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{"title":"Bioinspired textured sensor arrays with early temporal processing for ultrafast robotic tactile recognition","authors":"Tingyu Wang ,&nbsp;Zhiyi Gao ,&nbsp;Chengyu Li ,&nbsp;Guanbo Min ,&nbsp;Kun Xu ,&nbsp;En Zhao ,&nbsp;Ke Wang ,&nbsp;Wei Tang","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101113","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101113","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Rapid tactile processing is one of the most effective and direct strategies for robots to interact with surrounding environment. However, achieving both fast and accurate tactile recognition remains a challenge due to the inherent trade-off between sensor sensitivity and reaction time. In this study, we developed a bioinspired textured sensor array (TSA) using a circular grid arrangement, which could provide rich information on dynamic tactile processes in a self-powered manner. Early tactile process model (ETPM) was introduced to prioritize early-stage tactile data, which enables ultrafast decision-making speed without compromising classification accuracy. Specifically, our system achieved early predictions of object classification with an accuracy of 92 % while using only the initial 19 % (48 ms) of tactile data. The practicability of this system was examined through integration into a robotic arm. An ultrafast reaction time of 89 ms was achieved in real-time object property prediction, which is even faster than human hands. This advancement provides a robust foundation for rapid and precise tactile recognition in robotic perception systems, improving the robot’s response speed, reliability, and intelligence in real-world applications, including collaborative manufacturing, assistive technologies, and interactive service environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 101113"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144988952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nanocluster catalyst driving ampere-level current density in direct seawater electrolysis quantum leap towards sustainable energy","authors":"Navakoteswara Rao Vempuluru ,&nbsp;Yeongjun Yoon ,&nbsp;Jyoti Prakash Das ,&nbsp;Vijayakumar Elumalai ,&nbsp;Anandhan Ayyappan Saj ,&nbsp;Hanna Lee ,&nbsp;Tae Kyu Kim ,&nbsp;Kyeounghak Kim ,&nbsp;Arunprasath Sathyaseelan ,&nbsp;Perumalsamy Muthukumar ,&nbsp;Sang-Jae Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101092","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101092","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Direct seawater electrolysis offers a promising route for sustainable hydrogen production, but challenges such as chloride corrosion, high overpotentials, and catalyst instability hinder its scalability. Here, we present a surface-engineered Cu-Ni bimetallic nanocluster catalyst anchored on Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXene via a facile polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-assisted synthesis method. This pioneering design leverages the terminal functional groups (Tx = F, OH, O) of MXene to enhance metal-substrate interactions, optimize intermediate adsorption, and minimize the chloride ions adsorption, enabling efficient and durable seawater splitting. The catalyst achieves ultralow overpotentials of 29 mV (HER) and 250 mV (OER) in ultrapure water, and 49 mV (HER) and 290 mV (OER) in natural seawater at 10 mA cm⁻², closely compute with precious metal-based systems. Remarkably, it delivers a significant current density of 1.5 A cm⁻² at 2.4 V (60 °C) in an anion-exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzer, demonstrating its potential for industrial-scale hydrogen production. The engineered surface resists chloride-induced corrosion and maintains stability for &gt; 100 h at 100 mA cm⁻² and 70 h at 1000 mA cm⁻² in alkaline seawater. Combined experimental and density functional theory (DFT) analyses reveal the synergistic effects of Cu-Ni nanoclusters and Ti₃C₂Tₓ, elucidating the mechanisms behind enhanced reaction kinetics and durability by In-situ Raman and anticorrosion insights. The scalable, low-cost synthesis method, coupled with seamless integration into photovoltaic-electrolysis systems, achieves a remarkable rate of 1.42 mL/min of H₂ production. This work provides a transformative pathway for sustainable hydrogen production from seawater, addressing global energy and environmental challenges while advancing the fundamental understanding of electrocatalysis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 101092"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144926040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enhancing water retention in hydrogels under extreme conditions: Strategies, applications and challenges","authors":"Yuanxi Chang ,&nbsp;Yan Jia ,&nbsp;Yansong Pan ,&nbsp;Jin Wang ,&nbsp;Hongrui Yang ,&nbsp;Mei Zu ,&nbsp;Haifeng Cheng","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101098","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101098","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Hydrogels have garnered significant research interest for their versatile applications in biomedical, electronic, and agricultural fields—attributes intrinsically linked to their high-water-content matrices. However, hydrogel functionality frequently deteriorates under environmental conditions due to dehydration/freezing-induced structural damage, resulting in performance degradation. To address this challenge, various strategies have been developed to enhance the water retention of hydrogels, employing diverse mechanisms and targeting a range of applications. In this review, strategies for improving the water retention of hydrogels and their corresponding cutting-edge applications have been systematically described. Firstly, the states and importance of water in hydrogels are articulated. Subsequently, five core strategies are categorized and mechanistically analyzed across multi-scale: encapsulation, solvent optimization, ionic incorporation, structural design, and combination approaches. Then, the applications and developments of hydrogels are highlighted and mainly categorized into three promising candidates, including biomedical (tissue engineering, dressing, biosensing), electronic (electrolyte, sensor, wearable device), and agricultural (water retainer of soil, nutrient release, vertical farming) fields. Finally, current challenges and future research directions for hydrogels are critically assessed, emphasizing the need for comprehensive solutions and strategic advancements to unlock their full potential in diverse applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 101098"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144932592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum to “On-chip atomristors” [Mater. Sci. Eng.: R: Rep. 165 (2025) 101006]","authors":"Yue Yuan ,&nbsp;Sebastian Pazos ,&nbsp;Junzhu Li ,&nbsp;Bo Tian ,&nbsp;Osamah Alharbi ,&nbsp;Xixiang Zhang ,&nbsp;Deji Akinwande ,&nbsp;Mario Lanza","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101046","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101046","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 101046"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144919883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum to “Advancing water collection efficiency in hybrid solar evaporators: Key factors, strategic innovations, and synergistic applications” [Mater. Sci. Eng.: R: Rep. 165 (2025) 101018]","authors":"Muhammad Sultan Irshad ,&nbsp;Naila Arshad ,&nbsp;Ghazala Maqsood ,&nbsp;Iftikhar Ahmed ,&nbsp;Bushra Shakoor ,&nbsp;Muhammad Sohail Asghar ,&nbsp;Uzma Ghazanfar ,&nbsp;Liangyou Lin ,&nbsp;M.A.K. Yousaf Shah ,&nbsp;Irshad Hussain ,&nbsp;Xia Chen ,&nbsp;Jianying Wang ,&nbsp;Chen Yi ,&nbsp;Jinhua Li ,&nbsp;Jingwen Qian ,&nbsp;Wenlu Li ,&nbsp;Zafar Said ,&nbsp;Hongrong Li ,&nbsp;Nang Xuan Ho ,&nbsp;Hao Wang ,&nbsp;Xianbao Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101069","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101069","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 101069"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144919884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Soft magnetic amorphous alloys and their derivatives","authors":"Lingxiang Shi ,&nbsp;Tiantian Chai ,&nbsp;Xiangning Du ,&nbsp;Jili Jia ,&nbsp;Kefu Yao ,&nbsp;Zhengjun Zhang ,&nbsp;Na Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101078","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101078","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With the rapid development of information technology including artificial intelligence, the issue related to power consumption of current electrical and electronic devices has become increasingly serious. Hence, there is a pressing need to design and develop high-performance materials that can meet the critical demands for low power consumption and high energy conversion efficiency. Soft magnetic amorphous alloys (SMAAs) and their derivatives, mainly including soft magnetic nanocrystalline alloys (SMNAs), are nowadays state-of-the-art energy-saving materials due to their high permeability (<em>μ</em>), low coercivity (<em>H</em>_c), low saturation magnetostriction (<em>λ</em>_s) and high saturation magnetic induction (<em>B</em>_s), which result in low core loss and high energy conversion efficiency, particularly for high-frequency applications. Over the past few decades, compositional design, structural modification and subsequent process control have been utilized to enhance <em>B</em>_s, increase <em>μ</em>, reduce <em>H</em>_c and decrease <em>λ</em>_s. Through a comprehensive survey on these results in literature, this review article aims to clarify the key factors influencing the soft magnetic properties of SMAAs/SMNAs from both experimental and theoretical viewpoints and further uncover the mechanisms underlying the correlations among composition, structure, processing and properties as well as their coupling effects. In addition, the current industrial application status of SMAAs/SMNAs is summarized together with the related technological challenges that impede their potential applications. To sustain the rapid development of SMAAs/SMNAs, new perspectives are also proposed for making possible breakthroughs in their soft magnetic properties and cost performance, which may trigger new research realm and further extend their application range.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 101078"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144917871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Solid-state hydrogen storage alloys for production-storage and transportation-application coupling at ambient temperature: A review","authors":"Junyao Tu ,&nbsp;Panpan Zhou ,&nbsp;Shuling Chen ,&nbsp;Shaoyang Shen ,&nbsp;Xingyu Liu ,&nbsp;Xuezhang Xiao ,&nbsp;Zhinian Li ,&nbsp;Liuzhang Ouyang","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101089","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101089","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Renewable energy is essential for achieving sustainable development in human society. As a renewable energy carrier, hydrogen holds significant promise as an alternative to traditional energy sources due to its high energy density, abundant availability, and zero-emission combustion. However, challenges such as high cost and low efficiency in hydrogen production, storage, transportation, and application contribute to its relatively low overall energy conversion efficiency. Therefore, establishing a comprehensive industrial system is crucial to advance the utilization of hydrogen energy. This review proposes an integrated industrial framework that includes offshore wind power and seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production, purification, storage, transportation, and application in fuel cells, offering a novel strategy for the development of the hydrogen energy industry. Additionally, we summarize advances in hydrogen storage alloys (HSAs), which can directly absorb hydrogen produced from seawater electrolysis and supply it at the required pressure for fuel cell applications. Based on their performance, we identify suitable HSAs from the existing studies that meet these criteria. These selected HSAs are integrated with hydrogen storage tanks and marine transportation to establish a completely coupled engineering system. This review offers insights into the future developmental potential of this system and its prospects for large-scale practical applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 101089"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144917872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The review of sodium and potassium-ion battery advances in density functional theory: Progresses, challenges and prospects","authors":"Mei Yang ,&nbsp;Shuling Chen ,&nbsp;Yunqi Jia ,&nbsp;Liuzhang Ouyang","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101097","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101097","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) and potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) have emerged as promising alternatives for large-scale energy storage due to their abundant raw materials, low cost, and high safety. Density functional theory (DFT) has become a crucial technique for screening electrode materials due to the high cost and time-consuming nature of experimental research. Therefore, we present a systematic discussion of DFT applications in SIBs and PIBs studies. This review first outlines DFT processes and related concepts, including theoretical development, computational content, relevant software, and boundary condition description. It then clarifies the working principles and key challenges of SIBs and PIBs. The third part focuses on three primary implements of DFT. First, structural stability is enhanced through energy reduction, as demonstrated by structural optimization, defect design, and composite phase analysis. Second, the relationship between electronic structure modifications and battery performance is elucidated by examining molecular orbitals, charge density, band structures, and density of states. Third, superior reaction kinetics are predicated upon the identification of optimal ion migration pathways and minimal energy barriers. Finally, to address the inherent limitations of DFT, particularly in computational efficiency, the restricted scale of atoms and electrons, and the accurate modelling of electrochemical conditions, it is recommended to integrate DFT with machine learning and other computational approaches. This combined approach leverages complementary strengths to enhance efficiency and expand simulation scale. This review serves as a valuable reference for research on superior performance SIBs and PIBs, promoting more efficient energy storage solutions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 101097"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144913221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fully photonic controlled flexible synapse for bionic machine vision and reconfigurable logic applications","authors":"Manoj Kumar Rajbhar ,&nbsp;Dayanand Kumar ,&nbsp;Hanrui Li ,&nbsp;Dhananjay D. Kumbhar ,&nbsp;Amit Singh ,&nbsp;Abdul Momin Syed ,&nbsp;Md Hasan Raza Ansari ,&nbsp;Serhii Tytov ,&nbsp;Bashayr Alqahtani ,&nbsp;Hoonkyung Lee ,&nbsp;Nazek El-Atab","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101088","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101088","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Optoelectronic synapses integrating sensing and synaptic functions are promising for neuromorphic computing, particularly in visual information processing. Traditional designs rely on electrical stimulation for bidirectional weight updating, limiting speed, bandwidth, and integration density. This work presents a wafer-scale, flexible silicon-based fully optical synaptic device capable of bidirectional optical response. This improvement facilitates excitatory and inhibitory synaptic behaviors under illumination with 465 nm and 785 nm wavelengths, respectively. The device demonstrates a range of optical synaptic features, including short-term plasticity, long-term plasticity, paired-pulse facilitation, paired-pulse depression, short-term memory (STM), long-term memory, and cognitive processes such as learning, forgetting, and relearning, particularly under 465 nm light stimulus. The system enables real-time image detection, in situ memorization, and processing within a single memory cell, reducing energy overhead and latency from traditional data conversion and transmission. Additionally, the device functions as a nonvolatile, reconfigurable logic gate. By leveraging three distinct wavelengths 465 nm and 532 nm, and 785 nm the system successfully implements logical operations such as “AND”, “OR”, “NAND” and “NOR”. It also integrates associative learning into the optical synaptic framework. This breakthrough marks a key step toward optogenetics-inspired neuromorphic computing, enabling adaptive processing networks and advancing next-generation wearable electronics and efficient computational systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 101088"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144913220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Self-confined oxidation domains in dual-metal sulfide catalyst enables active sites for selective photoconversion of carbon dioxide to methanol by pure water","authors":"Akkammagari Putta Rangappa ,&nbsp;Dharani Praveen Kumar ,&nbsp;Khai H. Do ,&nbsp;Madhusudana Gopannagari ,&nbsp;Kethireddy Arun Joshi Reddy ,&nbsp;Xiaowen Ruan ,&nbsp;Sai Kishore Ravi ,&nbsp;Jun Zhao ,&nbsp;Yuexing Zhang ,&nbsp;Tae Kyu Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101093","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mser.2025.101093","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The selective photoreduction of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into high-value products, such as methanol, is a highly desirable yet challenging research area. Herein, we report a facile hydro-solvothermal-assisted method (HSM) for constructing dual-metal-site (Sn, In)-based photocatalysts. The resulting composites function as synergistic catalysts, achieving nearly 100 % selectivity for methanol in pure water under an AM1.5 G solar simulator. The formation of a highly stable Sn–C–O–In configuration within the dual-metal-site catalyst (SnIn₄S₈) facilitates the promotion of key intermediates (*COOH/*CHO) essential for the selective photoreduction of CO₂ to methanol following protonation. Additionally, the oxidation domains confined on the SnIn₄S₈ surface can be self-regulated by adjusting the water to ethylene glycol ratio during the HSM process. Experimental and theoretical results indicate that these oxidation domains not only favor the methanol production pathway but also enhance CO₂ adsorption and activation, as well as charge separation and transport. Consequently, the photoreduction efficiency of CO₂ is boosted, achieving rates twenty times higher than those of prismatic SnIn₄S₈. This work provides valuable insights into the role of oxidation domains confined within dual-metal sulfides in CO₂ photoreduction, paving the way for higher CO₂ reduction efficiency while maintaining the selectivity of the parent catalyst.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":386,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 101093"},"PeriodicalIF":31.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144903639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}