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Coating‐Free Nanoscratching for Liquid‐Crystal Alignment on PCB‐Compatible Millimeter‐Wave Reflective Unit Cells

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Direct nanoscratching with a 500 nm diamond lapping film creates groove‐guided liquid‐crystal alignment interfaces on PCB‐compatible Cu‐patterned RF substrates within minutes, eliminating polymer coating and high‐temperature baking. The coating‐free process enables optical/molecular alignment validation and voltage‐programmable 28 GHz reflection‐phase ...
Junseok Ma   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microfabrication of Soft Millirobots Propelled by Low Voltage Electrohydraulic Actuators

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Manual layer‐by‐layer assembly is replaced by wafer‐level MEMS batch fabrication for compliant polymer‐based electrohydraulic actuators. The microfabricated devices integrate sacrificially defined microcavities, Parylene‐C‐sealed inlets, and multilayer polymer–metal films.
Shai Shmulevich   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Molecular Design to Optical Anisotropy: Orientation Control in BODIPY Langmuir‐Blodgett Films

open access: yesAdvanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.
The supramolecular organization of amphiphilic boron‐dipyrromethene (BODIPY) dyes in Langmuir–Blodgett monolayers is shown to govern their optical anisotropy. By correlating nanoscale imaging and angle‐resolved spectroscopy, we reveal symmetry‐driven control of transition dipole orientation, enabling either in‐plane or out‐of‐plane optical responses ...
Lilia Huynh   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soft Robotic Excretory Care Simulator for Nursing Education: Functional and Perceptual Biomimetics Approach

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A soft robotic simulator is developed to replicate the digital removal of feces (DRF), a sensitive yet essential nursing procedure. Integrating soft actuators, sensors, and a realistic rectal model, the simulator balances functional fidelity with perceptual realism. Engineering evaluations and nurse feedback confirm its potential to enhance training in
Shoko Miyagawa   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Collision‐Resilient Winged Drones Enabled by Tensegrity Structures

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Based on structures of birds such as the woodpeck, this article presents the collision‐resilient aerial robot, SWIFT. SWIFT leverages tensegrity structures in the fuselage and wings which allow it to undergo large deformations in a crash, without sustaining damage. Experiments show that SWIFT can reduce impact forces by 70% over conventional structures.
Omar Aloui   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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