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Directional Whispering Gallery Mode in Microring Lasers Enabled by Tilted Azimuthal Gratings
The chiral light propagation in microring lasers with active cladding, enabled by tilted azimuthal gratings, is illustrated. The symmetry of the whispering gallery mode is disrupted due to scattering losses that are determined by the tilted angle, resulting in distinct clockwise and counterclockwise light propagation, and enabling controlled chirality ...
Jinghan Chen+6 more
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Optimizing Single‐Cell Measurement Using Dynamic Atomic Force Microscopy
This study optimizes optical detection sensitivity in atomic force microscopy for high‐frequency single‐cell imaging in liquid environments. By analyzing laser positioning on microcantilevers, it enhances measurement accuracy and image resolution. Advanced image analysis techniques assess quality, offering guidelines for high‐resolution imaging of ...
Indrianita Lionadi+4 more
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Optical wireless communications (OWCs) provide a promising alternative to spectrum‐congested microwave wireless communications. Recently, the use of metasurfaces with sub‐wavelength features for dynamic beam steering, beam manipulation, and spatial or optical‐angular‐momentum mode generation, conversion, and multiplexing in OWCs is proposed and ...
Ke Wang+7 more
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Switchable Terahertz Beam Steering with Near‐Perfect Ordinary Transmission
This study introduces a reconfigurable metasurface that enables switchable terahertz beam steering upon actuation by a global temperature change. At room temperature, it achieves a true “OFF” state with nearly 100% transmission, behaving as if the metasurface is not present, thereby not distorting incoming light.
Zhixiang Huang+11 more
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Clinical Challenges in Soft Robotics
This review explores the exciting field of soft robots for medical applications. It delves into the critical challenges facing their development, including material selection, cytotoxicity, and locomotion limitations. The review then examines promising avenues for overcoming these hurdles and achieving clinical translation.
Kailas Mahipal Malappuram+3 more
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Poka: A Necro‐Robot Beetle with a Measured Payload Ratio of 6847%
Here, Poka, a necro‐robot beetle with the ability to carry more than 68 times its own weight, is introduced, making it also a walking robot with the highest payload ratio measured to date. This paper is concerned with the design, manufacture and validation of ‘Poka', a novel millimetre‐scale necro‐robot aimed at bridging the performance gap between ...
Yordan Tsvetkov, Parvez Alam
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Integrating proprioceptive capabilities in balloon‐type robots enhances safe human–machine interactions. Traditional pressure estimates are inadequate due to nonlinear relationships. Instead, embedding stretchable sensors effectively measures deformation. This design optimizes sensor geometry to minimize damage risks.
Wenchao Yue+6 more
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Vision‐Assisted Avocado Harvesting with Aerial Bimanual Manipulation
This work outlines the design and implementation of a bimanual aerial robot that employs visual perception and learning to detect, reach, and harvest avocados. A new gripper and fixer arm assembly is used to harvest avocados, while visual perception enables the detection of avocados and estimation of their position and orientation for determining ...
Zhichao Liu+3 more
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Bleeding‐Mimetic Damage‐Detecting and Self‐Healing Modular Skin for Inflatable Structures
A damage‐detecting and self‐healing system inspired by the human bleeding mechanism is developed for inflatable structures, using a liquid conductive elastomeric material enclosed in a small pouch. This material, composed of uncured elastomer, its curing agent, conductive particles, and a dispersant, solidifies only after being exposed to air and ...
Hyun Jae Lee, Ryuma Niiyama
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In‐Hand Singulation, Scooping, and Cable Untangling with a 5‐Dof Tactile‐Reactive Gripper
This article presents a two‐fingered gripper with five degrees of freedom and a vision‐based tactile sensor for dexterous in‐hand manipulation. It performs complex tasks such as object singulation within granular media, scooping and precise card insertion, and cable untangling.
Yuhao Zhou+3 more
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