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Resilient roads in challenging terrain: a case study of Siddhartha highway in Nepal

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Nepal is a country known for its diverse and challenging topography, and it relies heavily on a robust road infrastructure network to connect its remote regions and urban centers.
Nishesh P. Chhetri, Rishav Jaiswal, Rabina Poudel   +2 more
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Evaluation of Causes of Transverse and Fatigue Cracking in Flexible Pavements Using Laboratory and Field Testing and PMED Simulation [PDF]

, 2020
Fatigue cracking and transverse cracking are two of the most prevalent distresses in flexible pavements. In this study, probable causes of these distresses were evaluated using field and laboratory testing and simulations using AASHTOWare Pavement ME ...
Ghos, Sagar
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Ultrathin Li Metal Anodes: Quantitative Design Principles and Manufacturability Across Liquid and Solid‐State Batteries

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Ultrathin lithium metal anodes (≤15 µm) offer a promising route to high‐energy‐density batteries due to their high capacity and low potential. This review presents design principles for ultrathin Li, evaluates fabrication strategies, and discusses challenges in liquid and solid‐state cells.
Cheng Wang, Caoyu Wang, Shuixin Xia, Jodie A. Yuwono, Mingnan Li, Yanqiu Lyu, Ruizhi Zhang, Jun Wang, Jianfeng Mao, Zaiping Guo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Weaving Intelligence: Thermally Drawn Multimaterial Fibers Toward AI‐Enabled Smart Textiles

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Thermally drawn multimaterial fibers are rapidly advancing as intelligent structural units for next‐generation smart textiles. Integrating multimaterial architectures with neuromorphic and spiking‐neural‐network principles enables fabrics that can sense, compute, and adapt autonomously.
Vuong Dinh Trung, Jiaxiang Yi, Hieu Nguyen‐Duc, Tien Nu Hoang Lo, Weili Zhao, Chaoqun Dong, Fabien Sorin, Baris Caglar, Lei Wei, Tung Nguyen‐Dang   +9 more
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Heavy weight deflectometer for estimating elastic moduli of rigid airport pavements-case of NAPTF pavements

In this case report, using the Heavy Weight Deflectometer (HWD) deflections collected at National Airport Pavement Test Facility (NAPTF), the elastic moduli of rigid airport pavement layers are evaluated by back-calculation approaches.
Oh, E, Bell, P, Chai, G, Ma, Z, Sun, J
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Deep Learning Inverse Design of Phase‐Change Reconfigurable Terahertz Metadevices for Multidimensional Secure Communication

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A deep learning inverse‐design framework is established to create versatile reconfigurable terahertz metadevices. By synergizing deep learning with phase‐change materials, this approach enables on‐demand customization of multidimensional electromagnetic responses.
Yisheng Dong, Xieyu Chen, Aarthy Nagarajan, Yi Yang, Zhihao Wang, Rui Yu, Chuang Zheng, Chunmei Ouyang, Xueqian Zhang, Tun Cao, Ranjan Singh, Zhen Tian   +11 more
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Strengthened Interfacial Coupling Between Self‐Assembled Monolayers and Bulk Heterojunctions Enables Thermally Stable Organic Solar Cells

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Molecularly engineered self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) featuring extended conjugated terminals facilitate superior interfacial coupling with the organic solar cell active layer. By physically anchoring the local morphology, this design suppresses thermal degradation, allowing devices to operate at 85°C for 150 h before degrading to 90% of their ...
Gengxin Du, Zhihong Wang, Songyang Yuan, Wenlin Jiang, Shanchao Ouyang, Chengda Ge, Tian Xia, Yiting Jiang, Nan Zhang, Yidan An, Lingyi Ke, Sai Wing Tsang, Francis R. Lin, Qian Li, Alex K.‐Y. Jen, Xuechen Jiao, Yong Zhang, Hin‐Lap Yip   +17 more
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Efficient Osmotic Energy Conversion Enabled by Self‐Standing COF Membranes With Varied Sulfonic Acid Group Density

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Self‐standing, strong sulfonated covalent organic framework membranes with varied ionic‐group density are developed for osmotic energy conversion. Optimized charge‐governed nanochannels enable highly selective ion transport, delivering a power density of 24.53 W m−2 under seawater/freshwater salinity gradients.
Xi Ma, Xiaoxiao Cheng, Tamara Fischer, Jürgen Senker, Qi Sun, Seema Agarwal   +5 more
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Intimate Interaction Between Nucleic Acid and Conjugated Polymers in Organic Electrochemical Transistors Enables Ultrasensitive Biomarker Detection

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The intimate interaction between negatively charged RNA molecules and conjugated polymers in organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) in aqueous electrolytes is investigated. It demonstrates that RNA binding reduces the volumetric capacitance of the polymer channel, enabling the development of an ultrasensitive biosensing platform capable of ...
Hong Liu, Naixiang Wang, Anneng Yang, Jiajun Song, Li Li, Iain McCulloch, Helen Ka‐wai Law, Feng Yan   +7 more
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Performance Study on Flexible Pavements

, 2018
The flexible pavement is composed of various materials and it experiences heterogeneous traffic and critical environmental conditions throughout its lifespan.
Reddy, Suryakapa Jaipal
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