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Designable transverse thermoelectricity through interlayer thermal coupling for conformal heat harvesting

Open Access Research Article DOI: 10.20517/ss.2026.190 20 Oct 2026
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Interfacially integrated Janus bilayer hydrogel for spatially decoupled wet adhesion and hydrated lubrication

Open Access Research Article DOI: 10.20517/ss.2026.183 20 Oct 2026
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Thermally switchable gauge-factor bits for multilevel gain coding in reversible shape-memory strain sensor arrays

Open Access Research Article DOI: 10.20517/ss.2026.173 15 Oct 2026
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Curvature-guided ion transport for hydrovoltaic energy harvesting

Open Access Research Highlight DOI: 10.20517/ss.2026.208 14 Oct 2026
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Motion-induced mechano-electric fibers towards wearable electronics with energy and information self-sufficiency

Open Access Review Article DOI: 10.20517/ss.2026.171 13 Oct 2026
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Dual magnetic particles modified carbon nanosheets in CoFe/Co@NC heterostructure for efficient electromagnetic synergy

Open Access Research Article DOI: 10.20517/ss.2024.51 29 Nov 2024
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Recent progress and perspective of microwave absorption materials derived from metal-organic frameworks

Open Access Perspective DOI: 10.20517/ss.2024.63 23 Dec 2024
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A skin-wearable and self-powered laminated pressure sensor based on triboelectric nanogenerator for monitoring human motion

Open Access Research Article DOI: 10.20517/ss.2023.54 25 Jan 2024
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Topic: Deployable and Flexible Structures: Mechanics, Sensing, and Emerging Applications

Submission Deadline: 31 Mar 2027

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Topic: Advanced Biosensing Technologies for Next-Generation Diagnostics and Healthcare

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Following the release of the 2025 JCR by Clarivate on June 17, 2026, Soft Science achieved an Impact Factor of 15.9, a 76% increase over the previous year. The journal ranks 36th of 472 in Materials Science, Multidisciplinary, placing it in the top 8% worldwide (Q1).
The new Editorial Board Members, listed in order of their joining, are: Prof. Joseph Wang, Prof. Chwee Teck Lim, Prof. Roozbeh Ghaffari, Prof. Raudel Avila, Prof. Tae-il Kim, Prof. Abraham Vazquez-Guardado, Prof. W. Hong Yeo, Prof. Sheng Xu, and Prof. Yury Gogotsi.
Guest Editors: Prof. John A. Rogers from Northwestern University, Dr. Yiyuan Yang from National University of Singapore, Assoc. Prof. Guangfu Wu from Tongji University and Prof. Jia Huang from Tongji University.
Guest Editors: Prof. Yury Gogotsi from Drexel University and Dr. Danzhen Zhang from Northwestern University.
In December 2025, OAE Publishing Inc. and Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) officially established a strategic partnership to jointly advance the development of Soft Science (SS).

Topic: Deployable and Flexible Structures: Mechanics, Sensing, and Emerging Applications

Submission Deadline: 31 Mar 2027

Published articles: 0

Topic: Advanced Biosensing Technologies for Next-Generation Diagnostics and Healthcare

Submission Deadline: 31 Mar 2027

Published articles: 0

Coming soon.

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