Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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ACS Reactions video about deep eutectic solvents: youtube.com/shorts/zoKtwTjro-8

This material is not only fun to squish and stretch; it’s self-healing and temperature-responsive. And the way it works – on a molecular level – is not as complicated as you might think.

Reporting in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, “Thermoresponsive Physically Cross-Linked Hydrogels with Bidirectional Optical Response for Smart Windows Application.”

Read the paper: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.5c14919
(Corresponding author: Patrizio Raffa, Ph.D.)

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Video credits:
Written by Anne Hylden
Produced by Vangie Koonce
Editing and animations by Janali Thompson
Hosted by Anne Hylden
Series produced by Vangie Koonce, Anne Hylden, Andrew Sobey, Elaine Seward, and Jefferson Beck
Executive produced by Matthew Radcliff

Research videos from Zao Cheng, Ruoqiong Wang, Zeyu Zhang, Ph.D., and Patrizio Raffa, Ph.D.

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