Self‐oscillating gels represent a groundbreaking class of smart materials that convert chemical energy directly into mechanical motion. Central to their function is the Belousov–Zhabotinsky (BZ) ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Chemical manufacturing has long relied on catalysts - substances that accelerate reactions without being consumed themselves. These catalysts typically exist as static entities, ...

Scientists have harnessed chemical reactions to make microscale origami machines self-fold -- freeing them from the liquids in which they usually function, so they can operate in dry environments and ...