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Materials Horizons, leading journal for the publication of exceptionally high quality, innovative materials science.

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Materials Horizons @materialshorizons.rsc.org · Nov 26
In Issue 23, @materialshorizons.rsc.org Emerging Investigator Series features Professor Xiangyu Jiang, Beihang University, China
Read our interview: doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...
Read his article on ionic membranes: doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...
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Read 'Advancing electrospun nanofiber scaffolds for
next-generation tissue engineering: from trend analysis
to multifunctionalization and hybrid fabrication' by Xin Wang, Xin Zhao, Jingfeng Li et al featured on the inside back cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org issue 3
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Materials Horizons back cover image features a pen producing a stream of nanofibers. 3D cross-linked materials are shown
February 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Discover our latest @materialshorizons.rsc.org Emerging Investigator Dr Youfu Wang in this Editorial Interview
🔗https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MH90145F
And check out his Emerging Investigator article on bimetallic organic changes as theranostic nanoplatforms
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February 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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Check out 'Metabolic-switch macrophage cyborgs reverse atherosclerosis by photoacoustic-directed on-demand phenotype delivery' by Jinfeng Xu, Liqiang Zhou, Yingying Liu et al. featured on the front cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org issue 3
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Materials Horizons cover image features a cross-section of an artery containing macrophage-cyborg structures
February 11, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Discover this @rsc.org #WorldCancerDay collection showcasing some of the most popular cancer research-related articles and reviews published in 2025 across RSC journals, including @materialshorizons.rsc.org
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February 4, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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Discover "Thermoelectric energy conversion", a new themed collection published in @rsc.org Journal of Materials Chemistry A @jmaterchem.rsc.org and Nanoscale @nanoscale-journals.rsc.org

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February 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Join us next Thursday for another great Desktop Seminar, this time on Electron Transport in MOFs featuring @mirceadinca.bsky.social @princeton.edu and @profamo.bsky.social @virginiatech.bsky.social . #chemsky #webinar Register here: rsc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
RSC Desktop Seminar: Electron Transport in Metal-Organic Frameworks. Thursday 5 February 2026 at 9am EST / 2pm GMT.
January 30, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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You may have heard of microplastics but have you heard of nanoplastics?

Check out this recent Focus article published in Materials Horizons by Editorial Board Chair Martina Stenzel on 'The dark matter in water, air and land: from microplastic to invisible nanoplastics'

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The dark matter in water, air and land: from microplastic to invisible nanoplastics
Microplastic is well known and has been the subject of many review articles. In recent years, an increasing number of reports have documented the presence of nanoplastics—plastic particles smaller tha...
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January 29, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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Check out this Review on 'Additive manufacturing of polymers and composites for applications in aerospace and aeronautics' by Francesca Aliberti, Liberata Guadagno et al., featured on the Outside Back Cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org issue 2 👩‍🚀
👉https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MH01403D
Materials Horizons back cover image features a space setting with an orbit of satellites and other composites around the Earth. Text reads Showcasing a review from Professor Liberata Guadagno’s group at the Laboratory of Chemistry for Technology, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy Additive manufacturing of polymers and composites for applications in aerospace and aeronautics The significant role of additive manufacturing (AM) in transforming the production methods of aerospace and aeronautical real components has been investigated in light of new approaches, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. The design of composite and nanocomposite smart polymers for “IN-SPACE” and “FOR-SPACE” applications processed via different 3D printing technologies has been discussed.
January 27, 2026 at 8:20 AM
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Materials Horizons is delighted to sponsor the multifunctional materials GRC - if you're lucky enough to be attending, make sure you chat to our Deputy Editor Geraldine!👇

If you're not there, consider submitting to our themed collection on Metamaterials instead! www.rsc.org/publishing/j...
January 26, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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Featured on the front cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org issue 2, 'Generative inverse design for microstructure control in precursors for Li- and Mn-rich layered-oxide cathodes' by Keeyoung Jung, Inchul Park et al.
Read the open access article here 🔗https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MH01850A
Materials Horizons front cover image features a robot untangling a large ball of rubber bands
January 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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Send your latest work to @labonachip.rsc.org, @jmaterchem.rsc.org, @materialshorizons.rsc.org, @materialsadvances.rsc.org or @biomatersci.rsc.org before 30 June to feature in our themed collection on emerging bio-fabrication technologies for next-generation healthcare: www.rsc.org/publishing/j...
Slide promoting the open call for submissions to the Emerging bio fabrication technologies for next-generation healthcare collection. See https://www.rsc.org/publishing/journals/calls-for-papers/lab-on-a-chip-emerging-bio-fabrication-technologies for more details.
January 8, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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We are delighted to welcome Professor Stefano Carretta (University of Parma) to the Advisory Board of Materials Horizons. His research mainly focuses on theoretical modelling of quantum behaviour of magnetic molecules. 👏

Read Stefano's latest research in Materials Horizons:
January 21, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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Check out 'Physically programmed vegan leather emulating the
mechanical and sensory characteristics of animal leather
from once-discarded gluten' by Dongyeop Oh and team featured on the outside back cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org issue 1 2026 🌾

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Materials Horizons outside back cover image features a brown bag containing wheat and beside that is a straw hat
January 16, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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Featured on the inside back cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org issue 1 of 2026, 'Shape programming of liquid crystal elastomers by
two-stage wavelength-selective photopolymerization' by Danqing Liu et al.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MH01907A
January 16, 2026 at 10:42 AM
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Featured on the inside front cover of Materials Horizons issue 1, read 'A water-recyclable, robust, and self-healing sugar-based supramolecular network enabled by Maillard-analogous initialization of polymerization' by Siyang Li, Tuck-Whye Wong, Tiefeng Li et al.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MH01828E
January 15, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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Check out this Review on 'Machine learning pipelines for the design of solid-state electrolytes' by Fengqi You et al. featured on the front cover of Materials Horizons issue 1 🤖
🔗https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MH01525A
January 15, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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New Focus Article out now in Materials Horizons by Martina Stenzel. Read the full article for free here: http://xlink.rsc.org...
The dark matter in water, air and land: from microplastic to invisible nanoplastics
Microplastic is well known and has been the subject of many review articles. In recent years, an increasing number of reports have documented the presence of nanoplastics—plastic particles smaller than 1 µm—in various environments, from the ocean to the human brain. In this article, I focus on nanoparticles and wha
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January 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Check out our @materialshorizons.rsc.org most popular articles 2025 featuring some of the most cited, downloaded or shared articles and reviews from 2025 - congratulations to all featured authors! 👏 Free to read until 28 February 2026 📅
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January 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Send your latest work to @jmaterchem.rsc.org, @materialshorizons.rsc.org, @materialsadvances.rsc.org, @biomatersci.rsc.org or @labonachip.rsc.org before 30 June to feature in our themed collection on emerging bio-fabrication technologies for next-generation healthcare www.rsc.org/publishing/j...
January 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Check out our latest @materialshorizons.rsc.org Community Board Pick written by @kostasparkatzidis.bsky.social summarising the recent method advance by Danqing Liu and team on shape programming of liquid crystal elastomers
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December 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Have you seen this exciting and innovative @materialshorizons.rsc.org HOT article by Chaoji Chen, Hongbing Deng et al. on 'A zero-wastewater-discharge noncontact solar desalter for saline–alkali soil remediation and grain yield increase using brackish water'?
Read it here👉 doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...
December 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Take a look at this recent Review article by Slawomir Boncel and colleagues.
Read the Review here: http://xlink.rsc.org...
Carbon nanotube-enabled coatings for advanced anti-icing and deicing applications
Ice accumulation presents persistent challenges across critical infrastructure sectors, including aviation, energy transmission, transportation, and telecommunications. With the advancement of nanomaterials, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged as powerful components for the design of high-performance anti-i
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December 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Showcased on the Back Cover of Materials Horizons Issue 24 is Janus metal-enabled tunable Schottky barriers in van der Waals contacts via interfacial polarization modulations by Liujian Qi, Shaojuan Li et al.

Read their #OpenAccess Communication for free here: doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...
December 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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On the Inside Back cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org Issue 24 is Physics-informed neural networks for programmable origami metamaterials with controlled deployment by Jinkyu Yang, Seunghwa Ryu et al.
Read their Communication here: doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...
December 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Signal propagation in reversible digital mechanics by Hilary A. Johnson et al. features on the front cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org issue 24.
Read their #OpenAccess communication for free here: doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...
December 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM