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Design and Characterization of a Two‐Dimensional Soft Array Based on Cooperative Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A fully polymeric two‐dimensional array of Dielectric Elastomers enables self‐sensing, cooperative actuation, and large‐stroke operation in a DE‐based autonomous conveyor. Based only on voltage and current measurements at actuator level, the system detects the presence of a ball and subsequently drives it toward a target position.
Saverio Addario, Alberto Priuli, Giovanni Soleti, Sebastian Gratz‐Kelly, Benjamin Zemlin, Stefan Seelecke, Gianluca Rizzello   +6 more
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Light‐Induced Field‐Tunneling Synapses in Solution‐Processed Van Der Waals Heterostructures for Scalable, Retina‐Inspired Optical Sensing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A scalable, solution‐processed WSe2/ZrO2‐x van der Waals heterostructure realizes a light‐induced field‐tunneling synapse (LIFTS) that activates exclusively under bright illumination, emulating the photopic adaptation of the human retina at the device level.
Kijeong Nam, Jihyun Kim, Soobeen Ji, In Soo Kim, Sejin Kim, Eungseon Yeon, Do Kyung Hwang, Iva Plutnarová, Zdeněk Sofer, Sang Min Won, Joohoon Kang   +10 more
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Poverty in the structure of Russian society

Вестник университета
The article analyses the population’s perception of poverty as well as the attitude to the lower strata of the social pyramid. A qualitative study has been conducted using the focus group survey method – 21 focus groups have been indentified, which ...
N. A. Balbot, O. V. Kryshtanovskaya
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Mechanical Programming of PEGDA‐β‐CD Polyrotaxane‐Based Hydrogels via Host–Guest Molecular Recognition

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A mechanically programmable hydrogel for tissue engineering is developed by modulating the molecular threading density of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate‐β‐cyclodextrin (PEGDA‐β‐CD) polyrotaxane and combining it with β‐CD‐modified gelatin. The polyrotaxane‐guided transition from disordered pores to laminar microstructures enables precise tuning ...
Shiyi Chen, Xudan Xing, Haopu Su, Dominik Voll, Xiaohe Xu, Jiafeng Wan, Tongtong Cui, Christian W. Schmitt, Stefan Bräse, Peng Li, Patrick Théato   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cellular Responses to Mechanical Cues Across Scales: From Fundamental Insights to Translational Potential

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines how cellular behavior is regulated by mechanical cues transmitted through soft biomaterials, from single‐cell mechanosensing to tissue‐level adaptation. It highlights why physiological relevance, rather than model complexity alone, is critical for translational mechanobiology and introduces a scoring framework linking material ...
Mathias Polz, Manuel P. Kainz, Niklas Haider, Theresa Rienmüller, Kerstin Lenk, Rupert Kargl, Michele Terzano, Gerhard Sommer, Gerhard A. Holzapfel, Julia Fuchs   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Learning to Work: Young People’s Social and Labour-Market Integration through Supra-Company Apprenticeship Training in Austria

Social Work and Society, 2012
The institutionalisation of supra-company apprenticeship training after its incorporation into the Vocational Education and Training Act in 2009 was a political signal to acknowledge a kind of third pillar next to school-based education and company-based
Bettina Haidinger, Ruth Kasper
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Key factors for the current state of occupational safety, health, and environment management in the cement manufacturing industry

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Despite the inherently high-risk nature of cement manufacturing, the performance of Occupational Safety, Health, and Environment (OSHE) remains suboptimal, particularly in developing countries.
Jeffy Briton Ssemuddu, Peter Wilberforce Olupot, John Baptist Kirabira, Mackay Okure   +3 more
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Silicone Breast Implants as a Model System for Understanding Polymer Permeation in Soft Materials In Vivo

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Silicone breast implants are presented as a model system for understanding polymer permeation in vivo. Rather than representing material failure, “gel bleed” emerges from solution–diffusion transport‐mediated. By integrating polymer architecture, physicochemical transport, and biointerfacial processes, this review provides a unified framework that ...
D. Bouyer, H. Mutlu, C. Charmette, E. Randrianaridera, Z. Adaidi, R. Hedna, L. Pieuchot, I. Pluvy, K. Anselme, N. Couturier, J. P. Mericq, A. Ponche, I. Brigaud   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ferroelectric Quantum Dots for Retinomorphic In‐Sensor Computing

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This work has provided a protocol for fabricating retinomorphic phototransistors by integrating ferroelectric ligands with quantum dots. The resulting device combines ferroelectricity, optical responsiveness, and low‐power operation to enable adaptive signal amplification and high recognition accuracy under low‐light conditions, while supporting ...
Tingyu Long, Huanyu Zhou, Jaewan Ko, Hongwei Tan, Jaemin Lim, Yanfei Zhao, Daehan Kang, Eojin Yoon, Gyeong‐Tak Go, Somin Kim, Seung‐Woo Lee, Chan‐Yul Park, Hyojun Choi, Hyeran Kim, Hyung Joong Yun, Sung Hyuk Park, Kwan Sik Park, Jeong Woo Park, Mungeun Kim, Yong Soo Cho, Ho Won Jang, Wenqiang Yang, Min Hyuk Park, Wan Ki Bae, Sebastiaan van Dijken, Joona Bang, Tae‐Woo Lee   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moringa-based homestead to achieve Sustainable Development Goals: A case study from Jaintiapur of Sylhet, Bangladesh

Heliyon
A study was conducted in Sylhet at Jaintiapur Upazila to determine the prospects of Moringa-based homestead concerning Sustainable Development Goals. A household survey was conducted following a simple random sampling of 135 farmers and following a semi ...
Mohammad Samiul Ahsan Talucder, Umama Begum Ruba, Sanjia Jahir Prova, Md Abu Sayed Robi   +3 more
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