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Functional Fibers in Soft Robotics: Advances in Material, Structural, and Systemic Tactics
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 +5 more
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FiN‐Kiri: Fabric‐Based Inflatable Kirigami Actuator for Multimodal Soft Robots
This study introduces a type of inflatable fabric‐based kirigami actuator capable of performing bending motion. The actuator is utilized as soft grippers, a crawling robot and a swimming robot. The crawling robot demonstrated extraordinary motion capabilities, such as moving forward, turning and navigating a narrow tunnel.
Yang Yu +12 more
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Multidimensional laser‐induced graphene (LIG) spanning from 0D to 3D architectures is comprehensively reviewed for multifunctional biomedical platforms, including biosensing, theranostics, and bioactive interface applications, which highlights its potentials for point‐of‐care diagnostics, wearable health monitoring, smart drug delivery, and tissue ...
Li Zhang +3 more
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Electrothermal rockets having improved heat exchangers Patent [PDF]
High resistance cross flow heat exchangers for electrothermal rocket ...
Jack, J. R., Brinich, P. F.
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Solar thermal technology offers a promising solution to water scarcity; however, the continuous operation of solar evaporators remains challenging due to sunlight's intermittent availability.
Muhammad Sultan Irshad +15 more
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A robust lateral shift free (LSF) electrothermal micromirror with flexible multimorph beams
Electrothermal bimorph-based scanning micromirrors typically employ standard silicon dioxide (SiO2) as the electrothermal isolation material. However, due to the brittle nature of SiO2, such micromirrors may be incapable to survive even slight collisions,
Hengzhang Yang +7 more
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Making Sweat Measurable: Induction, Sampling, and Refreshment in Wearable Biofluid Sensing
Wearable sweat sensing relies not only on chemical detection but also on controlled biofluid management. This Review integrates sweat physiology, induction strategies, and microfluidic sampling architectures, demonstrating how flux, transport, and refreshment shape measurement reliability.
Soyoung Shin, Wei Gao
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A versatile framework integrates addressable electrothermal actuation and strain‐constraint mechanisms to construct programmable shape‐morphing soft matter systems. By combining an analytical inverse design strategy for high‐fidelity 3D surface reconstruction with deep learning‐based closed‐loop control, this approach enables zero‐energy shape locking,
Kai Liu +5 more
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Current technology in ion and electrothermal propulsion [PDF]
High performance propulsion devices, such as electrostatic ion engines and electrothermal thrusters, are achieving wide user acceptance. The current technology and projected development trends in the areas of ion and electrothermal propulsion systems and
Finke, R. C., Murch, C. K.
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This research investigates the behavior of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) micro composites as an electrical insulator under elevated temperature and electrical stress. Zinc Oxide (ZnO) microparticles were incorporated into the PVC matrix.
Umar Farooq +4 more
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