Faculty of Advanced Life ScienceGlobal Station for Soft MatterGlobal Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GSS, GI‐CoRE)Hokkaido University Kita‐21 Nishi‐11, Kita‐ku Sapporo 001‐0021 Japan
Graduate School of Life ScienceHokkaido University Kita‐21 Nishi‐11, Kita‐ku Sapporo 001‐0021 Japan
Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GSS, GI‐CoRE)Hokkaido University Kita‐21 Nishi‐11, Kita‐ku Sapporo 001‐0021 Japan
Department of Mechanics and Aerospace EngineeringSouthern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
Department of Aerospace EngineeringIowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI‐ICReDD)Hokkaido University Kita‐21 Nishi‐10, Kita‐ku Sapporo 001‐0021 Japan
Polymeric hydrogels showing ultrafast modulus jump of 1800‐folds by heating is achieved by Takayuki Nonoyama, Jian Ping Gong, and co‐workers in article number 1905878. Like proteins in thermophiles, the hydrogels robustly dehydrate by heating due to interplay of hydrophobic and ionic interactions. The strong microscale phase separation induces vitrification to show rubbery–glassy transition by heating. The thermoreactive material is promising for applications such as sports protectors activated by frictional heat.
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