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Self-Propulsion and a Push-Pull Mechanism in Sessile Droplets. [PDF]

Langmuir
Jahangir R, Kim Y, Nasirimarekani V.
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An Atomic‐Level Bimetallic MOF Platform Overcoming the Stability‐Performance Tradeoff for Laser Propulsion

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces an atomic‐level engineered bimetallic MOF Platform that resolves the inherent trade‐off between environmental stability and propulsion efficiency. By integrating robust Fe‐O bonds for hydrolysis resistance and enabling d‐orbital charge transfer (Fe3+→Cu2+) for enhanced photothermal conversion, the design achieves a highly durable ...
Senlin Rao, Gang Tang, Shizhuo Zhang, Gary J. Cheng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shape-morphing active particles with invertible effective polarizability for configurable locomotion and steering. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Lee JG, Jeon SJ, Duarte AR, Ticknor M, Minnis MB, Hayward RC, Shields Iv CW.   +6 more
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Multifunctional Oxadiazole‐Based Polycatenars: A Pathway to Polar Columnar Phases

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Aromatic core fluorination directs oxadiazole‐based polycatenars into ferroelectric and antiferroelectric columnar phases with supergelation and photo‐responsiveness. ABSTRACT Polar columnar liquid crystals (LCs) offer a promising pathway to nanostructured architectures for next‐generation ferroelectric devices.
Yu Cao, Tejal Nirgude, Jonathan Jende, Alexander Jarosik, Alexey Eremin, Feng Liu, Masafumi Yoshio, Mohamed Alaasar   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

An eel-like robot based on a dielectric elastomer. [PDF]

PLoS One
Zhang C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Light‐Programmable Interfaces: From Molecular Photoswitching to Adaptive Membrane Separations

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
This review advances an interface‐centered framework for light‐responsive membranes, linking molecular photoswitches (azobenzene (AZO), spiropyran (SP), diarylethene (DAE), donor–acceptor Stenhouse adducts (DASA), photoacid) to integration strategies in polymeric, porous, self‐assembled, and mixed‐matrix systems.
Liangliang Zhang, Senlin Gu, Jianyang Zhao, Xiaojuan Hao, Lu Hua Li, Jihua Li, Lingxue Kong   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconfigurable Self-Assembling Photocatalytic Magnetic Liquid Metal Microrobot Swarm for Microplastic Capture and Degradation. [PDF]

Small
Wu X, Peng X, Ren L, Guan J, Pumera M.
europepmc   +1 more source

From the Discovery of the Giant Magnetocaloric Effect to the Development of High‐Power‐Density Systems

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The article overviews past and current efforts on caloric materials and systems, highlighting the contributions of Ames National Laboratory to the field. Solid‐state caloric heat pumping is an innovative method that can be implemented in a wide range of cooling and heating applications.
Agata Czernuszewicz, Yaroslav Mudryk, Jun Cui, Lucas Griffith, Duane D. Johnson, Julie Slaughter   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Swarm coordination of fish-like magnetic soft robots: directed aggregation and shape-adaptive attachment toward efficient drug delivery. [PDF]

Natl Sci Rev
Mao L, Tian C, Yang P, Meng X, Shen X, Zhang H, Xie H.   +6 more
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Two‐Way Shape Memory Polymer Composite Gripper for Adaptive Robotic Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A two‐way shape memory polymer (SMP) composite is developed with intrinsic shape‐changing capability driven solely by temperature, eliminating external actuation loads. Embedding the SMP in a low‐stiffness elastomeric matrix enabled reversible transformations during heating and cooling cycles.
Aamna Hameed, Kamran Ahmed Khan
wiley   +1 more source