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Modeling and Investigation of a Turboprop Hybrid Electric Propulsion System

Aerospace, 2018
Hybrid electric propulsion in the aviation field is becoming an effective alternative propulsion technology with potential advantages, including fuel savings, lower pollution, and reduced noise emission.
Maria Cristina Cameretti, Andrea Del Pizzo, Luigi Pio Di Noia, Michele Ferrara, Ciro Pascarella   +4 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
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50’ Sail Catamaran with Hybrid Propulsion, Design, Theoretical and Experimental Studies

Polish Maritime Research, 2022
The development of modern lithium batteries and propulsion systems now allows the use of complex propulsion systems for vessels of various sizes. As part of the research and implementation project, a parallel hybrid drive system was designed, built and ...
Litwin Wojciech, Piątek Daniel, Leśniewski Wojciech, Marszałkowski Konrad   +3 more
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Review of Thermally Activated Twisted Coiled Polymer Actuators: A Materials Science Perspective

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Thermally activated twisted and coiled polymer actuators (TCPAs) combine lightweight design, large deformation, and scalable fabrication for soft robotic and wearable applications. This review connects polymer structure, processing history, helix geometry, and thermomechanical characterization to actuator performance, highlighting current challenges in
Nadja Schenk, Lukas Benecke, Chokri Cherif, Johannes Mersch   +3 more
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Shaping Matter with Acoustic Waves: From Particles to Functional Structures

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Acoustic‐directed assembly is reviewed as a materials‐oriented strategy for organizing particles, polymers, metals, and biological systems into functional structures. The review distinguishes reversible manipulation from permanent structure formation through medium fixation, particle fixation, and in situ material generation, highlighting routes toward
Avraham Kenigsberg, Shelly Zlotnikov, Maya Fiorentino, Yuval Elias, Ornit Nagler‐Avramovitz, Hagay Shpaisman   +5 more
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Hybrid Propulsion Demonstration Program 250K Hybrid Motor [PDF]

39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, 2003
The Hybrid Propulsion Demonstration Program (HPDP) program was formed to mature hybrid propulsion technology to a readiness level sufficient to enable commercialization for various space launch applications. The goal of the HPDP was to develop and test a 250,000 pound vacuum thrust hybrid booster in order to demonstrate hybrid propulsion technology and
George Story, Terry Abel, Scott Claflin, Oun Park, Joe Arves, Darren Kearney   +5 more
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Microgel‐Based 3D Bioprinting: A Convergent Strategy Integrating Material Design, Jamming Dynamics, and Biological Function

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Microgel‐based 3D printed constructs represent a compelling and versatile innovation for engineering architecturally complex, dynamically remodelable, and biocompatible structures with high structural fidelity and bioactivity. By integrating material design, biofabrication, and biological function, these systems enable the development of adaptive ...
Elena Ghighină, Andreea Ioana Dinu, Jana Ghițman   +2 more
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Design and dynamics modeling of a hybrid drive bionic robotic fish

Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics
While recent advancements in hybrid propulsion systems for bionic robotic fish—combining biomimetic mechanisms with classical vector thrusters—demonstrate enhanced locomotion capabilities and application potential, challenges remain in modeling the ...
Haoyu Huang, Shuai Xian, Chengye Xiong, Weihua Li, Yong Zhong   +4 more
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Hybrid Propulsion Systems for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems

Aerospace, 2018
The development of more efficient propulsion systems for aerospace vehicles is essential to achieve key objectives. These objectives are to increase efficiency while reducing the amount of carbon-based emissions.
Mithun Abdul Sathar Eqbal, Nuwantha Fernando, Matthew Marino, Graham Wild   +3 more
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Plasmonic Enhancement of Fluorescence and Protein Dynamics in Living Mammalian Cells

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates plasmonic enhancement of the function of fluorescent voltage sensing proteins (genetically encoded voltage indicators, (GEVIs), QuasAr6) in live mammalian cells. Coupling to plasmonic nanoparticles does not just increase fluorescence, but influences the protein photocycle, creating a hybrid sensor with its response speed to ...
Marco Locarno, Qiangrui Dong, Marco Post, Xin Meng, Cristiano Glessi, Nynke Marije Hettema, Nidas Brandsma, Sebbe Blokhuizen, Alejandro Castañeda Garcia, Srividya Ganapathy, Thieme Schmidt, Lars van Roemburg, Bing Xu, Chun‐Ting Cho, Liedewij Laan, Miao‐Ping Chien, Daan Brinks   +16 more
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