Nature Materials
Nature Materials is a multidisciplinary journal aimed at bringing together cutting-edge research across the entire spectrum of materials science and technology. Nature Materials covers all applied and fundamental aspects of the synthesis/processing, structure/composition, properties and performance of materials. Nature Materials provides a forum for the development of a common identity among materials scientists while encouraging researchers to cross established subdisciplinary lines. To achieve this, Nature Materials takes an interdisciplinary, integrated and balanced approach to all areas of materials research while fostering the exchange of ideas between scientists involved in different communities.
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Mechanically constrained into naivety
Nature Materials, Published online: 14 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41563-024-02052-2
Substrates with concave curvatures resembling those found in the developing embryo mechanically revert mouse and human pluripotent stem cells into a naivety-like state. -
Terra incognita unravelled
Nature Materials, Published online: 13 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41563-024-02047-z
Direct visualization of polymer semiconductor structure in electrolyte environments and across length scales facilitates mechanistic understanding of this versatile but complex class of materials. -
Electrochemically mutable soft metasurfaces
Nature Materials, Published online: 13 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41563-024-02042-4
Electrochemically mutable soft metasurfaces based on soft conducting polymers exploit the deformability of soft materials through swelling to dynamically tune the shape and associated resonant response of the metasurface devices. -
Antithrombotic coating with sheltered positive charges prevents contact activation by controlling factor XII–biointerface binding
Nature Materials, Published online: 12 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41563-024-02046-0
A polymeric coating with sheltered positive charges establishes strong interactions with coagulation factor XII without inducing surface-induced coagulation activation, being a promising antithrombotic coating for biomedical devices. -
Aluminium surface work hardening enables multi-scale 3D lithography
Nature Materials, Published online: 11 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41563-024-02036-2
Aluminium surface work hardening is used to create structures that cover multiple length scales, featuring precise nano-features and adaptable material options. The potential is showcased through multi-scale carbon network sensors.