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Vacuum-gap electrostatic multilayer actuators for space robotics. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Sîrbu ID, Mazzotta A, Tosi U, Bortoluzzi D, Mattoli V, Moretti G, Fontana M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Soft Microrobot for Single‐Cell Transport, Spheroid Assembly, and Dual‐Mode Drug Screening

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A soft, untethered hydrogel microrobot enables precise single‐cell delivery, self‐assembly into 3D spheroids, and real‐time thermal actuation. Driven by light‐induced convection and embedded with gold nanorods and temperature sensors, the microrobot guides cells, modulates local microenvironments, and supports drug testing.
Philipp Harder, Nergishan İyisan, Yukun Wang, Berna Özkale   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Stress-Strain State in the Pelvis During Sit-to-Stand Transfer. [PDF]

Bioengineering (Basel)
Žnidaršič U, Žerovnik A, Tomaževič M, Kunc R.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Multifunctional Fluidic Units for Emergent, Responsive Robotic Behaviors

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A multifunctional reconfigurable fluidic unit can be used as sensor, valve and actuator is presented. A unique configuration combines the features of the three components as a Responsive self‐oscillating actuator. The remarkable versatility of the fluidic unit is demonstrated by building different robots with the same fluidic units only by varying ...
Mostafa Mousa, Alberto Comoretto, Johannes T.B. Overvelde, Antonio E. Forte   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The interaction of 2D vortices in a developing pulsed plasma jet. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Dong L, Choi KS, Wang Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Self‐Assembled Inorganic Nanomembrane Tubes: Rolled‐Up Piezoelectrics for Microacoustic Wave‐Based Actuators and Sensors

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates a self‐assembly process to generate free‐standing piezoelectric nanomembranes, forming ultracompact microtubular acoustic wave sensors and actuators. The miniaturized 3D piezoelectric platform reported in this work can be applied in telecommunication, energy harvesting, and acoustofluidics. Moreover, the 3D self‐assembly can add
Raphaël C. L‐M. Doineau, Christian N. Saggau, Stefan Baunack, Thomas Gemming, Yara Abdelaal, Robert Weser, Oliver G. Schmidt, Hagen Schmidt, Andreas Winkler, Mariana Medina‐Sánchez   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceptual Design and Evaluation of a Forearm-Based Vibrotactile Interface for Transfemoral Prosthetic Feedback. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Karimi M, Brynjólfsson S, Briem K, Kristjánsson Á, Unnthorsson R.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Intelligent Acousto‐Electrical Metamaterials (IAM) for Sound Source Detection

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Our proposed metamaterial concept enables sound source detection using a single material, in contrast to conventional arrays that require dozens or even hundreds of transducers. We show that the coupled acoustic–vibrational–electrical responses in piezoelectric metamaterials give rise to topology‐governed charge transport, producing distinct voltage ...
Victor Couëdel, Haotian Lu, Jiayan Zhang, Desheng Yao, Ananya Bhardwaj, Ramiro Contreras, Karim Sabra, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A shape control and object manipulation technique based on function approximation for robotic surfaces. [PDF]

Front Robot AI
Zhao Y, Chen Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Adaptive Twisting Metamaterials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces torque‐controlled twisting metamaterials as a transformative platform for adaptive crashworthiness. By combining multiscale predictive modeling with experimental validation on additively manufactured gyroids, it demonstrates tunable stiffness, collapse stress, and energy absorption.
Mattia Utzeri, Maria L. Gatto, Edoardo Mancini, Donato Orlandi, Daniele Cortis, Marco Sasso, Shanmugam Kumar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source