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Macromolecular Rapid Communications, EarlyView.Liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) filaments are fabricated through extrusion with in‐process UV curing, enabling controlled flow alignment and network locking of mesogens. The resulting structure responds to thermal or optical stimuli, inducing molecular reorientation and macroscopic contraction.
Anne Schwarz‐Pfeiffer, Shazia Mehtab
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Electrothermal linear actuator
, 1969 Converting electric power into powerful linear thrust without generation of magnetic fields is accomplished with an electrothermal linear actuator. When treated by an energized filament, a stack of bimetallic washers expands and drives the end of the ...
Tobias, R. A., Derr, L. J.
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Review on Processing Control Strategy for Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing
MetalMat, EarlyView.This review systematically summarizes recent progress in processing control strategies for ECAM, with three key regulation dimensions: current monitoring and closed‐loop control, temperature regulation, and electrolyte flow/nozzle design. The roles of these parameters in governing electrochemical kinetics, mass transport, deposition stability, and ...
Xin Li, Yu Xie, Wangping Wu
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Advances in Floating Solar Desalination Systems
Water and Environment Journal, EarlyView.This review critically classifies floating solar desalination systems into five main categories and compares their thermal performance, productivity and technological limitations. Membrane‐based and multieffect systems showed the highest efficiencies, while traditional designs remain limited by heat losses and scaling.
Daiane Silva de Abreu Benedito +4 more
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Electrically Responsive Structural‐Color Materials
Aggregate, Volume 7, Issue 7, July 2026.This review highlights electrically responsive structural‐color materials as next‐generation electrochromic platforms, summarizing key structural designs, modulation mechanisms, and performance metrics to enable continuous, low‐voltage, and tailorable color tuning for advanced display, camouflage, and security applications.
Qiming Wang +4 more
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Dynamic electro-thermo-mechanical modeling of a U-shaped electrothermal actuator
, 2016 International audienceIn this paper, we develop original analytical electro-thermal and thermo-mechanical models for the U-shaped electrothermal actuator.
Tahhan, Arèf +5 more
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A Modified U-Shaped Micro-Actuator with a Compliant Mechanism Applied to a Microgripper
Actuators, 2019 In this paper, a modified U-shaped micro-actuator with a compliant mechanism is proposed. It was analyzed with a uniform and modified thin arm, as well as a similar variation in the corresponding flexure, in order to observe the impact of the compliant ...
Pedro Vargas-Chable +4 more
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Carbon Dots: An Emerging Frontier for Green and Sustainable Civil Engineering Materials
ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, Volume 9, Issue 4, July 2026.Traditional civil engineering materials (CE materials) are usually involved with high‐energy consumption during manufacturing, significant maintenance costs, and substantial environmental impacts throughout their life cycles. The progress of nanotechnology is catalyzing a green and sustainable transformation within the field.
Weiwen Hao +5 more
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Smart Closed‐Loop Systems in Personalized Healthcare: Advances and Outlook
Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 11, Issue 12, 18 June 2026.A smart closed‐loop e‐textile integrates multimodal sensing, onboard processing, wireless communication, and wearable power to enable real‐time physiological/biochemical monitoring and feedback‐controlled therapy. ABSTRACT Smart textiles represent a revolutionary frontier in healthcare, seamlessly blending fabric and advanced technologies to create ...
Safoora Khosravi +12 more
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Fabric‐Based Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton Gloves: Advancements and Challenges
Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 11, Issue 12, 18 June 2026.This review highlights interdisciplinary technological advances in fabric‐based robotic gloves, focusing on progress in design, fabrication, actuation, sensing, control, and power and energy requirements. It also addresses performance testing and validation, including biomechanical, strength, functional, user experience, and durability assessments, to ...
Ayse Feyza Yilmaz +2 more
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