The article overviews past and current efforts on caloric materials and systems, highlighting the contributions of Ames National Laboratory to the field. Solid‐state caloric heat pumping is an innovative method that can be implemented in a wide range of cooling and heating applications.
Agata Czernuszewicz +5 more
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PALPABLE: enhanced bending stiffness and proprioception in soft actuators for laparoscopic palpation. [PDF]
Lousis CV +4 more
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Two‐Way Shape Memory Polymer Composite Gripper for Adaptive Robotic Applications
A two‐way shape memory polymer (SMP) composite is developed with intrinsic shape‐changing capability driven solely by temperature, eliminating external actuation loads. Embedding the SMP in a low‐stiffness elastomeric matrix enabled reversible transformations during heating and cooling cycles.
Aamna Hameed, Kamran Ahmed Khan
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New Actuators. Electorostatic Actuators.
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Design, Modeling and Performance Analysis of an Actively Variable Stiffness Pneumatic Flexible Bending Joint. [PDF]
Wang X +6 more
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Micropillar‐Engineered Hybrid Adhesive Patch for Surface‐Conformable and Directional Adhesion
This work presents a surface‐conformable hybrid adhesive integrating height‐optimized hexagonal micropillars with open‐rectangular cuts. The micropillars enhance rough‐surface contact and microscale crack arrest, while the cuts guide and reverse interfacial cracks for strong and directional adhesion. The multiscale architecture achieves robust pull‐off
Seongjin Park +4 more
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Integrated Fault Estimation and Fault-Tolerant Control for Drive-by-Wire Steering Systems in Four-Wheel Independent Drive Vehicles. [PDF]
Wang F, Chu W, Zhu X.
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Aerosol Jet Printing (AJP) has emerged as a versatile additive manufacturing technique for high‐resolution, conformal, and multi‐material printing. This review highlights advances in printable materials, substrate compatibility, post‐processing, characterization, and process innovations, while critically discussing current challenges and future ...
Chandrachur Chatterjee +2 more
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A Delay-Aware Switching Framework for Binary Actuator Systems Under Sensing Delay and Measurement Noise. [PDF]
Ji K.
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High‐Performance Piezoelectric Nanogenerators Based on Wurtzite BeO Nanowire Arrays
This study demonstrates high‐performance piezoelectric nanogenerators based on 1D BeO nanowire arrays. The BeO nanowires exhibit a high piezoelectric coefficient (∼15.8 pm V−1) and deliver an output voltage of ∼26.1 V and power density of ∼0.32 µW cm−2.
Yoonseo Jang +7 more
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