As we welcome the new year, the editorial team of Climate-Adaptive Materials Engineering (CAME) extends our heartfelt thanks and warmest wishes to the global community of materials scientists, engineers, environmental researchers, designers, and scholars who have contributed to the journal’s dynamic launch in 2025.

We are deeply grateful to our Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Shifa Wang, whose leadership has anchored CAME at the intersection of materials innovation and climate resilience; to our distinguished Editorial Board, representing expertise from advanced ceramics to bio-based composites and smart structural systems; and to our international network of peer reviewers, whose rigorous evaluations and interdisciplinary insights ensure that every published study meets the highest standards of scientific excellence and real-world relevance.

To our authors: thank you for sharing your visionary work with us. From numerical analyses of silicon nitride (Si₃N₄) discs under extreme thermal loads for aerospace applications, to sustainable composites made from recycled cotton and clay for eco-friendly furniture; from repurposing coal mining waste into construction materials, to biodegradable erosion-control mats woven from Enset pseudostem fibers; from spider silk’s potential in biomedical textiles to comparative modal studies of metallic and composite beams—your research exemplifies CAME’s core mission: engineering materials that actively respond to, mitigate, and thrive amid a changing climate. You are not just developing new substances—you are redefining how infrastructure, energy systems, and everyday products coexist with planetary boundaries.

We also thank all readers, industry partners, educators, and policymakers who engage with our open-access content. In an era of intensifying heatwaves, storms, sea-level rise, and resource constraints, your interest underscores the critical role of adaptive materials in building resilient, low-carbon, and equitable futures.

Looking ahead to 2026, Climate-Adaptive Materials Engineering reaffirms its unwavering commitments:

• To uphold the highest standards of peer review, research ethics, and scholarly transparency;
• To publish original, interdisciplinary research that advances phase-change materials, self-healing systems, high-temperature alloys, thermal insulators, bio-composites, and other climate-responsive material platforms;
• To foster collaboration across materials science, mechanical engineering, environmental design, computational modeling, and circular economy principles;
• To remain a fully open-access journal, ensuring that cutting-edge knowledge reaches researchers, practitioners, and communities worldwide without barriers.

The path to climate resilience is paved with innovation at the molecular and macro scales alike. Therefore, we warmly invite scientists, engineers, and innovators from every region and discipline to submit your manuscripts to Climate-Adaptive Materials Engineering. Whether your work explores stimuli-responsive polymers, nature-inspired structural designs, durable low-carbon cements, or AI-accelerated material discovery—we welcome contributions that turn climate challenges into opportunities for intelligent, sustainable material solutions.

Wishing you a creative, impactful, and resilient 2026—one in which every engineered material helps heal, protect, and empower our shared world.

With sincere appreciation,
The Editorial Office
Climate-Adaptive Materials Engineering (CAME)