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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Azobenzene photoswitches translate molecular‐scale E/Z photoisomerization into macroscopic material responses and device‐level photonic functions. This Review highlights how azobenzene research has evolved from molecular photochemistry to photoalignment, mass migration, photomechanics, and heat release, ultimately enabling holography, reconfigurable ...
Heeju Son +20 more
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A new hand rehabilitation system based on the cable-driven mechanism and dielectric elastomer actuator [PDF]
Mechanical Sciences, 2020 The increasing number of patients with hand disabilities after strokes or peripheral nerve injuries necessitates the continuous development of rehabilitation system devices to accelerate muscle recovery and to help patients regain the motor functions of ...
H. Amin +4 more
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.The perspective presents an integrated view of neuromorphic technologies, from device physics to real‐time applicability, while highlighting the necessity of full‐stack co‐optimization. By outlining practical hardware‐level strategies to exploit device behavior and mitigate non‐idealities, it shows pathways for building efficient, scalable, and ...
Kapil Bhardwaj +8 more
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Feasibility of a Dielectric Elastomer Augmented Aorta
Advanced Science, 2021 Although heart transplantation is a gold standard for severe heart failure, there is a need for alternative effective therapies. A dielectric‐elastomer aorta is used to augment the physiological role of the aorta in the human circulatory system.
Morgan Almanza +7 more
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A Wearable Soft Tactile Actuator With High Output Force for Fingertip Interaction
IEEE Access, 2021 This paper reports a soft fingertip-mountable tactile actuator based on a Dielectric Elastomer Actuator (DEA), which exhibits high output force over a wide frequency range with a lightweight and soft structure. DEA is a soft actuator characterized by its
Jung-Hwan Youn, Heeju Mun, Ki-Uk Kyung
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This review examines passive, active, and hybrid liquid manipulation strategies, highlighting hybrid approaches as an emerging route to reconcile energy efficiency with adaptive control. By actively reconstructing passive surfaces to store programmable interfacial energy, hybrid systems enable flexible yet low‐power liquid transport, with perspectives ...
Jiaqi Miao +3 more
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Soft Skins With Reversible Thickness Morphing: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Evolution of electronic skin (e‐skin) technologies toward adaptive, multifunctional soft skins. Phase I highlights early rigid and discrete sensory interfaces. Phase II shows the transition toward flexible, stretchable, and large‐area e‐skin. Phase III captures the emergence of computational e‐skin.
Oliver Ozioko +2 more
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Ceramic‐based V2O5/Fe3O4 hybrid films are shaped into butterfly‐proboscis‐inspired microscroll actuators. Magnetic triggering initiates unrolling, while geometry‐programmed elastic strain energy drives rapid recoil, enabling fast, reversible, durable, and load‐bearing actuation under near‐field magnetic stimulation.
Semi Kim +5 more
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Metallic microparticles dispersed in liquid metal interconnects mitigate electromigration‐induced failure by reconfiguring internal current density distributions. These fillers facilitate the growth of a robust, protective gallium oxide shell at elevated temperatures, shifting the failure threshold toward a thermal limit.
Ethan J. Krings +6 more
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Electro-pneumatic dielectric elastomer actuator incorporating tunable bending stiffness
Physical Review Research, 2020 The superior ability of soft robotic systems is their good adaptability to complicated external environments without damaging themselves and their surroundings.
Lei Liu +8 more
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