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Maximizing the Energy Output of Soft Electrohydraulic Generators

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Many energy resources cannot be viably harvested with electromagnetic generators. This article evaluates the potential of soft electrohydraulic generators as an alternative approach for energy capture. An analytical model charts their operational limits and a rigorous experimental study results in new performance benchmarks with maximum specific energy
Sophie Kirkman, Ingemar Schmidt, Lawrence T. Smith, Steven L. Zhang, Shane K. Mitchell, Soo Jin Adrian Koh, Philipp Rothemund, Christoph Keplinger   +7 more
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Bistable Networks Enable Complex Shape Changes

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Transition‐controlled metamaterials are networks of bistable mechanical memory that store local binary states and express them as global shape change. By decoupling low‐force programming from high‐force holding, a single lattice is reconfigured into distinct 2D profiles and 3D surfaces without continuous actuation, enabling reusable morphing materials ...
Sawyer Thomas, Jeffrey Lipton
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Beyond Traditional Phenolics: Disulfide Bonds for Performance Enhancement of Aerospace Ablation‐Resistant Materials from Processing to Recycling

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The dynamic disulfide bonds facilitated the development of high‐performance aerospace ablation‐resistant materials. At moderate temperature, the dissociation and recombination of disulfide bonds ensured excellent processability, mechanical properties, and recycling ability of phenolic resin; at high temperature, cleavage of disulfide bonds produced ...
Yu Li, Boyuan Hu, Xiaolong Xing, Huan Yang, Ziqi Zhang, Cheng Bian, Ruixue Bai, Ling Yue, Chengshuang Zhang, Xinli Jing   +9 more
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Groundwater Rise Sustains the World's Largest Alpine Water System Under Global Warming

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Shallow groundwater depth (SGWD) across the non‐permafrost plains of the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau decreased at averagely 0.02 m year−1, adding 31.44 Gt of freshwater storage from 2000 to 2020 and sustaining ∼53 500 km2 of alpine ecosystems. A vadose‐zone capacity of 426.6 Gt reveals these aquifers as promising reservoirs, highlighting groundwater's ...
Jianqing Du, Zhixiang Niu, Yanfen Wang, Shirui Zhou, Youqing Yang, Xiang Wei, Haishan Niu, Yitao Zhang, Anquan Xia, Yali Liu, Yanbin Hao, Kai Xue, Bingfang Wu, Xinquan Zhao, Tandong Yao, Yiyu Chen   +15 more
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Forced response analysis of hydroelectric systems [PDF]

At off-design operating points, Francis turbines develop cavitation vortex rope in the draft tube which may interact with the hydraulic system. Risk resonance assessment by means of eigenmodes computation of the system is usually performed.
Béguin, Antoine, Kawkabani, Basile, Avellan, François, Silva, PCO, Alligné, Sébastien, Allenbach, Philippe, Nicolet, Christophe   +6 more
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Receptogenesis in a Vascularized Robotic Embodiment

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Functional augmentation of situated robots via ex novo hardware generation extends physical adaptability. Drawing inspiration from open circulatory systems for mass and function redistribution, this study presents a vascularized robotic composite exhibiting receptogenesis ‐ the on‐demand construction of sensors ‐ from internal fluid reserves based on ...
Kadri‐Ann Pankratov, Leonid Zinatullin, Hans Priks, Adele Metsniit, Urmas Johanson, Tarmo Tamm, Alvo Aabloo, Edoardo Sinibaldi, Indrek Must   +8 more
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Influence of the vortex rope location of a Francis Turbine on the hydraulic system stability [PDF]

Hydroelectric power plants are known for their ability to cover variations of the consumption in electrical power networks. In order to follow this changing demand, hydraulic machines are subject to off-design operation.
Kawkabani, Basile, Avellan, François, Simond, Jean Jacques, Allenbach, Philippe, Alligne, Sébastien, Nicolet, Christophe   +5 more
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Self‐Assembly of Organic–Inorganic Copolymers Toward Bio‐Inspired Cementitious Composites

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Organic–inorganic copolymerization of calcium silicate hydrate and thioctic acid produces a self‐organized nanocomposite inspired by the disordered collagen–mineral architecture of trabecular bone. The resulting material combines a compressive strength above 300 MPa with intrinsic physical reprocessibility, retaining over 80% of its strength and energy
Zonglin Xie, Suning Li, Fuwen Zhong, Gongkun Xiang, Mustapha Jamaa Garba, Yi Tian, Jun Wu, Zhiwu Yu, Qiang Yuan   +8 more
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The detection of cavitation in hydraulic machines by use of ultrasonic signal analysis [PDF]

This presentation describes an experimental approach for the detection of cavitation in hydraulic machines by use of ultrasonic signal analysis. Instead of using the high frequency pulses (typically 1MHz) only for transit time measurement different other
Odermatt, P, Lerch, T, Etterlin, M, Farhat, Mohamed, Frei, Michelle Susanne, Gruber, P   +5 more
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Mechanochemical Activation of a Bridged‐Exciplex Optical Force Probe

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A bridged‐exciplex optical force probe is synthesized, switching from solvatochromic charge‐transfer emission in the latent state to intense locally excited emission upon activation. This dual photophysical response with additional changes in quantum yield and fluorescence lifetime enables precise environmental sensing and distinct optical readouts ...
Ronja Schumann, Andreas Bock, Felix Majer, Michael Baumann, Michael Olney‐Fraser, Lev Kazak, Fedor Jelezko, Alexander J. C. Kuehne, Robert Göstl   +8 more
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