NPG Asia Materials, Published online: 26 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41427-024-00558-4Robotic faces and hands with human-like thermal infrared emission and physiological temperature are achieved by replicating the circulatory system’s inherent temperature regulation mechanism. The keystone of our development is an intricate system of fibers, reminiscent...

NPG Asia Materials, Published online: 19 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41427-024-00557-5Organic electrode materials have gained considerable interest in the area of energy storage owing to their cost effectiveness, stability, tunable nature and high power. The use of natural ingredients, carbon-based materials and polymers for fabrication impart flexibility...

NPG Asia Materials, Published online: 12 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41427-024-00556-6We systematically characterized the twist-angle-dependent electronic and transport properties of twisted bilayer graphene (tBLG) grown via chemical vapor deposition. Parameters such as charge-neutral point voltage, carrier concentration, resistance, and mobility were examined...

NPG Asia Materials, Published online: 05 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41427-024-00554-8Magnetically assisted 3D printing allows customizable electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness (SE). Aligning high-density graphite microplatelets during the 3D printing parallel or perpendicularly to incident waves leads to their tailored reflection...

NPG Asia Materials, Published online: 28 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41427-024-00552-wA two-step spray coating process (first step: 20 cycles of spray coating at 110 °C with 40 s intervals; second step: 180 cycles of spray coating at 130 °C with 20 s intervals) was employed to a produce large-area, compact, and thick Cs3Bi2I9 perovskite film for the application...

NPG Asia Materials, Published online: 21 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41427-024-00551-xAlthough atomically thin 2D materials have attracted great interest from their unique properties and promising applications, the integration of multiple 2D materials or their modifications are more exciting because they offer opportunities to explore new frontier of materials...