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Coordinated Architectural and Chemical Reinforcement in the Crushing Mandible of a Soldier Termite
The crushing mandible of a soldier termite withstands substantial biting loads despite lacking mineral. Its cuticle is partitioned: convex teeth pair hardness and zinc enrichment with aligned chitin fibers for contact durability, while stiffer concave regions between teeth carry bending loads.
Andrew Tran Nguyen +16 more
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Ionic epoxy networks are prepared using ammonium salts as hardeners, leading to a two‐stage curing process with a thermoplastic‐like intermediate. This uncommon behavior enables extrusion and fabrication of thermoplastic prepregs that can be cured into thermoset composites.
Izabela Kurowska +10 more
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Polymer mixture of polyester and vinyl ester is widely used in engineering fields such as for car bumpers, boat bodies, ultra-light aircraft wings, wind turbine blades and others. One of the requirements to meet the application aspects in the engineering
Nusyirwan Adnand +5 more
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Leaftronics: Bio‐Fractal Scaffolds From Leaf Venation for Low‐Waste Electronics
“Leaftronics” transforms naturally evolved leaf venation into quasi‐fractal scaffolds for sustainable electronics. Polymer‐infiltrated leaf skeletons can be used to fabricate ultra‐smooth, reflow‐ and thin‐film‐compatible decomposable substrates, while making the same lignocellulose networks conducting results in flexible transparent electrodes.
Rakesh Rajendran Nair +3 more
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Experimental Comparison of Fastener Implementation Approaches in Fused Deposition Modeling
This study aims to investigate common fastener implementation methods for parts manufactured with Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). Although fastener applications for FDM manufactured parts are already in use, the effects of these methods on tensile and ...
Fahreddin Fatih Öngül +2 more
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A Geometrically Transient Platform for Bioelectronic Implants
Minimally invasive bioelectronic implants often compromise performance for smaller sizes. To resolve this optimization dilemma, a wireless bioelectronic implant with a transient geometry is introduced (MiFi). The origami‐inspired device miniaturizes up to sixfold for syringe insertion and autonomously unfolds post‐implantation.
Selin Olenik +13 more
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Soft Skins With Reversible Thickness Morphing: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications
Evolution of electronic skin (e‐skin) technologies toward adaptive, multifunctional soft skins. Phase I highlights early rigid and discrete sensory interfaces. Phase II shows the transition toward flexible, stretchable, and large‐area e‐skin. Phase III captures the emergence of computational e‐skin.
Oliver Ozioko +2 more
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Composite reinforcements are attracting attention in the reinforced concrete (RC) field for their high corrosion resistance, low thermal conductivity, and low electromagnetic interference behavior. However, compared to metallic reinforcements, composites
Junyi Duan +5 more
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Flax Composites With Improved Interfacial Strength Through Microbially Induced Mineral Precipitation
A bio‐inspired biomineralization strategy introduces an additional hierarchy to flax fiber composites. By controlling microbe‐mediated mineral particle deposition through tuned salt concentrations, stress transfer within the natural fiber composite is enhanced.
Deniz Sayinbas +5 more
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Flexural Behavior of SFRC: Testing and Modeling [PDF]
In this paper the results of tests performed on specimens and structural elements made of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) are presented. Fiber content of the concrete ranged from 0 to 60 kg/m³. Using the results of the uniaxial compression tests performed under displacement control condition, a stress-strain relationship for fiber concrete in ...
J. A. O. Barros, J. A. Figueiras
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