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A Passive Low‐Frequency, High‐Sensitivity Diamagnetic Levitation Accelerometer

International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the great potential of diamagnetic levitation accelerometers in detecting low‐frequency and weak motion, there is still a demand to further enhance their sensitivity for geophysical and microgravity applications. In this study, a straightforward structural modulating approach is presented to enhance the sensitivity of diamagnetic ...
Yuanping Xu, Yang Wang, Lu Yang, Jin Zhou, Zhiqiang Zhang, Yanxiao Lei   +5 more
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General Variational Formulation of Axisymmetric Capillary Bridges: Modeling Contact Angle Hysteresis and Capillary Forces

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This work presents a general framework for deriving the Young–Laplace equation and the Young's equations for an axisymmetric capillary bridge between two parallel plates by minimizing the system's total energy. These Young's equations naturally emerge as boundary conditions associated with the Young–Laplace equation.
Olivier Millet, Antoine Moreau, Antoine Logerot, Marc Médale   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interplanetary frontiers: terraforming from an invasion science perspective

Oikos, EarlyView.
The pursuit of a multi‐planetary existence represents one of humanity's greatest frontiers. If applied justly, it offers an opportunity to extend its civilization's lifespan amid escalating sustainability crises on Earth. One approach increasingly gaining traction is terraforming, a hitherto theoretical ecological and evolutionary experiment revolving ...
Teun Everts, Ronaldo Sousa, Phillip J. Haubrock   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Flybys to Sample Return: A Review of Space Probes and Robotic Sampling Technologies for Small Bodies

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As a crucial puzzle piece of deep space exploration, exploring small bodies can provide significant scientific insights and valuable mineral resources. Unlike missions to the Moon and Mars, small‐body missions pose distinct technical challenges, including communication delays, weak gravity, and uncertain environments. This paper reviews a full
Xin Zhang, Hao Zhou, Dalin Zhou, Zhaojie Ju   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Key Technical Fields and Future Outlooks of Space Manipulators: A Survey

SmartBot, EarlyView.
This paper systematically reviews the technological development of space manipulators, emphasizing the unique challenges posed by space environments. It examines four areas: structural design, modeling, planning, and control, while introducing typical ground test platforms.
Gang Chen, Zeyuan Huang, Ying Yan, Xiaokang An, Zhikai Zhao, Jirong Lin, Xiangrong Zhao, Xianyuan Gao, Junyi Zong, Xuewen Jia, Zhipeng Yao, Jianliang Liao, Ning Ji   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sampling, Mobility, and Anchoring in Small‐Body Sampling Robots: A Comprehensive Review

SmartBot, EarlyView.
Small‐body sampling robots are exploration systems that perform contact, sampling, and stable operations on microgravity bodies such as asteroids and comets. The authors review representative robot architectures and key technologies, focusing on the mechanisms, evolution, and coupling of sampling, mobility, and anchoring.
Yurui Shen, Yixin Zhu, Mingxia Bao, Ting Zhang, Jun Wu, Jingbin Hao, Dezheng Hua, Xinhua Liu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Is Space Bioethics?

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Classical bioethics examines moral issues in terrestrial medicine and the life sciences. According to Konrad Szocik, space bioethics merely relocates those questions to harsher environments. We argue that this view is incomplete: space bioethics is a genuinely original domain.
Maurizio Balistreri
wiley   +1 more source

Technologized Reproduction in Space: A Space‐Bioethical Case for Assisted Procreation

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With the increasing feasibility of space colonization, the issue of reproduction in space is becoming more relevant. As new settlements on the Moon, Mars, and other celestial bodies emerge, ensuring generational continuity will be essential for the survival and growth of these communities.
Maurizio Balistreri, Konrad Szocik
wiley   +1 more source

Postcranial anatomy of the Miocene hippopotamoids of Toros‐Menalla, Chad

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
We establish a framework for the identification of postcranial remains in hippopotamoids by describing and comparing for the first time two late Miocene hippopotamoids from Toros‐Menalla, Chad (Hexaprotodon garyam, an early hippopotamid, and Libycosaurus bahri, the last African anthracothere) with the common hippopotamus.
Lorenzo Scribano, Fabrice Lihoreau, Alexandra Houssaye, Clarisse Nekoulnang Djetounako, Jean‐Renaud Boisserie   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The futuristic manifolds of REM sleep

Journal of Sleep Research, Volume 34, Issue 2, April 2025.
Summary Since one of its first descriptions 70 years ago, rapid eye movement sleep has continually inspired and excited new generations of sleep researchers. Despite significant advancements in understanding its neurocircuitry, underlying mechanisms and microstates, many questions regarding its function, especially beyond the early neurodevelopment ...
Liborio Parrino, Ivana Rosenzweig
wiley   +1 more source