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Bio-inspired lattice structure optimisation with strain trajectory aligned trusses

, 2022
Lattice structures have great potential for lightweight additively manufactured parts. This paper presents a bio-inspired functionally graded lattice structure optimisation approach for compliance minimisation of statically loaded structures.
Daynes, Stephen, Feih, Stefanie
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Emerging Post‐CMOS Hardware Neurons for Brain‐Inspired Computing: Devices, Circuits, and System Integration

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The physical realization of artificial neurons is a critical challenge for energy‐efficient neuromorphic computing. This review presents a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of artificial neuron implementations from conventional CMOS to emerging post‐CMOS technologies.
Kannan Udaya Mohanan, Hocheon Yoo, Benoît H. Lessard, Ioannis Kymissis, Chang‐Hyun Kim   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bio-inspired design of an inflatable deployable structure

, 2015
The biomimetic principle applied in the deployable structure design process has important significances in engineering reality. Principle in nature provides numerous design solutions for innovative deployable structures. Meanwhile, it has initiated a new
Liu JG(刘金国), Bai SH(白思航), Sun SF(孙澍锋)   +2 more
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An experimental study on adhesive or antiadhesiveand strong bio-inspired nanomaterials [PDF]

, 2012
This experimental PhD thesis presents the results of research performed in five different facilities: in the Laboratory of Bio-inspired Nanomechanics "Giuseppe Maria Pugno" at the Politecnico of Torino, the "Nanofacility Piemonte" at the INRIM Institute ...
Lepore, Emiliano
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Bone‐Inspired Recyclable Composites for Damage‐Tolerant Circular Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bone‐inspired architected composites are developed by combining osteon‐like reinforcements with a recyclable Elium thermoplastic matrix. The hierarchical architecture redirects cracks and promotes energy dissipation, while enabling recovery of intact, aligned, load‐bearing reinforcement units that retain their original stiffness, revealing a route ...
Alessandro Stagni, Nastaran Bahrami Novin, Luigi Benvenuto, Enrico Lertora, Flavia Libonati   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bio-inspired computation and its applications in image processing: an overview

, 2016
Almost all design problems in the sciences and engineering can be formulated as optimization problems, and many image processing problems can also be related to or formulated as optimization problems.
Yang, X. S., Papa, J. P. [UNESP], J.P. Papa, X.-S. Yang   +3 more
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Bio‐Inspired Artificial Ionic Mechanoreceptor

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A skin‐inspired artificial mechanoreceptor based on ionic interactions is presented for biomimetic tactile sensing. Pressure‐driven ionic redistribution within microfluidic channels generates a self‐powered electrical signal without external bias. The generated waveform exhibits mechanoreceptor‐like temporal features, including overshoot and undershoot,
Mohammad Akbari, Jeppe Don, Lasse A. N. Pedersen, John Noee, Rassoul Tabassian   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bio-inspired synthesis of nanomaterials and smart structures for electrochemical energy storage and conversion

Nano Materials Science, 2020
Traditional synthetic methodologies are confronted with great challenges to fabricate complex nanomaterials with delicate design, high efficiency and excellent sustainability. During the past decade, bio-inspired synthesis has been extensively applied as
Mei Ding, Gen Chen, Weichuan Xu, Chuankun Jia, Hongmei Luo   +4 more
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Electrochemical Pathways for Nitrate Conversion to Ammonia: From Environmental Challenges to Ammonia Economy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This perspective presents recent advances in electrocatalytic nitrate reduction, focusing on reaction mechanisms, catalyst design, and electrolyzer configurations. Key challenges in selectivity, stability, and practical wastewater treatment are highlighted, while future directions for advancing sustainable ammonia synthesis and nitrate remediation are ...
Xintong Li, Yunpeng Zuo, Xiaoran Zhang, Jieqiong Shan, Kenneth Mei Yee Leung, Bin Liu, Peter Strasser, Adrian Fisher, Zonglong Zhu, Xin Wang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficient design of Voronoi energy-absorbing foams using Bayesian optimization

Materials & Design
Recently, many studies have increasingly focused on developing bio-inspired structures, leveraging their lightweight and high-energy absorption properties, which are crucial across many engineering fields.
Youngtaek Oh, Byungjo Kim, Hayoung Chung
doaj   +1 more source