2026
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A molecular pathway to corrosion-resistant printable copper
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Methane pyrolysis-enabled production of high-value carbon fibres
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Nature Sustainability, 2026, 9, 890–900
Electrical breakdown analysis of emerging oil–paper insulation systems
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Critical properties enhancement of oil-paper transformer insulation with turbostratic boron nitride
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2025
Molybdenum-enriched Mo0.5Ru0.5O2 nanoparticles for efficient and stable oxygen evolution reaction
Zeng, K.; Kim, I. J.; Liu, F.; Gao, P.; Yan, L.; Sivakumar, B. M.; Wietsma, T. W.; Du, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Yang, C.; Hu, Y.; Li, T.; Hu, S.; Shao, Y.; Hu, L.
Advanced Materials, 2025, e20210.
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ACS Nano, 2025, 19, 46, 39535–39563.
Pyrolyzed preceramic precursors to compositionally complex ceramics
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Element-specific local chemical order of high-entropy nanoalloys
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ACS Nano, 2025, 19, 29, 26752–26760.
Selective electrified polyethylene upcycling by pore-modulated pyrolysis
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Nature Chemical Engineering, 2025, 2, 424–435.
Boron nitride enhanced electric insulation paper for extending transformer thermal life
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Stretchable, breathable, wearable batteries using a holey design
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2024
3775-year-old wood burial supports “wood vaulting” as a durable carbon removal method
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Kilogram-scale production of strong and smart cellulosic fibers featuring unidirectional fibril alignment
Li, J.; Chen, C.; Chen, Q.; Li, Z.; Xiao, S.; Gao, J.; He, S.; Lin, Z.; Tang, H.; Li, T.; Hu, L.
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Genome-edited trees for high-performance engineered wood
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Ion-chelated porous chitosan nanocrystal for highly efficient postharvest preservation
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Modeling the impact of high thermal conductivity paper on the performance and life of power transformers
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Dissimilar material joining of densified superwood to aluminum by adhesive bonding
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The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2024, 131, 425-436.
Machine intelligence-accelerated discovery of all-natural plastic substitutes
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Damage-tolerant wood layers for corrosion protection of metal structures
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Nano Letters, 2024, 24(1), 245-253.
Flash heating process for efficient meat preservation
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Nature Communications, 2024, 15, Article 3893.
Tailoring local chemical ordering via elemental tuning in high-entropy alloys
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Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024, 146(3), 2167-2173.
2023
3775-year-old wood burial supports “wood vaulting” as a durable carbon removal method
Zeng, N.; Zhao, X.; Poisson, G.; Clifford, B.; Liu, Y.; Liu, H.; Meng, T.; Picard, L.; Zeng-Mariotti, E.; Zaitchik, B.; Hu, L.
Science, 2024, 385(6716), 1454-1459.