The iridescence of Nicobar pigeon plumage is put under the microscope.

The iridescence of Nicobar pigeon plumage is put under the microscope.
A broadband visible-light-driven photocatalytic SERS platform with the CuO nanowires (NWs)/Cu2O hetero-nanostructures as the backbone.
Replicating the hollow structure of polar bear hairs allows an insulating material to provide thermal management with stealth applications.
This month’s Advanced Engineering Materials covers and top papers!
Biosensor arrays facbricated from two intertwinned polymeric networks.
Researchers create soft robots that can sense touch, pressure, movement and temperature.
Robust electronic skin by utilizing supramolecular chemistry to produce a tough, self-healing elastic material.
A sensor foil made from polymers withstands bending to a radius of 11 mm, and elongation by 1.4% without losing functionality.
The first seeds towards non-invasive edible electronics are sown.
An interplay between two realms is the subject of the Focussed Session: Geometry- and Topology-Controlled Nanoarchitectures at the Joint Meeting of DPG (Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft) and EPS (European Physical Society) Condensed Matter Divisions on March 13, 2018 at the TU Berlin.