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Enhancing Gypsum Ceiling Sheets with Malt Waste: Optimal Composition for Strength and Insulation
RMUTL Engineering JournalThis study investigates the use of malt waste, a byproduct of the beer production process, as a bio-based additive in gypsum ceiling sheets to enhance mechanical performance while improving thermal insulation properties.
Pongnarin Pintasen +3 more
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Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi +4 more
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Vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) for building construction industry: a review of the contemporary developments and future directions [PDF]
, 2011 Demand for energy efficient buildings has increased drastically in recent years and this trend will continue in the future. Insulating building elements will play a key role in meeting this demand by reducing heat losses through the building fabric ...
M.C. Limbachiya +11 more
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Compliant Pneumatic Feet with Real‐Time Stiffness Adaptation for Humanoid Locomotion
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.A compliant pneumatic foot with real‐time variable stiffness enables humanoid robots to adapt to changing terrains. Using onboard vision and pressure control, the foot modulates stiffness within each gait cycle, reducing impact forces and improving balance. The design, cast in soft silicone with embedded air chambers and Kevlar wrapping, offers durable,
Irene Frizza +3 more
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Experimental and Numerical Analyses of a Flat Plate Photovoltaic/Thermal Solar Collector
Energies, 2017 This paper presents a one-dimensional finite-volume model of an unglazed photovoltaic/thermal (PVT) solar collector. The unit consists of a conventional solar photovoltaic (PV) collector coupled with a suitable heat exchanger.
Francesco Calise +2 more
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Research on the combination of water and membranes as sound insulation building material [PDF]
, 2009 p. 3034-3040This research concerns a 200 mm thick panel filled with water. The airborne sound insulation of this panel was measured in accordance with standard ISO 140-3 [2].
MAFFEI, Roberto +10 more
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Functional Fibers in Soft Robotics: Advances in Material, Structural, and Systemic Tactics
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Fiber‐form robotic systems offer a scalable pathway toward embodied intelligence in soft robotics. This review surveys functional fibers as material, structural, and systemic elements, highlighting advances in responsive materials, architectural programing, and fabrication strategies.
Joonhee Won +5 more
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Sound insulation design of modular construction housing [PDF]
, 2007 This paper provides an insight into the acoustic issues of modular housing using the Verbus System of construction. The paper briefly summarises the history of the development of Verbus modular housing and the acoustic design considerations of the ...
Campbell, A. +2 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.NeuroSuite provides a modular hardware‐software platform integrating Neuroweb and NeuroMaps to enable long‐term, in situ electrophysiological interrogation of air–liquid interface organoid slices while preserving tissue architecture. Its components can be used together or independently to capture real‐time activity, spatial network dynamics, and ...
Belquis Haider +14 more
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Simulation of dielectric frequency response of transformer insulation system
, 2013 Frequency domain spectroscopy has been widely used to monitor the condition of insulation system in power transformers. For a core type of transformer, a simplified XY model of a duct has been developed which allows one to examine the contribution from ...
Yu, Guo, Chen, George
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