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Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuator Matrix for Large Area Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A scalable approach is used to manufacture a digitally‐controllable, 2D 5 × 5 actuator matrix. The elements of the matrix are produced by direct ink writing of a liquid crystal elastomer ‘artificial muscle’ on large‐area flexible thin‐film heaters. In optimizing the low‐power actuators, multiple heater designs and substrate materials are investigated ...
Giulia Spallanzani, Bart Peeters, Danqing Liu, Peter Zalar, Hylke B. Akkerman, Jeroen A. H. P. Sol   +5 more
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Inverse lithography technology based on a physics-guided reinforcement learning framework

Optics Express
Inverse lithography technology (ILT) is a pixel-level mask optimization technique that enhances the resolution of lithography systems to improve chip manufacturing yields. Although ILT has been widely studied in academia, its practical applications are often limited by computational complexity and mask manufacturability issues.
Haoyu Wang, Yu Feng, Jiaqi Liu, Shisheng Xiong   +3 more
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Recent Advances in Light‐Addressable Electrochemistry for Spatially Resolved Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This comprehensive review highlights light‐addressable electrochemistry as a powerful tool that uses light to control localized chemical reactions on unstructured semiconductor surfaces. The work evaluates advanced strategies to optimize electrode materials for enhanced spatial resolution and stability. Furthermore, it showcases diverse applications in
Nhi Trang Vo, Sina Jamali, Nam‐Trung Nguyen   +2 more
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Coherent Absorption Reveals Colors Hidden in a Grey Fabry–Pérot Cavity

Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.
A dielectric thin film shows colors depending on its thickness; this effect can be used to encode information normally accessible through single‐beam spectroscopy. We developed a method to conceal this kind of information, based on coating the dielectric with a matched conductor, that suppresses the color‐bearing thin‐film resonances.
Giuseppe E. Lio, Giulio Carotta, Lorenzo Lavista, Andrea Camposeo, Giacomo Venturi, Agnese Guernieri, Alessandro Pitanti, Simon A. R. Horsley, Giuseppe C. La Rocca, Alessandro Tredicucci, Simone Zanotto   +10 more
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Liquid Crystalline Elastomers in Soft Robotics: Assessing Promise and Limitations

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are programmable soft materials that undergo large, anisotropic deformation in response to external stimuli. Their molecular alignment encodes directional actuation in a monolithic structure, making them long‐standing candidates for soft robotic systems.
Justin M. Speregen, Timothy J. White
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Lithium Niobate Electro‐Optic Photonic Processor for Variational Quantum Eigensolver

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An integrated lithium‐niobate‐on‐insulator ququart processor implements an electro‐optically controlled photonic variational quantum eigensolver using single photons encoded in four path modes. Bell‐basis‐emulating ququart projective measurements reduce measurement settings while achieving chemical‐accuracy‐level molecular‐energy estimation.
Jinil Lee, Ui Joon Park, Minho Choi, Hyeong‐Soon Jang, Sunghyun Moon, Hyeon Hwang, Min‐Kyo Seo, Dae‐Hwan Ahn, Sang‐Wook Han, Yong‐Su Kim, Hyounghan Kwon, Hojoong Jung   +11 more
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Thermal Control of Concentric Topographies Patterned by Dynamic Electro‐Templated Generated Chiral Solitonic Structures

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An electro‐templating strategy directs the relaxation of cholesteric finger loops into discrete concentric rings whose geometry is electrically programmed. The photopolymerized structures retain the topological defect pattern and, upon heating, show reversible, castle‐like surface modulation.
Jacques A. Peixoto, Hanqing Zhao, Dirk J. Broer, Ivan I. Smalyukh, Danqing Liu   +4 more
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Developing Soft Interconnected Microchannel Network for 2D Skin‐Like Actuator

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A soft interconnected network of microchannels is proposed to develop new pneumatic actuators for future bio‐inspired soft robots. Simultaneous stimulation of this network generates regional asymmetric strains in walls of microchannels whose interaction across the entire surface leads to bending curvatures in multidimensions.
John Noee, Mohammad Akbari, Josephine Perto Justsen, Ulrich Doll, Rassoul Tabassian   +4 more
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Discrete 2D Material Programming for 3D Shaping and Morphogenesis‐Inspired 4D Bioprinting

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Cell‐compatible discrete 2D material programming enables 2‐to‐3D shape transformation and morphogenesis‐inspired 4D bioprinting. By patterning cell‐supportive microdomains within a responsive hydrogel, the approach programs in‐plane growth to encode target metrics.
Fereshteh Family, Aneela Davuluri, Athulya Martin, Kyungsuk Yum   +3 more
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Advances in Se Wide‐Bandgap Photovoltaics and TexSe1‐x SWIR Photodiodes

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In this review, fundamental properties and current challenges in Se photovoltaics (PVs) for tandem and indoor PVs and TexSe1‐x alloys for short wave infrared photodiodes are discussed. A case is made for the practicality of elemental chalcogenide optoelectronics, and a pathway toward resolving the key challenges in these respective technologies is ...
Adam D. Alfieri, Deep Jariwala
wiley   +1 more source