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Electrospun Wood‐Derived Biopolymers as Electrodes in Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electrospinning transforms wood‐derived cellulose and lignin into architecturally defined, binder‐free carbon electrodes with tuneable porosity and functionality. This review shows how fibre design enables decoupled charge and mass transport, enhancing performance across battery systems, while identifying key challenges in spinnability, scalability ...
Michael W. Thielke, Hattie R. Chisnall, Jesus Vazquez Chavez, Ana B. Jorge Sobrido   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Cable and Collar on Scouring Depth Around Cylindrical Bridge Pier in Meandering River [PDF]

علوم و مهندسی آبیاری, 2013
The local scour around a bridge pier in recent years has been widely studied by different authors. They proposed different methods to control the scouring depth.
Mojtaba Aghli, Seyedmohamadali Zomorodian   +1 more
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Influence of the Jeziorsko Dam Reservoir on Water Flow in the Warta River

Buildings, 2022
The progressing development of civilisation and climate change require access to an appropriate quantity of environmental resources. One of the key resources is water. Both its deficit and excess evidently affect human life.
Bogumił Nowak, Mariusz Ptak, Katarzyna Szyga-Pluta, Mariusz Sojka   +3 more
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Versatile Pneumatic Twisted Coiled Actuators Enabled by Fiber‐Polymer Composite Fabrication

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work reports composite Pneumatic Twisted Coiled Actuators with embedded Kevlar fibers that convert pneumatic or hydraulic pressure into powerful linear motion. A novel precise manufacturing technique is used to systematically explore how design variables influence actuator mechanics and dynamics.
William J. Townsend, Jeongmin Kim, Samuel Tsai, Yichao Shi, Sameh Tawfick, James H. Pikul   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Electrowetting Pump

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A tubular electrowetting pump moves alternating droplets through a millimeter‐wide channel in discrete, reversible steps, functioning as a fluidic stepper motor. With no moving parts and electrodes insulated from the liquid, it delivers silent, accurate flow. Flexibility allows the pump to be woven directly into textiles for wearable, medical, and soft‐
Robert Hennig, Herbert Shea
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Study on the overall connectivity and water level synchronization of hydraulic ship lifts

Shuili Shuiyun Gongcheng Xuebao
With the increasing height of hydraulic ship lifts, the water level synchronization issue among the vertical shafts becomes more prominent and is a key technical challenge for the safe operation of the ship lifts.
XUE Shu, WU Hongfu, LI Zhonghua, LI Jun, LI Guangde   +4 more
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Coordinated Architectural and Chemical Reinforcement in the Crushing Mandible of a Soldier Termite

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The crushing mandible of a soldier termite withstands substantial biting loads despite lacking mineral. Its cuticle is partitioned: convex teeth pair hardness and zinc enrichment with aligned chitin fibers for contact durability, while stiffer concave regions between teeth carry bending loads.
Andrew Tran Nguyen, Patryk Wąsik, Juan Fernando Cucuyame Morales, Marie Kate Palau, Adrian Francisco Duran Ornelas, Phani Saketh Dasika, Jin Hee Kim, Radhika Laxminarayana, Eric Hintsala, Greta Chang, Junzhi Liao, Lizhi Sun, Nathan Lord, Atsushi Arakaki, Paul Bardunias, Pablo Zavattieri, David Kisailus   +16 more
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Numerical Modeling and Parametric Analysis of Foundation Cutoff Walls in Rigid Dams

Infrastructures
The problem of seepage beneath dams represents a major technical and economic challenge, particularly for countries such as Algeria, where agricultural and industrial development depends heavily on the management of water resources stored in reservoirs ...
Nafiaa Abdelmadjid, Mohamed Amine Benmebarek, Naima Benmebarek   +2 more
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Cellular Responses to Mechanical Cues Across Scales: From Fundamental Insights to Translational Potential

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines how cellular behavior is regulated by mechanical cues transmitted through soft biomaterials, from single‐cell mechanosensing to tissue‐level adaptation. It highlights why physiological relevance, rather than model complexity alone, is critical for translational mechanobiology and introduces a scoring framework linking material ...
Mathias Polz, Manuel P. Kainz, Niklas Haider, Theresa Rienmüller, Kerstin Lenk, Rupert Kargl, Michele Terzano, Gerhard Sommer, Gerhard A. Holzapfel, Julia Fuchs   +9 more
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Effect of the Flow and Geometric Parameters of Submerged Spur Dike on Riprap Stability

علوم آب و خاک, 2017
Spur dikes are the most common hydraulic structures for river bank protection. Since the construction of this structure causes higher velocities around it, this structure is exposed to erosion.
E. Jasemi zargani, S. M. Kashefipour
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