Infiltration of spider silk with impurities enhances the mechanical performance.

This review showcases how ²⁷ Al MQMAS NMR in combination with 3D correlation of the chemical shift and quadrupolar parameters, enables unambiguously identifying and assigning alumina phases ( e.g. transition alumina's α, χ, κ, θ, γ, δ, η, ρ), independent of their crystallinity, even in physical mixtures.

Framework deformation, driven by the cations in the channels, determines the CO ₂ ad- and desorption behavior of zeolites. This allows to tune the zeolite properties to efficient temperature swing adsorption processes.