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A Hall lot of effects
Nature Materials, Published online: 01 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41563-025-02289-5
The Hall effect has been a powerful probe of the physics of materials for more than a century.
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Molecular dampers for high-temperature capacitors
Nature Materials, Published online: 01 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41563-025-02145-6
The macrocycle component of polyrotaxanes is used to dampen the molecular vibrations of polyimide at high temperatures, thereby preserving electronic resistivity and resulting in improved dielectric capacitor efficiency.
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Multimaterial 3D-printed structures from colour-selective resins
Nature Materials, Published online: 01 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41563-025-02250-6
A resin comprising a hybrid epoxy–acrylate monomer and wavelength-selective photosensitizer components achieved rapid, high-resolution 3D printing of multimaterial structures. This technique produced structures that emulate natural mechanical gradients and functional structures including a spring for compressive damping, a knee joint model for smooth motion and a stretchable substrate for wearable electronics.
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A nickel for your superconductivity
Nature Materials, Published online: 30 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41563-025-02277-9
High-quality superconducting thin films of the bilayer nickelate La2PrNi2O7 were prepared via a two-step post-annealing procedure, facilitating in-depth investigations of its intrinsic physical properties and microscopic mechanisms.
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Hybrid epoxy–acrylate resins for wavelength-selective multimaterial 3D printing
Nature Materials, Published online: 30 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41563-025-02249-z
A hybrid epoxy–acrylate resin is reported for the digital light processing 3D printing of bioinspired metamaterial structures with precisely patterned hard and soft domains.
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Cytoplasmic anillin and Ect2 promote RhoA/myosin II-dependent confined migration and invasion
Nature Materials, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41563-025-02269-9
Cell migration in confined environments is initiated by a cytoplasmic pool of anillin and Ect2 that promotes RhoA/myosin II-mediated activation at the poles of migrating cells, in a process dependent on the extracellular environment stiffness.
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