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Liquids as Reinforcements for Anisotropic and Tough Soft Matter Composites

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Liquid metal droplets are shaped and oriented within soft elastomers to create all‐soft matter composites with programmable mechanical anisotropy. These liquid inclusions act as fiber‐like reinforcements, enabling directional stiffness, enhanced toughness, and controlled crack steering under extreme deformation, offering new routes to resilient soft ...
Gwyneth M. Schloer, Ohnyoung Hur, Ravi Tutika, Aaron Haake, Eric J. Markvicka, Michael D. Bartlett   +5 more
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Social acceptability of a marine protected area: The case of Reunion Island [PDF]

, 2010
This paper examines variations in social acceptability of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) prior to implementation. The influence of a number of factors, including socio-economic characteristics, perception of coral resources state of health and attitudes ...
Agardy, Alessa, Anon, Anon, Anon, Aurélie Thomassin, Baticados, Beger, Brailovskaya, Bunce, Burke, Carole S. White, Chabanet, Chabanet, Chape, Chazottes, Christie, Cinner, Conand, Crosby, David, Davis, Debrot, Durville, Faucheux, Gilbert David, Hansis, Hergon, Jones, Kakoyannis, Letourneur, Letourneur, Mascia, McClanahan, McClanahan, Mora, Myatt-Bell, Naim, Pelletier, Pendleton, Peterlin, Petrosillo, Rao, Ricciardi, Robertson, Saenz-Arroyo, Sant, Selina S. Stead, Shafer, Sloan, Slovic, Spalding, Spalding, Stankey, Sullivan, Suman, Tran   +56 more
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Soft Robotic Snake with Tunable Undulatory Gait for Efficient Underwater Locomotion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study designs an underwater soft snake robot using 3D‐printed soft actuators, controlled by specific signals to generate sinusoidal undulation. Results show a positive correlation between speed and swing amplitude, with optimal performance at 2/3π phase offset, PLA tail, 1.2 voltage growth rate, and 6s undulation period achieving a maximum speed ...
Huichen Ma, Junjie Zhou, Raye Yeow
wiley   +1 more source

St. Kitts and Nevis: Coral Reef Report Card 2016 [PDF]

, 2016
The Eastern Caribbean Seascape is an arc of islands linked through diverse coral reef ecosystems, oceanic currents, migratory pathways and a rich cultural heritage. The Eastern Caribbean Coral Reef Report Cards are a series of individual reports for the6

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Assessing the Condition of Coral Reefs and the Indicator Fish (Family: Chaetodontidae) in Coastal Waters of Jayapura City, Papua Province, Indonesia [PDF]

, 2019
The aim of this study was to find out the condition of coral reef coverage and the presence of Chaetodontidae fish in coastal waters of Jayapura City, Indonesia.
Hamuna, Baigo, Kalor, John Dominggus, Rachmadani, Adinda Intan   +2 more
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Multi‐Material Additive Manufacturing of Soft Robotic Systems: A Comprehensive Review

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review explores the transformative role of multi‐material additive manufacturing (MMAM) in the development of soft robotic systems. It presents current techniques, materials, and design strategies that enable functionally graded and adaptive structures.
Ritik Raj, Quan‐Chen Song, Jia‐Yang Juang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multimodal Locomotion in Insect‐Inspired Microrobots: A Review of Strategies for Aerial, Surface, Aquatic, and Interfacial Motion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska, Kaushik Jayaram, Nicole Xu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coral reef populations in the Caribbean: is there a case for better protection against climate change? [PDF]

, 2013
Copyright © 2013 Michael James C. Crabbe. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly ...
Crabbe, M. James C.
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Electrocatalytic C─N Coupling in Aqueous Solutions for High‐Value Product Synthesis

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Electrocatalytic C–N coupling offers a sustainable route to synthesize crucial organic nitrogen compounds from abundant feedstocks under mild conditions. This review examines recent progress in overcoming key challenges, like slow kinetics and competing reactions through advanced catalysts and novel mechanisms, paving the way for transforming chemical ...
Yunpeng Zuo, Dongxue Yu, Xiaoran Zhang, Xin Wang   +3 more
wiley   +2 more sources