10.1002/idm2.12250 vividly illustrates the role of Mg-based materials in the field of gas separation and purification. In the figure, NeZha, a hero in Chinese traditional myth representing magnesium, is combating exhaust gas from factories including CO<sub>2</sub>, SO<sub>2</sub> and NO<sub>x</sub>, etc., which is represented by a dark dragon. The weapons are designed according to the molecular structure of Mg-based materials such as MgH<sub>2</sub>, Mg-MOF-74, MgO and Mg(OH)<sub>2</sub>, which are discussed in the article. The figure encapsulates the article's core focus on utilizing Mg-based compounds to develop cost-effective and efficient gas separation technologies for environment protection and clean energy.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":100685,"journal":{"name":"Interdisciplinary Materials","volume":"4 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":24.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/idm2.12258","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Outside Back Cover: Volume 4 Issue 3","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/idm2.12259","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/idm2.12259","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Outside Back Cover</b>: The cover image of doi:10.1002/idm2.12243 illustrates the diverse applications of fiber-shaped supercapacitors (FSCs), including their integration into wearable power fabrics for modular energy storage, coupling with specific devices, forming composite fibers, and combining with energy-harvesting fibers to develop integrated fabrics with both energy-harvesting and energy-storage functions.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":100685,"journal":{"name":"Interdisciplinary Materials","volume":"4 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":24.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/idm2.12259","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design and Application of Electrocatalyst Based on Machine Learning","authors":"Yulan Gu, Hailong Zhang, Zhen Xu, Rui Ren, Xiangyi Kong, Yafu Wang, Houen Zhu, Dongdong Xue, Yali Zhang, Yuzhu Ma, Dongyuan Zhao, Jiangwei Zhang","doi":"10.1002/idm2.12249","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/idm2.12249","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Data-driven artificial intelligence provides strong technical support for addressing global energy and environmental issues. The powerful data processing and analysis capabilities of machine learning (ML) can quickly predict electrocatalytic performance, improving the efficiency of catalyst design and addressing the time-consuming and inefficient nature of traditional catalyst design. By integrating ML with theoretical calculations and experiments, catalytic reaction processes can be precisely regulated. This not only accelerates the discovery of new catalysts but also drives the development of more efficient and environmentally friendly sustainable energy technologies. In this article, we discuss new approaches to discovering novel catalysts driven by ML, focusing on catalytic activity prediction, reaction energy barrier optimization, and the design of innovative catalytic materials. We systematically analysis the application of ML in the field of electrocatalysis and explore the future prospects of ML in this domain. We provide a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the application of ML in the field of electrocatalysis and explore its potential for future development.</p>","PeriodicalId":100685,"journal":{"name":"Interdisciplinary Materials","volume":"4 3","pages":"456-479"},"PeriodicalIF":24.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/idm2.12249","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ning Zhang, Xi Lin, Zhigang Hu, Wenjiang Ding, Jianxin Zou
{"title":"Developing Advanced Mg-Based Solid-State Materials for Gas Separation and Purification: A Review","authors":"Ning Zhang, Xi Lin, Zhigang Hu, Wenjiang Ding, Jianxin Zou","doi":"10.1002/idm2.12250","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/idm2.12250","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Magnesium (Mg) is globally abundant in resources, and Mg-based compounds—such as magnesium based hydrides, hydroxides, oxides, and magnesium metal-organic frameworks (Mg MOFs)—have shown significant application prospects in gas separation. This is largely due to the electronic characteristics of Mg or Mg<sup>2</sup>⁺ ions, which facilitate the capture of hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) and acidic gases such as carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) and sulfur dioxide (SO<sub>2</sub>) from other gases. Consequently, exploring the use of Mg-based materials in gas separation and purification applications could not only advance the scientific understanding of solid-gas interaction mechanisms but also provide cost-effective solutions for gas separation technology at an industrial level. This review summarizes the recent practices and explorations of Mg-based solid-state materials in various gas separation and purification methods, including physical adsorption-based separation, chemical absorption-based separation, and membrane-based separation. For each separation method, the relevant Mg-based materials are discussed in detail, and key findings from existing research are presented and analyzed. Additionally, inspired by the straightforward design of air-stable hydrogen storage materials, this review specifically addresses anti-passivation strategies for Mg-based hydrides, which are crucial for their applications in hydrogen gas separation and purification. Finally, this review highlights key issues and fields for future research and development in Mg-based gas separation materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":100685,"journal":{"name":"Interdisciplinary Materials","volume":"4 3","pages":"480-501"},"PeriodicalIF":24.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/idm2.12250","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xinyi Yuan, Haiyi Xu, Xingwu Liu, Jicong Zhang, Jing Li, Qianyi Liang, Bolin An, Giuseppe Maria Paternò, Minyue Zhang, Yuqing Tang, Chen Zhang, Dake Xu, Chao Zhong, Ke Li, Xinyu Wang
{"title":"Engineered Living Energy Materials","authors":"Xinyi Yuan, Haiyi Xu, Xingwu Liu, Jicong Zhang, Jing Li, Qianyi Liang, Bolin An, Giuseppe Maria Paternò, Minyue Zhang, Yuqing Tang, Chen Zhang, Dake Xu, Chao Zhong, Ke Li, Xinyu Wang","doi":"10.1002/idm2.12245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/idm2.12245","url":null,"abstract":"<p>To foster sustainable development, a pivotal trend lies in harnessing sustainable energy supplies that propel modern economic and societal progress. Recent advancements in living materials for energy applications have sparked a groundbreaking research area: engineered living energy materials (ELEMs), which seamlessly integrate biological and artificial systems for efficient energy conversion and storage. To consolidate and propel this research area, herein, we summarize and delve into the evolution of ELEMs. Firstly, we provide an overview of the structural features and energy conversion mechanisms employed by bio-modules spanning proteins, organelles, and entire organisms. They can be directly used as components for constructing ELEMs or provide inspirations for the design of such entities. Then, we comprehensively review the latest research strides in ELEMs based on their distinct energy conversion modes. Finally, we discuss the challenges confronting ELEMs and envision their future trajectories. The progress of ELEMs holds immense potential to catalyze interdisciplinary research endeavors encompassing medicine, environmental science, and energy technologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":100685,"journal":{"name":"Interdisciplinary Materials","volume":"4 3","pages":"412-455"},"PeriodicalIF":24.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/idm2.12245","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yanyan Liu, Zengqian Liu, Zhenyu Liu, Wenhao Zhou, Sen Yu, Bolv Xiao, Zongyi Ma, Zhefeng Zhang, Robert O. Ritchie
{"title":"Nature Inspires New High-Performance Metal Composites","authors":"Yanyan Liu, Zengqian Liu, Zhenyu Liu, Wenhao Zhou, Sen Yu, Bolv Xiao, Zongyi Ma, Zhefeng Zhang, Robert O. Ritchie","doi":"10.1002/idm2.12251","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/idm2.12251","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The intricately complex structures of natural biological materials, which endow them with exceptional properties, serve as unparalleled models and sources of inspiration for the design of synthetic materials. However, translating these structures into metallic systems poses formidable challenges due to the demanding conditions required for metal processing. This brief perspective spotlights the 3D interpenetrating-phase structures evolved in biological materials and distills key insights for bioinspired structural design in metallic materials. We highlight recent advancements in creating bioinspired metal composites, particularly through advanced processing techniques like metal melt infiltration into porous scaffolds, achieving remarkable synergies between various mechanical properties and functionalities. Additionally, AI-driven approaches show immense potential to accelerate the iterative process of optimizing structures and properties in bioinspired designs.</p>","PeriodicalId":100685,"journal":{"name":"Interdisciplinary Materials","volume":"4 3","pages":"502-507"},"PeriodicalIF":24.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/idm2.12251","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Phase Transformation Induced Plastic Deformation Mechanism in α2-Ti3Al","authors":"Linfeng Qiu, Shiping Wang, Xiong Zhou, Zhongtao Lu, Xiege Huang, Xiaobin Feng, Bo Duan, Wenjuan Li, Pengcheng Zhai, Guodong Li, Yang Chen, Zhixiang Qi, Guang Chen","doi":"10.1002/idm2.12246","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/idm2.12246","url":null,"abstract":"<p>TiAl plays a crucial role in the field of aero-engine as a new lightweight high-temperature alloy. The <i>γ</i>/<i>α</i><sub>2</sub> lamellar TiAl single crystals exhibit the highest recorded plasticity, much higher than the soft phase <i>γ</i>-TiAl. This suggests that the hard phase <i>α</i><sub>2</sub>-Ti<sub>3</sub>Al may have a unique plastic deformation mechanism, which is important for essentially understanding the origin of unusual plasticity and further improving the mechanical properties of TiAl. Here, we found the dynamic sequential phase transformation between HCP and FCC under shear loading in <i>α</i><sub>2</sub>-Ti<sub>3</sub>Al, which is a novel plastic deformation mechanism comparable to twinning. We attribute this to the bond-breaking formation process called “catching bond”, which is the origin of atomic mechanism of phase transformation occurrence. This “catching bond” process is an effective way of energy dissipation that can release the internal stress while maintaining the integrity of structure. The higher cleavage energy than the generalized stacking fault energy (GSFE) guarantees the continuity of phase transformation during shearing. Moreover, the <i>γ</i>/<i>α</i><sub>2</sub> coherent interface can reduce the GSFE, thus decreasing the critical resolved shear stress (CRSS) of the phase transformation by 35%, which suggests that the phase transformation induced plastic mechanism easily occurs in the lamellar structure. This study reveals the plastic deformation mechanism of <i>α</i><sub>2</sub>-Ti<sub>3</sub>Al and explores the role of <i>γ</i>/<i>α</i><sub>2</sub> coherent interface on the plasticity, which is expected to provide guidance for further improving the mechanical properties of TiAl alloys.</p>","PeriodicalId":100685,"journal":{"name":"Interdisciplinary Materials","volume":"4 3","pages":"524-534"},"PeriodicalIF":24.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/idm2.12246","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Flexible Fiber-Shaped Supercapacitors: Structures, Materials, Fabrication Methods, and Applications","authors":"Ding Liu, Yuchang Xue, Xiao Yang, Yanan Shen, Pengyu Zhang, Hui Zheng, Chunyang Wang, Haisheng Chen, Xinghua Zheng, Ting Zhang","doi":"10.1002/idm2.12243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/idm2.12243","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The advent of wearable electronics has generated considerable interest in the development of fiber-shaped supercapacitors (FSCs). FSCs have several applications, such as integration into wearable power fabrics for modular energy storage, coupling with specific devices, forming composite fibers, and combining with energy-harvesting fibers to develop integrated energy-harvesting and storage-usage fabrics. This review provides a comprehensive overview of FSCs based on their fundamental principles, detailing various structural configurations (e.g., parallel, wrapped, twisted, and coaxial) and substrate materials (e.g., carbon-based, polymeric, and metallic fibers), along with strategies for enhancing their electrochemical and mechanical performance. Furthermore, it outlines large-scale fabrication techniques, such as wet spinning, synchronous coupling, direct ink writing, and thermal drawing. This review identifies the challenges currently facing FSCs research and suggests directions for future development.</p>","PeriodicalId":100685,"journal":{"name":"Interdisciplinary Materials","volume":"4 3","pages":"377-411"},"PeriodicalIF":24.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/idm2.12243","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}