Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Stacked nanoflake assembly (SNA) membranes can oscillate autonomously, offering opportunities for soft actuation and energy harvesting. This work uncovers the physical mechanism behind the sustained oscillation of SNA membranes in gradient humidity and identifies three governing dimensionless parameters, enabling rational design for optimizing SNA ...
Zijing Zhang +5 more
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Frequency-angle decoupling design for grid-etched piezoelectric MEMS cantilevers and its application to quasi-static micromirrors. [PDF]
Microsyst NanoengXue W +11 more
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.A nanocluster–gel platform is developed to synchronously integrate tunable luminescence and shape morphing under a single stimulus, with emission programmability encoded through cluster size modulation (Au10 → Au18). Solvent‐induced shape–optical transitions are visualized in a lotus‐shaped gel that dynamically folds and dims, enabling rapid (< 5 s ...
Hongbin Lin +9 more
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Ultralight soft electrostatic actuators based on solid-liquid-gas architectures. [PDF]
Nat CommunJoo HJ +6 more
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New actuators and their applications: from nano actuators to mega actuators
New actuators and their applications: from nano actuators to mega actuatorsThe present report describes R&D activities on new actuators undertaken at our laboratory at Okayama University for the past three years. These activities include various types of actuators, such as electromagnetic, electrostatic, piezoelectric, pneumatic, and hydraulic actuators, ranging in size and force from the nano to the mega range.
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Thiolated Polymers in 3D Bioprinting: Control of Gelation
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Thiolated polymers are established as programmable bioinks for 3D bioprinting, integrating versatile crosslinking chemistries with redox‐responsive control. This work demonstrates how molecular design and external triggers define gelation kinetics, printability windows, and structural fidelity, enabling stable, high‐resolution constructs and advancing ...
Soheil Haddadzadegan +2 more
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Development of a tendon-driven serial manipulator for an aquatic autonomous surface vehicle. [PDF]
Front Robot AIKhalifa A, Groves K, Carrasco J.
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Double‐Transition‐Metal MXenes: Multimetallic 2D Platforms for Next‐Generation Biomedicine
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.The present work explores recent progress in double‐transition‐metal MXenes and focuses on their potential as multifunctional biomedical nanoplatforms whose tunable optical, electronic, mechanical, and surface properties enable imaging, theranostics, antimicrobial activity, biosensing, tissue engineering, and drug delivery.
Parsa Namakiaraghi +2 more
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Dynamic switching controller for bidirectional trajectory tracking in PV powered mobile robots considering all their subsystems and irradiance variations. [PDF]
Sci RepReyes-Reyes E +7 more
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Engineering Strain‐Stiffening Granular Hydrogels for 3D‐Printed Tissue‐Mimicry
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.A 3D‐printable strain‐stiffening double‐network granular hydrogel (SDGH) enables independent, region‐specific tuning of toe (EToe) and heel (EHeel) moduli through control of microgel packing and network composition. This platform replicates tissue‐like nonlinear mechanics and allows fabrication of high‐fidelity, multilayered aortic valves with ...
Hyeokju Chae +9 more
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