RSC – Mater. Horiz. latest articles- Soft Robotic Cardiac Sleeves: Materials, Actuation Mechanisms, and Translational Pathways April 8, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6MH00433D, Review Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Javad Foroughi, Sinmisola Aloko, Geoffrey M Spinks, Liao Wu, Shuying Wu, Christopher Hayward, Chun H. Wang, Arjang RuhparwarHeart failure remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, highlighting the urgent need for […]Javad Foroughi
- A moisture stable high-entropy halide electrolyte with performance recovery capability for all-solid-state batteries April 8, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6MH00223D, CommunicationJingran Fu, Hongyang Zhang, Yuan Tian, Lue Wang, Chunrong Zhao, Rong YangThe practical application of halide solid electrolytes (HSEs) is hindered by poor moisture stability. The optimization of electrolyte moisture stability relies on a high content of the single element indium,...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal […]Jingran Fu
- In-situ synthesis of dispersed borides induced high-performance brazed DD5 superalloy via a novel sandwich-structured interlayer April 7, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6MH00077K, CommunicationFushuai Jin, Jilong Wang, Wenhao Wang, Zhiwei Qin, Yutao Sun, Xiaolong Hong, Zhou Yu, Jingkuan Wang, Peng Li, Shuyan Shi, Honggang DongThe aggregation of boron into continuous brittle phases during the brazing of single-crystal superalloys remains a critical challenge for fabricating aero-engines turbine components. Herein, in-situ synthesis of dispersed […]Fushuai Jin
- Correction: Chemically functionalized cellulose triboelectret nanogenerator for machine-learning-enabled tactile sensing April 6, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6MH90038K, Correction Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Sunidhi Mishra, Dalip Saini, Sudip Naskar, Sourav Ghosh, Bidya Mondal, Dipankar Mandal, Pradip K. MajiTo cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS […]Sunidhi Mishra
- One System, Three Functions: An Electroactive Reconfigurable Organic Receptor for Adaptive Binding, Information Encoding, and Metal-Free Oxidation April 6, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH02406D, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Rajorshi Das, Logeshwari Seethapathy, Rohith M, Chinmoy Kumar Hazra, Jayanta Samanta, Susnata PramanikLiving systems rely on biomolecular receptors capable of selectively responding to multiple chemical cues, enabling precise information processing and adaptive functionality. Inspired […]Rajorshi Das
- A tellurium-free GeSbSe thin film for reliable selector-only memory operation April 6, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6MH00158K, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Inchan Oh, Won Hee Jeong, Jaeho Jung, Min Kyu Yang, Gun Hwan KimBy eliminating Te-driven bonding networks, a Te-free GeSbSe selector-only memory achieves a stable, wide memory margin under 50 ns pulses, with low […]Inchan Oh
- Atomic-scale RuS2−x clusters with rich defects for efficient electron trapping of bacterial respiratory chains April 6, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5MH02072G, CommunicationQingshan Liu, Zhen Wan, Ruoli Zhao, Hao Zhang, Yadong Zhe, Jiarong Li, Xiaoyu Mu, Xiao-Dong ZhangAtomic-scale RuS2−x clusters with abundant defects that can efficiently capture electrons to disrupt the electron transport chain in bacteria.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The […]Qingshan Liu
- Emergence of Magnetic Monopole-like Behavior in Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Grafted with Chiral Brushes: A Chiral Induced Spin Selectivity Manifestation April 6, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH01737H, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Elizabeth Shiby, Yu shao, Dang Minh Nguyen, Puja Thapa, Supriya Ghosh, Ishwari Chaitanya Joshi, Yuming Huang, Supawitch Hoijang, Ramtin Yarinia, Christopher K. Ober, T. Randall Lee, Brian Bloom, David H WaldeckWe examine the magnetic […]Elizabeth Shiby
- Harnessing Weak Monomer Miscibility to Create Porous Microdomains in Polymer Electrolytes for Zinc-Ion Batteries April 6, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6MH00453A, CommunicationLei Zhang, Shijun Xiao, Xurui Rong, Zhiheng Shao, Yong Jiang, Jiajun Hu, Wenyu Wang, gangling chen, Jitao Huang, Qian Wang, Zhong Jin, Shi WangThe practical deployment of aqueous zinc-ion batteries is fundamentally constrained by rampant dendrite growth and parasitic reactions at the anode. To address this, we design an […]Lei Zhang
- Geometry-Engineered Hourglass-Shaped Cracks Enable Wide-Linearity Wearable Strain Sensors April 6, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6MH00123H, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Sensen Han, Yan Yue, Milad Razbin, Shuying Wu, Wenkai Chang, Shuai He, Qingshi Meng, Shuhua PengFlexible and stretchable strain sensors have attracted growing interest for applications in health monitoring and human-machine interfaces. Conventional crack-based […]Sensen Han
- High-entropy layered oxide electrocatalyst derived from spent battery cathode for overall water splitting and 2,5 Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) oxidation April 6, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6MH00184J, CommunicationAngga Hermawan, Ula Miftakhun Nikmah, Angga Dito Fauzi, Sri Rahayu, Andri Hardiansyah, Ni Luh Wulan Septiani, Hismiaty Bahua, Indri Badria Adilina, Maykel Manawan, Munawar Khalil, Andrea Zitolo, Aniruddha Deb, Mathieu Prévot, Lydia Helena WongThe rapid expansion of lithium-ion battery (LIB) use has led to a critical waste management challenge, […]Angga Hermawan
- Thermoresponsive Hydrogel-Powered Zero-Energy Greenhouse: Intelligent Shading and Water irrigation April 1, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6MH00022C, CommunicationXinrui Wu, Xingyu Liu, Songlin Peng, Caihong Wang, Shuai TanThe compound shocks of heat waves and freshwater scarcity are collapsing the yield potential of protected horticulture. Here we present a thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogel (NA-Li) that closes the water and...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of […]Xinrui Wu
- A Bioinspired Monolayer Gel with Efficient Omnidirectional Moisture-Driven Actuation for Humidity Sensing April 1, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6MH00271D, CommunicationSampurna Routray, Malay Kumar Baroi, Ritvika Kushwaha, Priyam Das, Debapratim DasGiven the ubiquitous availability of moisture as an energy source, moisture-responsive actuators have attracted signi cant attention in recent years. Most reported designs feature bilayer architectures that respond to uniform...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society […]Sampurna Routray
- Phosphate Ions Reverse the Phase Composition of Silk Fibroin Condensates April 1, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6MH00013D, CommunicationMartin Zaki, Heena Faulder, Matthew McKenzie, Christopher Holland, Joselito Macabuhay Razal, Dylan Hegh, Rangam Rajkhowa, Benjamin James AllardyceLiquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a fundamental principle in protein assembly, directing processes ranging from the formation of membraneless organelles in biological cells to the self-assembly of silk proteins. Silk...The content of […]Martin Zaki
- All-Solution-Processed Mid-Infrared Electrochromics (ASPIRE) for Thermoregulation with Arbitrary Curvatures April 1, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH02110C, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Pei-Jan Hung, Qizhang Li, Ting-Hsuan Chen, Xubing Wu, Ching-Tai Fu, Yu Han, Ronghui Wu, Gangbin Yan, Qingsong Fan, Yunhao Zhao, Jiadong Liu, Pin-Ruei Huang, Yuanke Chen, Chenxi Sui, Genesis Higueros, Alex Flores, Fengyuan Shi, […]Pei-Jan Hung
- Morphable architected materials with topologically variable and volumetric reconfiguration April 1, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5MH02438B, CommunicationKai Xiao, Yuhao Wang, Chao Song, Bihui Zou, Zihe Liang, Heeseung Han, Qinyun Ding, Yilin Du, Shane Johnson, Arup Neogi, Jaehyung JuMorphable architected materials enable tunable mechanical and functional properties through geometry rather than material composition. However, existing morphing strategies are largely limited to one-or two-dimensional transformations, preserve topology […]Kai Xiao
- Rationally Designed Metallic Reentrant Superomniphobic Structures toward Anti-Icing for Low-Surface-Tension Liquids April 1, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6MH00350H, CommunicationDaizhou Li, Rui Peng, Ziyan Song, Zhao Liu, Zhixuan Chang, Hongjun Zhang, Peixun Fan, Minlin ZhongIcing poses a serious threat to the safe operation of key sectors such as aerospace and energy transmission. Although conventional superhydrophobic surfaces exhibit good anti-icing performances for pure water, their...The content of this RSS […]Daizhou Li
- Bioinspired Crystallization Refinement Strategy Enables Ion-Conductive Elastomers with an Ultra-Wide Strain-Insensitive Window for Reliable Signal Transmission and Adaptive Sensing April 1, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6MH00423G, CommunicationBai Huang, Zongming Lv, Meilin Zhang, Huidong Liu, Jiang Liu, Chaofan Liu, Hongping Li, Lihua Fu, Baofeng Lin, Chuanhui XuMaintaining signal reliability under various strains is crucial for soft materials, but achieving strain-insensitive characteristics under high stretchability remains challenging. Here, we establish a crystallization-mediated regulation framework to achieve intrinsically...The […]Bai Huang
- Designing aperiodic metamaterials using mechanical neural networks March 31, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6MH00089D, CommunicationPietro Sainaghi, Zhidi Yang, Jonathan B. HopkinsMechanic neural network design aperiodic metamaterials by first learning the desired behaviors via tuning the stiffness of their active beams. Passive beam design with those same stiffness are accordingly organized within the final design.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use […]Pietro Sainaghi
- Electrically Responsive Multilayer Soft Actuators Using a Solvent-Free High Dielectric Permittivity Polysiloxane Ink March 31, 2026Mater. Horiz., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6MH00302H, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Jana Wolf, Patrick M Danner, Thulasinath Raman Venkatesan, Valentin R Lupu, Dorina OprisMultilayer soft dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) consist of stacked elastic capacitors that convert electrical energy into mechanical work. The generated mechanical work […]Jana Wolf
- Soft Robotic Cardiac Sleeves: Materials, Actuation Mechanisms, and Translational Pathways April 8, 2026
