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Toward Autonomous Self‐Healing in Soft Robotics: A Review and Perspective for Future Research
In this article, five different phases (damage detection, cleaning, damage closure, material healing, and healing assessment) are investigated to have an autonomous self‐healing at the system level with the focus on soft robotics. It delves into the importance of each phase, why and where they matter, and reviews relevant technologies that enable ...
Seyedreza Kashef Tabrizian+2 more
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Printed Wearable Sweat Rate Sensor for Continuous In Situ Perspiration Measurement
A wireless wearable sweat rate sensor system is presented, featuring digital 3D direct‐write printing on a flexible substrate with microfluidic layers for continuous, real‐time monitoring. Printed encapsulated metal electrodes are used for capacitance measurements, achieving high sensitivity (0.01 μL min−1) while maintaining a compact and lightweight ...
Mohammad Shafiqul Islam+6 more
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Applied Artificial Intelligence in Materials Science and Material Design
AI‐driven methods are transforming materials science by accelerating material discovery, design, and analysis, leveraging large datasets to enhance predictive modeling and streamline experimental techniques. This review highlights advancements in AI applications across spectroscopy, microscopy, and molecular design, enabling efficient material ...
Emigdio Chávez‐Angel+7 more
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Inspired by the eye movements of humans, a multi‐degree‐of‐freedom (multi‐DOF) miniature piezoelectric actuator with a square‐circular ring structure is proposed. The actuator demonstrates a well‐balanced performance in miniaturization, operational efficiency, actuation precision, and load‐driving capability.
Binbin Zhu, Yan Qing Wang
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Treecreeper Drone: Adaptive Mechanism for Passive Tree Trunk Perching
Taking inspiration from treecreepers, a passively triggered aerial robot that can reliably perch on vertical tree trunks is presented. The friction‐based approach combines a microspine array with a tail‐like support, and then validates via dynamic analyses and flight experiments, ensuring stable performance across trunk diameters and bark textures ...
Haichuan Li+2 more
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Thermally Responsive Architected Actuators with Programmable Shape Morphing and Tunable Stiffness
A tunable‐stiffness architected morphing structure enables programmable shape transformation and load‐bearing functionality through thermal activation. By tessellating rigid particles with shape memory alloy‐based soft connectors, the system achieves simultaneous morphing and stiffness modulation.
Yu Chen+4 more
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ABSTRACT Accurate identification of defects on metal surfaces is of great interest to many industry sectors, such as the automotive and aerospace industries. In contrast to conventional manual inspection techniques, recent automated inspection systems employ deep learning models trained to detect defects rapidly and precisely.
Mohammad Mohammadzadeh+4 more
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The Comprehensive Roadmap Toward Malaria Elimination Using Graphene and its Promising 2D Analogs
Material based on a diversity of graphene with chemical properties of strong strength, high mobility, high transparency, good heat conductivity, biocompatibility, and chemical stability, advanced devices demonstrating antimalarial characteristics can be used for malaria treatment at different stages of malaria development from the injection of ...
Fangzhou He+11 more
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ABSTRACT An extensive experimental analysis was conducted to assess the thermal, acoustic, magnetic, and electrical properties of composite materials reinforced with varying ratios of silicon carbide (SiC) and alumina (Al₂O₃) powders, with a focus on enhancing the functionality of robotic arms.
Merdan Özkahraman+2 more
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Use of Alternating Current Spinning to Prepare Carbon Nanofibers From Commercial PAN Fibers
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to explore the potential of recycling commercial polyacrylonitrile fibers through electrospinning to produce carbon nanofibers (CNFs). We evaluated the feasibility of producing bulk nanofiber layers from recycled polymer and optimized the process to achieve an optimal solution concentration (10 wt%).
Radek Jirkovec+3 more
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