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Combining the Pitcher and Lotus Plant: Supericephobic and Superhydrophobic Silicone Films. [PDF]

Adv Sci (Weinh)
Ng CLW, Ham J, Kaur S, Schultz CW, Yu HZ.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Advances in Electroactive Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Intelligent Robotics and Electronics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Electroactive liquid crystal elastomers (eLCEs) integrate molecular anisotropy with electrical functionality to enable programmable actuation and reconfigurable electronics. This review classifies eLCEs into robotic actuators and adaptive electronics, summarizes key actuation mechanisms, and highlights fabrication strategies that bridge materials to ...
Kavita Ramesh Rathod, Sena Chon, Jae Hyuk Hwang, Sung Hyuk Park, Woohwa Lee, Joonmyung Choi, Shi Hyeong Kim, Seung Hwan Ko, Changsoon Choi, Seon Jeong Kim, Dong‐Gyun Kim, Habeom Lee, Kyung Gook Cho, Woon‐Hong Yeo, Hyun Kim   +14 more
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Gravity-Driven Microfluidic Viscosity Measurement with a Small Capillary Radius and Strong Pinning Effect. [PDF]

Micromachines (Basel)
Dong J, Liu B, Ai X, Zhang Q.
europepmc   +1 more source

Learning‐Based Soft Robotic Grasping: Recent Progress and Remaining Challenges

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review analyzes learning‐based soft robotic grasping from a pipeline‐oriented perspective, encompassing soft gripper design, multimodal sensing, and learning‐based planning and control. It surveys key neural network architectures and benchmark datasets and identifies critical challenges such as sim‐to‐real transfer, generalization, and continual ...
Arnab Majumder, Jelizaveta Konstantinova, Graham Deacon, Kaspar Althoefer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wide-Range, Low-Hysteresis Soft Sensor with Architecture-Inspired Design Enabled by Femtosecond Laser-Induced Self-Growth. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Yu Z, Ji C, Gao X, Li Y, Yang C, Guo F, Fu J, Feng Y, Zhao H, Long Y.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Low‐Cost, Handheld Optical Stiffness Sensor for Minimally Invasive Surgery

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A novel handheld stiffness sensor is presented for real‐time tissue stiffness characterization. By simultaneously sensing contact force and tissue deformation, the device enables accurate stiffness quantification without requiring precise manual control. This approach offers a promising solution for intraoperative tumor detection and minimally invasive
Qianyu Ma, Ruxiang Jiang, Kaspar Althoefer, Nicolas Herzig, Hareesh Godaba   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

KNEESENSE: a low-cost wearable system with hydraulic filament sensing for real-time knee rehabilitation monitoring. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Phan NA, Ngo ST, Phan MT, Duong NQ, Phan PT, Do TN, Cao P, Krishnan G, Hsiao-Wecksler ET, Thai MT.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Overcoming the Trade‐Off Between Magnetic Coupling and Electrical Insulation in Soft Magnetic Materials via Nanochain Engineering

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study employs a nanochain engineering approach combined with an in situ oxidation strategy to fabricate self‐insulating iron‐based magnetic nanochains, addressing the challenge of balancing magnetic coupling and electrical insulation in soft magnetic materials.
Dingrong Zuo, Lichen Liu, Haibo Ke, Rongsheng Bai, Huaping Ding, Jing Zhou, Zhenxiang Cheng, Peng Yu, Weihua Wang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spontaneous Imbibition of Bicontinuous Microemulsions into Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Controlled Pore Glasses. [PDF]

ACS Omega
Dahl M, Doll L, Tesch C, Paul B, Hübner J, Tiersch B, Hellweg T, Wellert S.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Recent Advances in Laser‐Induced Graphene‐Based Gas Sensors: From Sensing Mechanisms to Biomedical Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Laser‐induced graphene (LIG) provides a scalable, laser‐direct‐written route to porous graphene architecture with tunable chemistry and defect density. Through heterojunction engineering, catalytic functionalization, and intrinsic self‐heating, LIG achieves highly sensitive and selective detection of NOX, NH3, H2, and humidity, supporting next ...
Md Abu Sayeed Biswas, Ankan Dutta, Shuvendu Das, Abu Musa Abdullah, Wanqing Zhang, Fatema Tuz Zohra, Huanyu Cheng   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source