Collaborator J.Yu et al in #Advanced #Science (@romandavydov): #Efficient #light #harvesting and #water #retention realized by #soybean protein-based microgels embedded in hybrid sodium #alginate #hydrogels containing #photocatalyst for #hydrogen evolution Adv. Science 13, e05118 (2026)

We are pleased to welcome a new #PhD #student to our group: Sifei Luo - she will work on #Electrolyte #Design and #Interfacial #Engineering in #Batteries: #Structure–#Transport–#Stability #Relationships

MaMaSELF is a two-year #international #Master #course in #Materials #Science fully taught in English, delivering multiple Master degree. The joint program covers fundamentals of Materials. The #recruitment is now open for #MaMaSELF. The #scholarship deadline for #Non-European students is 13.2

Huaying Zhong et al in #Advanced #Science (@romandavydov): In situ #GISAXS #study of #IZO #deposition via #magnetron #sputtering for #optoelectronic #devices: film #growth and ion bombardment-induced #degradation #dynamics Adv. Science 13, e16853 (2026) doi.org/10.1002/advs...

Special #lunch experience in #Hamburg near the #harbor during the #DESY #usermeeting and it’s linked #workshops together with Christine, Yuxin, and Wenqi enjoying fresh #fish in a very unique historic #environment

Thank you very much for joining my #report of the DESY #photon #science #user #committee for the year 2025 during the #DESY #usermeeting in #Hamburg

Dinner with #friends and #colleagues from DESY #Hamburg, #KTH #Stockholm and #TUM #Munich during the #DESY #usermeeting in a traditional #restaurant with north German #cuisine and #beer digesting a long day full of exciting #science

Congratulations to Florian Trinter for being awarded the 2025 DESY Photon-Science User Award, for his contributions to the development of the scientific #portfolio at PETRA III. This #prize was handed over during the #DESY #Photon #Science #Users #Meeting together with Heinz Graafsma

Dinner linked with the #SAXS #WAXS #GISAXS #workshop at the #DESY #usermeeting bringing together the #speakers and #participants with lively #discussions about the very latest #developments presented and #future #plans

Group #members presenting at the #SAXS #WAXS #GISAXS #workshop: Yuxin Liang about #Real-Time #GIWAXS #Investigation of Structural Evolution in #All-Solid-State #Lithium #Batterie and Julian Heger about #Biohybrid film formation revealed by #machine-learning assisted #GISAXS #analysis

Group #photo at the #SAXS #WAXS #GISAXS #workshop at the #DESY #usermeeting with more that 150 registered #participants (hardly seen on that photo) and exciting #talks about very recent #developments and #research at the #small-angle #scattering #beamlines of PETRA III

Stephan Roth opening the #SAXS #WAXS #GISAXS #workshop at the #DESY #usermeeting addressing current and potential users of small-angle #X-ray #scattering at PETRA III and PETRA IV showcasing great examples of the powerful advanced x-ray scattering methods

The new #cover of #ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (@ACS_AMI) features a joint virtual issue by #AMI and #ANM comprising a comprehensive #collection of 55 cutting-edge #papers by #authors from 8 #countries, spanning #design, #mechanistic insights, and #emerging #applications of #nanozymes

On the way to #Hamburg to join the #DESY #usermeeting and it’s linked #workshops together with Christine, Yuxin, Julian and Wenqi - looking forward to great discussions with friends and colleagues

Collaborator Chen et al in Solar RRL (@TroegerAnna): #Enhanced #photocatalytic #hydrogen #evolution via multi-scattering of incident #light by embedded CNC #nanoparticles in #hybrid #hydrogels containing g-C3N4/Pt #nanosheets Solar RRL 10, e202500878 (2026) doi.org/10.1002/solr...

After enjoying close to four hours Don Giovanni in the #Munich #opera the #city turned #white and #calm from all the #snow

Collaborator Chen et al in Science China Chemistry (@ChinaSci): Self-imitating #oligomeric #additives enable 19% efficiency in benzo [1, 2-b: 4, 5-b′] difuran #polymer-based #organic #solar cells Sci. China Chem. 69, 323-331 (2026) doi.org/10.1007/s114...

Collaborator L.Chen et al in Advanced Materials (@advancematerial): High #efficiency (∼18%) #organic #solar cells with 500 nm-thick #toluene cast #active #layer by #aggregation manipulation and #additive #engineering; Adv. Mater. 38, e08209 (2026) doi.org/10.1002/adma...

Signing #ceremony to extend the Tsinghua-TUM #flagship #partnership for 2026-2030: #President Thomas Hofmann (#TUM) and President Li Luming (#Tsinghua) signing the #documents during a #celebratory #event at the TUM #campus in #Garching after a #panel #discussion about #Sino-German #Collaboration

Very happy to meet Prof. Niu Zhisheng, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Electronic Engineering, from #Tsinghua during the Tsinghua-TUM #talks event at #TUM in the #workshop dedicated to #materials #science - having exciting #scientific #exchange across #disciplines

Big #congratulations to Franz Pfeiffer, #TUM, for being #awarded with a #Tsinghua #Honorary #Professorship during the Tsinghua-TUM #celebratory event for the #extension of the #flagship #partnership

Very happy to meet again at #TUM the #director of the Office of Global Affairs Prof. Yi Zhang from #Tsinghua #SIGS during the Tsinghua-TUM #celebratory event for the #extension of the #flagship #partnership - having fantastic #discussions about #exchange and #innovation

A new issue of #ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (@ACS_AMI) is live! On the #cover an #article about #Micro/Nano-#Crystal #3D #Growth on #Graphene #Oxide #Plates for a #Bioinspired Air–Water #Harvester

Digesting the exciting input from the VIPR #machine #learning #workshop in the #Evangelical #Academy #Tutzing about all the fantastic new developments in the area of analyzing #x-ray and #neutron #scattering #data with machine learning approaches

#Group #picture of the #speakers of the VIPR #machine #learning #workshop in the #Evangelical #Academy #Tutzing - enjoying the #excitement and #enthusiasm around the future ways of analyzing #x-ray and #neutron #scattering #data with machine learning

Julian Heger presenting our results on #Machine #learning supported #analysis of time-resolved 2D #GISAXS #data of #biotemplated #Titania thin films during #spray #deposition at the annual #ML #workshop in the #Evangelical #Academy #Tutzing

Kun Sun at Al in Nature Communications (@NatureComms): #Insights into the #operational #stability of #wide-bandgap #perovskite and #tandem #solar cells under rapid thermal #cycling; Nat. Commun. 17, 596 (2026) doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Zhaonan Jin et al in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (@ACS_AMI): #Gas #quenching under ambient conditions for #efficient and #stable #wide-bandgap #perovskite #solar cells with #surface #passivation ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 18, 1702-1713 (2026) doi.org/10.1021/acsa...

Having a #break: After all #Christmas #markets have closed, the #winter markets are the last opportunity to enjoy #mulled #wine in cozy environments during the #freezing #cold #winter #season in #Munich

Lunch of the #ACS #AMI #editor #group in the beautiful #city of #Munich enjoying the iconic Munich white sausages and the famous cracker sausages of Regensburg together with #Bavarian #beer while reflecting a final day of exciting #input together with Yiying Wu, Paulomi Majumder and Xing Yi Ling

Finally #ACS #Editors from the ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (@ACS_AMI) Portfolio also arrived at Technical University of Munich (@TU_Muenchen) in #Munich - one more time presenting about how to #publish with ACS #journals and the #AMI portfolio

Dinner of the #ACS #AMI #editor #group in the beautiful #city of #Munich enjoying the marvelous roast #pork with white #cabbage and #Bavarian #beer while reflecting a full day of exciting #input together with Yiying Wu, Paulomi Majumder and Xing Yi Ling

The year starts with a special issue of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (@ACS_AMI) celebrating the 90th #Birthday of Dr. Alan Heeger, #Nobel #Laureate in #Chemistry for his #pioneering contributions in the field of #conducting #polymers and #organic #electronic #materials #research

#ACS #Editors from the ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (@ACS_AMI) Portfolio arrived at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität #LMU (@LMU_Muenchen) in #Munich - presenting about how to #publish with ACS #journals and the #AMI portfolio

Meeting #ACS #Editors from the ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces Portfolio at La Sapienza in #Rome - Xing Yi Ling, Editor-in-Chief; Peter Müller-Buschbaum, Deputy Editor ACS AMI; Yiying Wu, Deputy Editor ACS AEM; Paulomi Majumder, Associate Publisher, ACS #Publications - learning how to #publish

Dinner of the #ACS #AMI #editor #group in the beautiful #city of #Rome enjoying the marvelous #fettuccine in the famous #Alfredo #style while digesting a full day of very impressive #input together with Paulomi Majumder and Xing Yi Ling

Thank you very much to our #host Matteo Bonomo for hosting the ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (@ACS_AMI) family #editors Yiying Wu, Paulomi Majumder and Xing Yi Ling at the La Sapienza university (@SapienzaRoma) in #Rome - we enjoyed the great #labtour and the exciting #discussions

Arrival of the #ACS #AMI and #AEM group in the beautiful #city of #Rome and digesting the #Lisbon trip from the 2026 #ACS #Conference of #Editors (@ACSPublications) having a great #Italian #dinner with Paulomi Majumder, Xing Yi Ling, and Yiying Wu

Dinner with ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (@ACS_AMI) #family #members and #friends in a #Fado #restaurant in #Lisbon, #Portugal - Jhoan Toro-Mendoza, Elena Galoppini, Chengmei Zhong, Xing Yi Ling, Hong-Cai (Joe) Zhou, Paulomi Majumder, Jessica D. Schiffman, Yiying Wu, and Jodie L. Lutkenhaus

Having a break with Hong-Cai (Joe) Zhou, Xing Yi Ling, Paulomi Majumder, Christina Bennett, and Chengmei Zhong exploring #Lisbon during the 2026 #ACS #Conference of #Editors (@ACSPublications) enjoying #tapas and #Pasties de #Nata

Together with Hong-Cai (Joe) Zhou, Xing Yi Ling, Paulomi Majumder, Christina Bennett, and Chengmei Zhong exploring #Lisbon during the 2026 #ACS #Conference of #Editors (@ACSPublications) and discussing about #publishing #experiences, #strategies and #directions

Dinner with ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (@ACS_AMI) family members during the 2026 #ACS #Conference of #Editors (@ACSPublications) in #Lisbon, #Portugal - Jessica D. Schiffman, Xing Yi Ling, Paulomi Majumder, Jodie L. Lutkenhaus, Elena Galoppini, Chengmei Zhong and Hyun Jae Kim

The ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (@ACS_AMI) leader team is happily meeting during the 2026 #ACS #Conference of #Editors (@ACSPublications) in #Lisbon, #Portugal - if you have exciting new #research #results consider #publishing them in ACS AMI

Kick-off the 2026 #ACS #Conference of #Editors (@ACSPublications) in #Lisbon, #Portugal with Conference Chair Christa Müller and ACS CEO Al Horvath - enjoying the power of collective strength as an empowering start of the year 2026

#Group picture during the AMI family catch-up at the 2026 #ACS #Conference of #Editors (@ACSPublications) in #Lisbon, #Portugal - great to meet in person again and #exchange the #thoughts and #experiences from the different ACS AMI #family #journals

On my way to the 2026 #ACS #Conference of #Editors (@ACSPublications) in #Lisbon, #Portugal - looking forward to meeting #friends and #colleagues from all around the #world and great #discussions and #networking

Thien An Pham et al in Journal of #Power #Sources (@ElsevierConnect): From #cathode to #anode: understanding #lithium loss in #21700-type Ni-rich NCM//graphite/SiOx #cells J. Power Sources 662, 238696 (2026) doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...

Zhuijun Xu et al in #Energy #Storage #Materials (@ElsevierConnect): Ten times of LiNO3 #solubility increase in #co-solvents free ester-based #carbonate #electrolytes enables 450 Wh/kg #lithium #metal #batteries Energy Storage Mater. 84, 104779 (2026) doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

The New Year’s Eve issue of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (@ACS_AMI) is live! On the #cover a review article about #Nanodiamonds in #Advancing #Biomedical #Sciences - #Happy #NewYear !!

Happy New Year to all #friends, #colleagues and #collaborators - looking back with #gratitude on the year #2025 delighted by the many #wonderful #moments. Ready to enter the #newyear with ideas and inspiring #highlights, wishing you and your loved ones a truly wonderful start to 2026!