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Spacetime and the Philosophical Challenge of Quantum Gravity [PDF]

, 2001
We survey some philosophical aspects of the search for a quantum theory of gravity, emphasising how quantum gravity throws into doubt the treatment of spacetime common to the two `ingredient theories' (quantum theory and general relativity), as a 4 ...
Butterfield, Jeremy, Jeremy Butterfield, Christopher Isham, Isham, Chris   +3 more
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Research on 1/6 g Environment Simulation System Based on Magnetic Levitation Suspension

IEEE Access
The 1/6g environment simulation system is essential in scientific research, exploration, and future space development. The system is technically demanding and must accurately simulate a low-gravity environment while ensuring the reliability and precision
Lei Ma, Ruihan Xu, Hailong Song, Songkai Liu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multistage, Self‐Sensing Artificial Muscles With Coordination From Liquid Crystal Elastomer‐Graphene Composite Fibers

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Inspired by skeletal muscles’ precision and endurance, CoilLCE integrates a self‐sensing liquid crystal elastomer/graphene artificial muscle with an embedded Joule‐heating copper coil, enabling closed‐loop multistage actuation with programmable intermediate states (strain accuracy of 2%), and antagonistic coordination (32% total strain). These features
Ziyun Zhang, Xuelin Wu, Yinding Chi, Qingya Huang, Yaoye Hong, Antonio Proctor Martinez, Jingxian Wu, Bingzhi He, Cynthia Sung, Shu Yang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermoresponsive Liquid Crystalline Polymer Coatings Programmed by Field‐Induced Topological Defects for Tunable Optical and Topographical Responses

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Resonant standing waves generate large‐area lattices of liquid‐crystal topological defects that are permanently encoded into polymer coatings by photopolymerization. The preserved director architecture produces thermally reconfigurable surface topographies while maintaining programmable optical functionality, demonstrating a scalable strategy for ...
Jacques A. Peixoto, Mufeeduzaman Chavilkkadan, Alexander Fusi, Marko Beslać, Dirk J. Broer, Etienne Brasselet, Danqing Liu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Controlling for heterogeneity in gravity models of trade and integration [PDF]

This paper compares various specifications of the gravity model of trade as nested versions of a general specification that uses bilateral country-pair fixed effects to control for heterogeneity.
Howard J. Wall, I-Hui Cheng
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Microscale Patterning of Ultrahigh‐Viscosity Metallic‐Polymer Composites via Embedded Droplet Writing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A hybrid additive manufacturing platform integrates direct droplet writing of metallic composite with VAT photopolymerization to fabricate architected soft magnetic composites. This approach enables microscale patterning of high‐viscosity materials for programmable actuators, adaptive fluidic devices, and switchable adhesives, offering tunable ...
Yeowon Yoon, Jian Ni, Sungmo Park, Yang Xu, Yong Chen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The GOCE observations for detecting the full extent of the crust to mantle section brought to the surface in the Kohistan Arc, Himalaya

, 2012
The aim of this work is to use the GOCE observations in a geologically unique part of the Himalayan orogen, which is the Kohistan arc. Here the entire section of the crust from the mantle-crust transition, to the volcanic deposits in the upper crust are ...
SINCICH, EVA, TENZE, DANIELE, BRAITENBERG, CARLA, MARIANI, PATRIZIA   +3 more
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Adaptive robust control of quadrotor with a 2-degree-of-freedom robotic arm

Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2018
The control of quadrotor equipped with a robotic arm has received growing challenges. This article proposes a new adaptive control strategy of quadrotor equipped with a 2-degree-of-freedom robotic arm.
Ran Jiao, Wusheng Chou, Rui Ding, Mingjie Dong   +3 more
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CO2‐to‐CO Conversion in a Gas‐Fed, Zero‐Gap, PEM Electrolyzer Enabled by Polycations and Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon‐Supported Cobalt Nanoparticles

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A gas‐fed, zero‐gap, PEM CO2 electrolyzer is realized by incorporating PDDA+ ions onto the carbonaceous Co/N‐C electrocatalyst, with gaseous H2 and CO2 fed into the anode and cathode, respectively. Operating without an aqueous electrolyte, the system sustains a peak FECO of 65.1% at 100 mA cm−2. ABSTRACT Electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction (ECO2R)
Yuen Leong Chow, Hsi‐Wen Wu, Aimin Li, Yalou Guo, Duhong Chen, Jie Zhang, Paul A. Webley   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drag-free and attitude control for the GOCE satellite [PDF]

, 2008
The paper concerns Drag-Free and Attitude Control of the European satellite Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) during the science phase.
Canuto, Enrico
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