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Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi, Hemin Pan, Yang Zong, Yongfeng Mei, Jizhai Cui   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emerging p-Block Metal-Based Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion. [PDF]

Small
Hinsch JJ, Hu J, Wang L, Chen Y, Fu HQ, Wu Z, Hu M, Dong M, Liu P, Zhang L, Wang Y, Xia Z, Wang L.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Liquid Crystalline Elastomers in Soft Robotics: Assessing Promise and Limitations

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are programmable soft materials that undergo large, anisotropic deformation in response to external stimuli. Their molecular alignment encodes directional actuation in a monolithic structure, making them long‐standing candidates for soft robotic systems.
Justin M. Speregen, Timothy J. White
wiley   +1 more source

Towards Advanced Materials: Functional Perspectives of Co-Doped ZnO Thin Films. [PDF]

Micromachines (Basel)
Gartner M, Chelu M, Szekeres A, Petrik P.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Functional Fibers in Soft Robotics: Advances in Material, Structural, and Systemic Tactics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Fiber‐form robotic systems offer a scalable pathway toward embodied intelligence in soft robotics. This review surveys functional fibers as material, structural, and systemic elements, highlighting advances in responsive materials, architectural programing, and fabrication strategies.
Joonhee Won, Jaehyun Jang, Hyeonseo Kim, Inyoung Choi, Steve Park, Seongjun Park   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategies to improve the thermoelectric performance of iron silicide-based materials. [PDF]

Sci Technol Adv Mater
Sam S, Say S, Yamazaki K, Nakatsugawa H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Highlighting Recent Progress in Fiber Energy Harvesters: From Working Principles to Future Perspectives

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Fiber energy harvesters offer unprecedented flexibility and a unique capacity for integration into commercial textiles, overcoming the limitations of bulky and rigid conventional devices. This review summarizes recent advances in fiber‐based energy harvesting and provides strategic outlooks to accelerate technological progress in the field. ABSTRACT As
Hanhwi Jang, Junseong Ahn, Yongrok Jeong, Sohee Jeon, Soon Hyoung Hwang, Min‐Wook Oh, Jun‐Ho Jeong, Inkyu Park, Yeon Sik Jung   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Engineered Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)-Based Nanocomposites with Metal Ion (Al, Ag, Mg)-Doped Zinc Oxide (ZnO) Nanoparticles for Efficient Oil Sorption Application. [PDF]

ACS Omega
John DM, Mahadeva SK, Ganarajan S, Annamalai PK, Brahmadesam Thoopul Srinivasa Raghava R.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Highly‐Conductive and Micro‐Structured Transparent Glass Substrates for Efficient and Scalable Photoelectrochemical Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work paves the way for practical photoelectrochemical water splitting devices by addressing key upscaling challenges related to substrate conductivity, absorber inhomogeneity, and mass transfer limitations. Integrated improvements in substrate engineering, material processing, device architecture, and operational conditions allow the development ...
Telmo da Silva Lopes, Jeffrey Capitão, Amin Khan, Leonardo Rodrigues, Dzmitry Ivanou, Tânia Lopes, Paula Dias, Adélio Mendes   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source