A novel machine learning framework accelerates the discovery of ionic thermoelectric materials, achieving precise Seebeck coefficient predictions. This groundbreaking method identified a waterborne polyurethane-potassium iodide ionogel with a Seebeck coefficient of 41.39 mV/K. Insights into key molecular features promise rapid advancements in waste-heat recovery and thermal sensing technologies.

In a paper published in Science Bulletin, Researchers discovered a unique signature of the planar Hall effect (PHE) in magnetic Weyl semimetals, where PHE conductivity is determined by a global quantity: the Chern number of Weyl point. Due to the robustness of the Chern number, the PHE conductivity here is independent of many material details, leading to a planar Hall plateau, which is rare and has great potential applications. By revealing completely new physical signatures, their work significantly advances the field of Hall transport.

In a paper published in National Science Review, an advanced catalytic team of scientists present a novel heterogeneous catalytic process that efficiently converts polyurethane waste into important chemicals like aromatic amines and lactones by combining methanolysis and hydrogenation with a CO₂/H₂ reaction medium. The intermediate chemicals were then transformed into functional polymers—polyimide and polylactone.

An international team of researchers has developed an innovative method to control the formation of molecular complexes using visible light. The results open new avenues for applications in chemical synthesis and the development of active materials and artificial systems capable of operating in biological environments with mechanisms similar to those of living organisms

University of Groningen materials scientists studied a ‘twisted’ 2D material and discovered that it defied theoretical predictions.