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Biomass DNA: An Emerging Building Block for Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Biomass DNA is rapidly emerging from its traditional role as a genetic blueprint to serve as a versatile abundant, highly programmable polymeric building block. This review highlights the transformation of macroscopic bulk biomass DNA into next generation of functional materials, spanning from dynamic hydrogels, sustainable bioplastics, and high ...
Yuwei Hu, Itamar Willner, Li Niu
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Harnessing Phase Separation for the Development of High‐Performance Hydrogels

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hydrogels are indispensable for the development of next‐generation bioelectronics, soft robotics, and biomedical devices, where their mechanical properties determine performance and reliability. Among strategies to enhance hydrogel mechanics, phase separation enables controlled heterogeneity resulting in gel networks that are reinforced by ...
Yue Shao, Yiming Ma, Baihao Shao, Molly M. Stevens   +3 more
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Review of Gastrointestinal Capsule Robots: Materials, Actuation, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review examines gastrointestinal capsule robots through a systems engineering lens, covering shell materials, actuation and localization strategies, diagnostic modalities, therapeutic interventions, and commercialization status. By mapping the complete technological chain from fabrication to clinical deployment, this work identifies critical gaps ...
Zengsheng Li, Zhongguo Ren, Yiliang Lin, Xianfeng Xia, Tianlong Li, Kai Fung Chan, Philip Wai Yan Chiu, Wei Peng Yong, Mengmeng Sun   +8 more
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A Robotic Testing Platform for Pipelined Discovery of Resilient Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work introduces a robotic testing platform enabling high‐throughput, multi‐parameter lifetime mapping of linear dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs). By integrating programmable high‐voltage control and automated electromechanical measurements, the system identifies material and operating conditions that double actuator lifetime.
Ang (Leo) Li, Alexander Yin, Alexander White, Sahib Sandhu, Anatol Gogoj, Denise Maria de Andrade, Matthew Francoeur, Victor Jimenez‐Santiago, Van Remenar, Codrin Tugui, Mihai Duduta   +10 more
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Habitat‐Specific Design Strategies for Untethered Soft Robots

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Habitat shapes the design of untethered soft robots. Across land, water, air, and living tissues, environmental constraints govern viable combinations of compliant structures, actuation mechanisms, and energy delivery. This review connects these constraints with robotic performance and identifies design principles for advancing adaptable, durable, and ...
Siyang Li, Zhikun Miao, Tuck‐Whye Wong, Tiefeng Li   +3 more
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Autonomous Charging and Battery Swapping for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Review

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This review evaluates major autonomous charging and battery swapping methods for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) against a single question: how close each is to sustained unattended operation. Rather than ranking them by charging performance, it identifies the limitation that most restricts each method, and briefly outlines the supporting technologies ...
Zelin Wu, Yuanwen Zhang, Xiangdong Meng, Guangyu Zhang, Huiwen Zhang, Yuquan Leng   +5 more
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A Modular Micro‐Chemostat System for High‐Throughput Continuous Cultivations

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
This study presents and demonstrates a modular 12‐channel micro‐chemostat, designed to be used by Genesis, a Robot Scientist developed to automate scientific research in yeast systems biology. The bioreactor performance fulfilled the predefined requirements, and the empirical results from the biological experiments were consistent with the literature ...
Erik Y. Bjurström, Filip Kronström, Ronald S. Reiserer, David K. Schaffer, Dmitry A. Markov, John P. Wikswo, Ross D. King, Ievgeniia A. Tiukova   +7 more
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Triboelectric nanogenerators for vehicle intelligent cockpits

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Converting mechanical stimuli from drivers and vehicle motion into electrical signals, triboelectric nanogenerators provide promising interfaces toward passive, flexible, distributed and intelligent sensing for next‐generation automotive cockpits to support three core functional dimensions: driver state monitoring, vehicle state monitoring, and human ...
Haiqiu Tan, Shiquan Lü, Xiangwei Meng, Huiying Zhang, Wenxing Zhang, Dongxian Sun, Xiao Lu, Lei Wang, Haodong Zhang, William W. Yu   +9 more
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Analysis of Mechanical‐Electrical‐Hydraulic Coupled Vibration Response Characteristics of Thermal Control Circulating Pumps Supported by Water‐Lubricated Bearings

International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The operational reliability of thermal control circulation pumps is significantly restricted by the multi‐physics coupled environment. To reveal the vibration transmission mechanisms and dynamic response characteristics under multi‐field coupled excitations, a multi‐DOF coupled dynamic representation of the overall system, incorporating the ...
Jianfeng Luo, Liukai Hou, Yutao Zou, Kaiyuan Hao, Guangwu Zhou   +4 more
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Integrating Artificial Intelligence With PPE: A Smart Boiler Suit Framework for Maritime Survey Applications

Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.
This paper introduces a conceptual framework for an AI‐enhanced smart boiler suit, shifting maritime surveyor safety from reactive to proactive monitoring. Through integrated sensor networks and edge AI analytics, the proposed architecture offers a robust modular roadmap for advancing intelligent personal protective equipment in hazardous offshore and ...
P. Katsinellos, A. Gotsopoulos, A. Chatzopoulos, N. Gerolimos, G. Priniotakis   +4 more
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