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Design Optimization of a Variable Stiffness Robotic Gripper with Passive Restoration Fabricated by Multimaterial 3D Printing

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A multimaterial robotic gripper fabricated via multimaterial 3D printing integrates conductive thermopolymer joints with flexible elastomeric components. Joule heating enables precise joint‐level stiffness modulation, enhanced by embedded temperature sensors, passive shape restoration, and active cooling, enabling versatile manipulation capabilities ...
Daniel Jee Seng Goh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Remarks by NASA administrator Daniel S. Goldin [PDF]

open access: yes
The text of a brief speech addressing the technical and social benefits of Space Station Freedom is ...
Goldin, Daniel S.
core   +1 more source

Transmitting, Editing, and Communicating: Determining What “The Freedom of Speech” Encompasses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
How much can one say with confidence about what constitutes the freedom of speech that Congress shall not abridge? In this Article, I address that question in the context of the transmission of speech specifically, the regulation of Internet access ...
Benjamin, Stuart Minor
core   +2 more sources

Liquid Metal Sensors for Soft Robots

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review thoroughly reviews liquid metal sensors in soft robots. Their unique material properties like high conductivity and good biocompatibility are analyzed. Working principles are classified, and applications in environmental perception, motion detection, and human—robot interaction are introduced.
Qi Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conspiracy and the Fantasy Defense: The Strange Case of the Cannibal Cop [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In the notorious Cannibal Cop case, New York police officer Gilberto Valle was accused of conspiring to kidnap, kill, and eat various women of his acquaintance.
Ek, Kaitlin
core   +1 more source

Factors Driving Battery and Solar Purchase Decision of Residents: a Behavioural Choice Experiment Using a Hybrid Discrete Choice and Latent Variable Model

open access: yesAdvanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.
This article explores what drives households to adopt solar PV and battery systems in South East Queensland. Using hybrid discrete choice experiments, it reveals distinct adopter profiles and highlights cost, system size, and energy independence as key motivators.
Mohammad Alipour   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public Fora Purpose: Analyzing Viewpoint Discrimination on the President’s Twitter Account [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Today, protectable speech takes many forms in many spaces. This Note is about the spaces. This Note discusses whether President Donald J. Trump’s personal Twitter account functions as a public forum, and if so, whether blocking constituents from said ...
LoPiano, James M
core   +1 more source

Motor Equivalence in Speech Production

open access: yes, 2015
International audienceThe first section provides a description of the concepts of “motor equivalence” and “degrees of freedom”. It is illustrated with a few examples of motor tasks in general and of speech production tasks in particular.
Fuchs, Susanne, Perrier, Pascal
core   +1 more source

Subvoxel Control of Fiber Orientation via Multidirectional Shearing in 3D Printing

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
A novel 3D printing technique enables subvoxel control of fiber orientation in all three directions through multidirectional shearing using nozzle rotation and inclination. It allows localized and tunable mechanical and thermal responses through programmable microstructures within a strand.
Berin Šeta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The University and Free Speech [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Free speech is a necessary condition for the growth of knowledge and the implementation of real and rational democracy. Educational institutions play a central role in socializing individuals to function within their society.
Grcic, Joseph
core   +1 more source

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