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From the Discovery of the Giant Magnetocaloric Effect to the Development of High‐Power‐Density Systems

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
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, Yaroslav Mudryk, Jun Cui, Lucas Griffith, Duane D. Johnson, Julie Slaughter   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bioinspired liquid metal-spidroin (LMS) stripe microneedle actuators. [PDF]

Mater Today Bio
Li X, Xue M, Zhou K, Xu R, Ren H, Gao B, Lim CT, Liu F.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Two‐Way Shape Memory Polymer Composite Gripper for Adaptive Robotic Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Octopus-inspired muscle activation unlocks high-DOF motion from a single actuator. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Xin W, Tang Z, Wang P, He L, Hou L, Zhao L, Xie Z, Laschi C.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Micropillar‐Engineered Hybrid Adhesive Patch for Surface‐Conformable and Directional Adhesion

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
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, Dong Kwan Kang, Haejin Bae, Ho‐Sup Jung, Hoon Eui Jeong   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Architected Load Paths Enable Stiffening and Motion Programming in Soft Pneumatic Actuators. [PDF]

Adv Sci (Weinh)
Wang J, Wu Y, Zhang Y, Wei Y, Ma Y, Liu Y, Guo K.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Programmable Variable‐Stiffness Multilayer Elastomer Composites With High‐Aspect‐Ratio Low‐Melting‐Point Alloy Inclusions

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
High‐aspect‐ratio low‐melting‐point alloy inclusions are embedded within multilayer silicone laminates to create thermally programmable stiffness. Sequential activation of alloy‐rich layers produces four distinct mechanical states and reconfigures tendon‐driven actuator trajectories under the same load.
Palpolage Don Shehan Hiroshan Gunawardane, Gyan Edbert Zesiro, Hao Zhou, Gursel Alici, Mu Chiao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Physical Adaptive Material Motor Unit Neural Network: A Hygromorph Composite Material Machine. [PDF]

Adv Sci (Weinh)
de Kergariou C, Hauser H, Correa D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Hybrid Additive Manufacturing of Highly Stretchable Bottlebrush Polymer Nanocomposites by Decoupled Extrusion and Photopatterning

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A Hybrid Direct Ink Writing–Digital Light Processing (HDD) strategy decouples material extrusion from shape definition, enabling high‐fidelity additive manufacturing of highly viscous, yield‐stress polymer nanocomposites. Excess ink acts as a removable, self‐supporting scaffold, allowing fabrication of unsupported and embedded complex architectures ...
Shahryar Ramezani Bajgiran, Emmanuel Oduro, Daniel A. Rau, Li‐Heng Cai   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

3D printable tough hydrogel actuators.

Mater Horiz
Chau AL, Amstad E.
europepmc   +1 more source