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Using borehole radar detecting hydraulic fracturing crack in near horizontal holes in coal mine

Frontiers in Earth Science
Currently, hydraulic fracturing technology is widely implemented for controlling the surrounding rock and enhancing permeability in low-permeability coal seams.
Jiang Bici, Jiang Bici
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Elastomeric Micro‐Balloons for Remote Control of Cerebral Blood Flow and Real‐Time In vivo Imaging of Rodent Brain Response to Hypoperfusion

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This study reports the fabrication of MRI‐compatible elastomeric micro‐balloons via a multi‐step bubble casting process, where the monolithic elastomeric wall is selectively stiffened for reversible and controlled inflation and elasticity, depending on the target vessels for graded occlusion of cerebral arteries.
Jong Bin Kim, Jinghui Wang, Yinding Chi, Jingxian Wu, Alicia Ng, Guanda Qiao, Honglin Tan, Miroslaw Janowski, Piotr Walczak, Yajie Liang, Shu Yang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Droplet Electricity Generators With Maximized Energy Collection Zone Enabled by Aloe‐Inspired Midrib and Cuticle

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
An Aloe‐pinspired droplet electricity generator (A‐DEG) overcomes the limited energy collection zone of conventional DEGs by guiding impact droplets through a channeling midrib and artificial cuticle. The channeling midrib induces uni‐directional droplet spreading, while the artificial cuticle on the midrib further reinforces this behavior through its ...
Gibeom Lee, Eunbyeol Kim, Kyongtae Choi, Minjun Song, Sunmin Jang, Dongwhi Choi, Donghyun Seo, Min‐Gyu Lee, Younghoon Lee   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Operando Water Management in Hydroxide‐Exchange‐Membrane Fuel Cells

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Effective water management is vital for high‐performance hydroxide‐exchange‐membrane fuel cells. Using a custom water‐flux station, this study quantifies how membrane thickness, microporous layers, and operating conditions dictate internal water transport.
Catherine M. Weiss, Shiyi Wang, Brian P. Setzler, Yushan Yan, Adam Z. Weber   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving the applicability of radar rainfall estimates for urban pluvial flood modelling and forecasting [PDF]

, 2013
This work explores the possibility of improving the applicability of radar rainfall estimates (whose accuracy is generally insufficient) to the verification and operation of urban storm-water drainage models by employing a number of local gauge-based ...
Allitt, R, Grist, A, Maksimovic, C, Ochoa-Rodriguez, S, Onof, C, Wang, L   +5 more
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Hydrogel‐Based 3D‐Printable Stretchable Pressure Sensor

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
We present a carbon‐black‐functionalized double‐network granular hydrogel (DNGH) pressure sensor capable of detecting pressures from 200 Pa, equivalent to a light finger touch, up to 500 kPa. The sensor exhibits signal drifts below 3.5% after 800 cycles and response times around 80 ms. Leveraging this broad sensing range, we 3D print this material into
Tianyu Yuan, Chenzhuo Li, Antonia Georgopoulou, John M. Kolinski, Esther Amstad   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new hydraulic conductivity model of frozen soil considering the hysteresis effect based on fractal theory

Geoderma
The hydraulic conductivity of frozen soil is crucial for predicting water migration and frozen heave. Many models have been proposed to estimate the hydraulic conductivity, which involves factors such as unfrozen water content, specific surface area ...
Feng Ming, Mingyi Zhang, Wansheng Pei, Lei Chen   +3 more
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Data assimilation of in situ soil moisture measurements in hydrological models: first annual doctoral progress report, work plan and achievements [PDF]

, 2013
Water scarcity and the presence of water of good quality is a serious public concern since it determines the availability of water to society. Water scarcity especially in arid climates and due to extreme droughts related to climate change drive water ...
Cornelis, Wim, Joris, Ingeborg, Rezaei, Meisam, Seuntjens, Piet   +3 more
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3D Printed Multimaterial Microfluidic Transistors

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
We introduce a biocompatible, high resolution photopolymer resin that closely mimics the Young's Modulus (elasticity) and reversible stretchability (no hysteresis) of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS), enabling the fabrication of microfluidic transistors (i.e., microvalves capable of proportional amplification) by multimaterial stereolithography (mSLA ...
Alireza Ahmadianyazdi, Wei Huang, Kaustav A. Gopinathan, Ivan Stepanov, Lisa Horowitz, Ting‐Yuan Tu, Mehmet Toner, Albert Folch   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anti‐Slip Material‐Based Strategies and Approaches

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review highlights the principle mechanisms of slipping at the microscale, linking contact mechanics with a friction behavior model for surface interfaces. Main strategies to develop anti‐slip properties to the surfaces are discussed alongside standardized testing approaches.
Sogand Abbaspoor‐Zanjani, Carlo Antonini, Teresa Gatti, Mengjiao Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source