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Received today — 3 June 2026 ⏭ Nature

Mechanophore cross-linking enhances ballistic energy dissipation of polymers

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By: Zhen Sang · Suong T. Nguyen · Kwangwook Ko · Senpeng Lin · Heecheol Jang · Simon Gonzalez-Zapata · Sullivan Fitz · Yun Kai · Steven Kooi · Chuting Deng · Monica Olvera de la Cruz · Marisol Koslowski · Heather J. Kulik · Stephen L. Craig · Keith A. Nelson · Jeremiah A. Johnson
3 June 2026 at 01:00

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10557-w

Embedding a small fraction of force-sensitive mechanophores as cross-links into common polymers enhances ballistic energy dissipation.
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