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Coniferous Trees as Bioinspiration for Designing Long Reinforced Prestressed Concrete Columns. [PDF]
Biomimetics (Basel)This article contains the results of identifying the potential of coniferous trees to act as bioinspiration for the structural design of columns in single-story warehouses subjected to high wind velocity and severe seismic action.
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Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 70, 31 August 2026.Sea cucumber mutable collagenous tissue (MCT) is a remarkable collagen‐based material which can rapidly undergo large changes in stiffness through transiently bound effector proteins. Here, we investigate the hierarchical structure and mechanical response of MCT from Cucumaria frondosa across length scales with a wide range of methods, also exploring ...
Nathalie R. H. Singh +7 more
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, 2011 García Gómez, H. (2011). Toward Efficient Solar Light Hydrogen Generation from Water. Bioinspiration and Structuring by Zeolites. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 2(5):520-521.
García Gómez, Hermenegildo +1 more
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Effects of Leading-Edge Tubercles on Wing Flutter Speeds [PDF]
, 2016 The dynamic aeroelastic effects on wings modified with bio-inspired leading-edge (LE) tubercles are examined in this study. We adopt a state-space aeroelastic model via the coupling of unsteady vortex-lattice method and a composite beam to evaluate ...
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Bioinspired medical needles: a review of the scientific literature
, 2023 Needles are commonly used in medical procedures. However, current needle designs have some disadvantages. Therefore, a new generation of hypodermic needles and microneedle patches drawing inspiration from mechanisms found in nature (i.e.
Breedveld, P. (author) +2 more
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Development of a digital twin system for inspection UAV in fusion reactors
Nuclear Engineering and TechnologyRegular inspection and maintenance of internal structures in nuclear fusion reactors are critical for ensuring safe and stable operation. To overcome the limitations of traditional inspection methods in extreme fusion environments, this study proposes an
Youzhi Xu +8 more
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Topology‐Orchestrated Multi‐physical Energy Control in Turtle Shell‐Inspired Metamaterials
Advanced Materials, Volume 38, Issue 47, 21 August 2026.A turtle shell‐inspired lattice metamaterial efficiently manages acoustic, fluid‐thermal, and mechanical energy flows simultaneously. The unique hybrid‐coupling architecture achieves superior sound attenuation via pore‐cavity resonance, facilitates effective airflow transport, and maximizes mechanical energy absorption through multistage cell ...
Xi Wang +3 more
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Anticipatory detection of turning in humans for intuitive control of robotic mobility assistance [PDF]
, 2017 Many wearable lower-limb robots for walking assistance have been developed in recent years. However, it remains unclear how they can be commanded in an intuitive and efficient way by their user.
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Towards Advanced Intelligent and Perceptive Soft Grippers
Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 8, Issue 8, August 2026.Implementing soft yet strong and intelligent soft grippers request innovative and creative solutions in designing soft bodies and seamlessly integrating actuated systems with hierarchical sensing. This review systematically analyses soft grippers with a deep understanding of core components, from fundamental design principles to actuation and sensing ...
Haneul Kim +4 more
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Beyond analogy: A model of bioinspiration for creative design
, 2016 International audienceIs biologically inspired design only an analogical transfer from biology to engineering? Actually, nature does not alwaysbring “hands-on” solutions that can be analogically applied in classic engineering.
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