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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.A flexible and lightweight acoustic metamaterial composed of air cavities encased in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is introduced to enhance ultrasound power transfer. The metamaterial leverages the strong reflectivity of air cavity boundaries to concentrate incoming ultrasound, thereby improving the performance of piezoelectric energy harvesters ...
Hyung‐Suk Kwon +4 more
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Noise Mapping, 2023 Understanding the causes of noise annoyance requires recognition of the factors that affect soundscape perceptions. This study aims to explore multilevel factors of acoustic comfort and the perceived health effects of sound exposure, including personal ...
Chan Ta-Chien +4 more
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Waterborne polyurethane/graphene formulations are developed as piezoresistive coatings on glass fabric to enable flexible strain sensing. The graphene‐enabled conductive network provides a stable electromechanical response under cyclic compression. The coating demonstrates reliable pressure‐dependent resistance changes, highlighting its potential for ...
Vishnu Vijayan Pillai +8 more
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Applied SciencesThis study presents a rigorous experimental investigation of in-cabin acoustic comfort across a heterogeneous set of road and special-purpose vehicles.
Petruța Blaga +2 more
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review explores advances in wearable and lab‐on‐chip technologies for breast cancer detection. Covering tactile, thermal, ultrasound, microwave, electrical impedance tomography, electrochemical, microelectromechanical, and optical systems, it highlights innovations in flexible electronics, nanomaterials, and machine learning.
Neshika Wijewardhane +4 more
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Evaluation of an acoustic conditioning panel made from typical Colombian fibres
Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia, 2020 A perforated panel from guadua fibres is implemented after acoustic characterization of the fibres. The acoustic characteristics of the fibre are identified and further, the acoustic behaviour of the acoustic absorption system made from guadua is ...
Darío Alfonso Páez Soto +3 more
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Recent Advances of Slip Sensors for Smart Robotics
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review summarizes recent progress in robotic slip sensors across mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, magnetic, and acoustic mechanisms, offering a comprehensive reference for the selection of slip sensors in robotic applications. In addition, current challenges and emerging trends are identified to advance the development of robust, adaptive,
Xingyu Zhang +8 more
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Smart Closed‐Loop Systems in Personalized Healthcare: Advances and Outlook
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.A smart closed‐loop e‐textile integrates multimodal sensing, onboard processing, wireless communication, and wearable power to enable real‐time physiological/biochemical monitoring and feedback‐controlled therapy. ABSTRACT Smart textiles represent a revolutionary frontier in healthcare, seamlessly blending fabric and advanced technologies to create ...
Safoora Khosravi +12 more
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BuildingsBuilding façades traditionally focus on enhancing indoor environmental quality and improving energy performance, but undermine their influence on Outdoor Environmental Comfort (OEC), including thermal, acoustic, and visual conditions.
Zahida Khan, Mehdi Ghiai
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COMFORT PROVIDING SYSTEMS IN SPACES WITH ACOUTIC INSULATION [PDF]
Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology. Series Transport, 2014 High capacities of currently available devices for sound registering and processing have generated a need for sound insulated spaces dedicated to exchange of confidential information.
Grzegorz KLEKOT
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