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Water‐Efficient Smart Drip Irrigation Enabled by a Low‐Power and High‐Efficiency Flexible Electromagnetic Actuator

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Water scarcity poses a critical threat to global food security. A low‐power, flexible electromagnetic actuator is presented for smart drip irrigation systems. The device achieves precise, wide‐range flow modulation (0.05–5.8 mL/min) in response to real‐time plant demands, reducing water consumption compared to conventional flood irrigation.
Duo Chen, Xubin Zhu, Minwei Zhang, Kerui Li, Qinghong Zhang, Yaogang Li, Chengyi Hou, Hongzhi Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ultra low-field-emission stretchable electroluminescent devices enabled by a transparent and high-κ dielectric gel. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Liu Z, Liu Z, Lei X, Yang Y, Jing T.
europepmc   +1 more source

A Strain Decoupling Packaging Strategy for High‐Fidelity Ultrathin Silicon Shape Sensors for Soft Medical Robotics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Reliable soft sensors are essential for precise control in soft medical robots such as endoscopes. We developed ultrathin silicon piezoresistive sensors and their oil‐lubricated slidable packaging, which enables high‐fidelity shape sensing of silicon gauges by mechanically isolating the sensing element within a dual‐layer film.
Hao Liu, Masahito Takakuwa, Michitaka Yamamoto, Yiwen Wang, Tomoyuki Yokota, Takao Someya, Toshihiro Itoh, Seiichi Takamatsu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The rise of rubber-like synthetic polymers in next-gen transistor technologies. [PDF]

Chem Sci
Laysandra L, Bazliah D, Sentosa DM, Heksa AC, Bui HK, Li YC, Chiu YC.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

MELEGROS: Monolithic Elephant‐Inspired Gripper with Optical Sensors

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
MELEGROS is a monolithic, elephant‐inspired soft gripper integrating 3D‐printed optical sensors within a pneumatically actuated lattice. Simulation‐guided design decouples tactile and proprioceptive sensing. Characterized through grasping tests, MELEGROS can reach, scoop, and grasp, showcasing a paradigm where fully embedded sensing and continuous ...
Petr Trunin, Diana Cafiso, Anderson Brazil Nardin, Trevor Exley, Lucia Beccai   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multilayer Dielectric Elastomer Actuator with Enhanced Breakdown Strength via Regulating the Layer Thickness Ratio. [PDF]

ACS Omega
Zhang X, Zhao Z, Wang Z, Xu W, Ke K, Liu Z, Yang W.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Understanding the Roles of Microstructure and Viscoelasticity of Soft Ionic Elastomer for Super‐Capacitive Pressure Sensors

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
By engineering the PVA/H3PO4 ionic elastomer with optimized viscoelasticity and a height‐graded microstructure, the pressure sensor achieves a broad linear range up to 2000 kPa and a high sensitivity of 2.70 nF/kPa. These advancements underscore its strong potential for wearable electronics, including bio‐signal detection, health monitoring, and ...
Allen J. Cheng, Wenkai Chang, Zhuohan Cao, Zhao Sha, Shuai He, Ming Xuan Chua, Bingnong Jiang, Yuansen Qiao, Ziyan Gao, Wenkui Dong, Wengui Li, Liao Wu, Dewei Chu, Shuhua Peng   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Customized batch fabrication of highly sensitive thin capacitive soft sensors based on high dielectric constant composite polymers. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Ghanbari A, Colakoglu AA, Serjouei A, Chakrabarty S, Ichiyama RM, Culmer PR, Alazmani A.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Feline‐Inspired Robot Enabled by Combustion‐Driven Actuators for Agile Motion and High‐Payload Obstacle Traversal

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Inspired by nature's competitive maneuvers, this study introduces a combustion‐driven soft actuator that powers a multi‐modal “Jump‐and‐Fly Catbot” (JFC). With millisecond response, high‐force output (over 70 times its weight) and precise control (error within 5%), the robot can jump, fly, hover, and escape from challenging environments, achieving ...
Hongkuan Ma, Yang Yang, Zhiguo He, Hongliang Ren, Pengcheng Jiao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Next-Generation Biomedical Microwave Antennas: Metamaterial Design and Advanced Printing Manufacturing Techniques. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Koutsoupidou M, Karanasiou IS.
europepmc   +1 more source