Advanced soliton structures and elliptic wave patterns in a sixth-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation using improved modified extended tanh function method. [PDF]
Fahim MM, Ahmed HM, Dib KA, Samir I.
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Liquid Crystalline Elastomers in Soft Robotics: Assessing Promise and Limitations
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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Temperature and Strain Characterization of Tapered Fiber Bragg Gratings. [PDF]
de Moura CC +3 more
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Here, we present a textile, wearable capacitive interface enabling multidirectional remote control by dynamically modulating electrode overlap and spacing via a freely gliding upper electrode. A forearm‐mounted prototype drives robotic and media tasks with 12–15 ms latency, maintains < 0.8% drift after 500 cycles, and remains stably functional at 90 ...
Cagatay Gumus +8 more
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Optical Vortex Harmonic Generation Enabled by Confinement-Induced Photonic Spin-Orbit Coupling. [PDF]
Ha CK, Kim EM, Moon KJ, Kang MS.
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Functional surfaces are investigated as a foundation for reconfigurable microscale systems with sensing and actuation capabilities. Advances in additive manufacturing enable our development of planar arrays of hybrid‐material, compliant microdevices that convert environmental stimuli into programmed motion and visual responses.
Sandra Edward +5 more
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Functional Fibers in Soft Robotics: Advances in Material, Structural, and Systemic Tactics
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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Pure Chitosan Microfluidic Spinning Affords Modular Core-Sheath Fibers and Hand-Crafted Scaffolds with Enhanced Fibroblast Compatibility. [PDF]
Kaur I +6 more
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Advances in Electroactive Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Intelligent Robotics and Electronics
Electroactive liquid crystal elastomers (eLCEs) integrate molecular anisotropy with electrical functionality to enable programmable actuation and reconfigurable electronics. This review classifies eLCEs into robotic actuators and adaptive electronics, summarizes key actuation mechanisms, and highlights fabrication strategies that bridge materials to ...
Kavita Ramesh Rathod +14 more
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Recent Advances in Photonic Crystal Fiber-Based SPR Biosensors: Design Strategies, Plasmonic Materials, and Applications. [PDF]
Ramola A, Shakya AK, Kumar V, Bergman A.
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