Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Study on the influence of matrix asphalt mixture air voids on the performance of semi-flexible pavement materialsJie Chen · Zhiyu Yang · Hui Huang · Jiechao Lei · Weian XuanFrontiers in Materialsdoi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1930537
Systematic ReviewPublished 9 October 2026Extracorporeal kidney support in neonates and infants: therapeutic perspectives and outcomes in multiple organ dysfunction syndrome—a structured narrative reviewGulmira Zhauarova · Dinagul Baesheva · Gulnur Nadirbekova · Kamilla Rakhimova · Bolat Bekishev · Talgat IbrayevFrontiers in Pediatricsdoi 10.3389/fped.2026.1739965
Original ResearchPublished 5 October 2026Protocol-dependent aging responses of polyurethane-bound pavement composites under thermo-oxidative, hygrothermal, and UV exposureLeilei Han · Zhengxin Wu · Zhiqing ZhuFrontiers in Materialsdoi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1964302
Original ResearchPublished 5 October 2026Engineering a hemoglobin variant with enhanced stability and oxygen affinity using a protein language modelSergey Shityakov · Alexander S. Novikov · Ekaterina V. Skorb · Thomas DandekarFrontiers in Chemistrydoi 10.3389/fchem.2026.1898272
Original ResearchPublished 1 October 2026Voltage support strength-constrained transmission network expansion planning for renewable-integrated grids via deep reinforcement learningJiaming Li · Ke Wang · Yan Li · Xueying Guo · Kanglong Yuan · Haipan Li · Wenyun Luo · Lei ChenFrontiers in Energy Researchdoi 10.3389/fenrg.2026.1869996
Original ResearchPublished 1 October 2026Aurophilicity as a structure-directing principle in hyperchlorinated Au n Cl n+5 - (2 ≤ n ≤ 7) clustersYuqing Chen · Shiyin Xu · Shuo Wang · Shuqi Li · Filip Veljković · Suzana Veličković · Xianglei KongFrontiers in Chemistrydoi 10.3389/fchem.2026.1986508
Original ResearchPublished 30 September 2026The effects of different gait patterns on knee joint biomechanics and dynamic stability during stair ascent in healthy adultsGangzheng Yi · Lian Duan · Yang Sun · Yuan Gao · Dapeng WangFrontiers in Sports and Active Livingdoi 10.3389/fspor.2026.1924813
Original ResearchPublished 18 September 2026Mechanical properties and normal-incidence sound absorption performance of crumb-rubber-modified porous asphalt mixturesWenhua Wang · Kaidi Liu · Jiaxiang Fang · Xufeng Wang · Yizhe Han · Guangyong Wang · Xu WangFrontiers in Materialsdoi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1928488
Original ResearchPublished 17 September 2026Continuous inertia optimization for PV-storage virtual synchronous machines via lightweight RBF networks: eliminating parameter discontinuity at the electromechanical edgeFangfang Liu · Chuan Zhou · Yonghang Yang · Zhenping XieFrontiers in Mechanical Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1949170
Original ResearchPublished 15 May 2026Type-II band alignment and high spectroscopic-limited efficiency in Ti 2 CO 2 /MoGe 2 N 4 van der Waals heterostructureUmair Mumtaz · Yi Ding · Muhammad SajjadFrontiers in Nanotechnologydoi 10.3389/fnano.2026.1812144