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Boundary loop models and 2D quantum gravity [PDF]

Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, 2007
We study the O(n) loop model on a dynamically triangulated disk, with a new type of boundary conditions, discovered recently by Jacobsen and Saleur. The partition function of the model is that of a gas of self and mutually avoiding loops covering the disk.
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One‐Shot Multimaterial 3D Printing of a Flexible Spine for a Robotic Fish Prototype

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A one‐shot multimaterial 3D printing approach enables a monolithic soft robotic fish integrating a compliant spine and rigid vertebrae. Electromagnetic linear actuators drive tendon‐based transmission, producing controlled tail oscillations. Finite element modeling and experiments show strong agreement, while optimized material selection improves ...
Marco Colletta, Alessio Pricci, Luca Di Leo, Gianluca Percoco   +3 more
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Protonation‐Gated Orthogonal Control of Highly Efficient Molecular Motors With Broad Visible‐Light Responsiveness

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Reversible protonation gates coumarin‐based overcrowded‐alkene molecular motors by dynamically reshaping their conjugation topology. This strategy enables efficient, near‐quantitative unidirectional photoisomerization from blue–green to red‐shifted visible light up to 600 nm, while preserving motor function and allowing orthogonal light, heat, and acid/
Jinghao Wang, Alexander Ryabchun, Ben L. Feringa   +2 more
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Bronchoscopy Robot with Enhanced Flexibility and Stability via Multi‐Segment Variable Stiffness Catheter

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This work presents a magnetic bronchoscopy robot with a novel multi‐segment variable stiffness catheter. This catheter can not only move flexibly in the narrow bronchi but also harden according to the need to provide support. Combined with remote wireless magnetic field drive, it provides a more precise and effective solution for biopsy of deep lung ...
Shucong Yin, Bin Huang, Shiyuan Dong, Junhao Wang, Liangshen Zhao, Yang Yang, Bingkun Bao, Hongen Liao, Fang Chen, Tianqi Huang, Boyu Zhang   +10 more
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Spontaneous Long‐Range Order and Alignment in Phase‐Separated Dynamic Covalent Networks Using Discrete Siloxanes

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Spontaneously aligned, long‐range hexagonal columnar ordering is obtained in phase‐separated dynamic covalent networks by combining discrete siloxanes and dynamic acylsemicarbazide bonds. The ordered network shows improved (thermo)mechanical properties and creep resistance compared to the disordered network.
Stefan J. D. Maessen, Tymen M. L. van der Leede, Anne B. Spoelstra, Bart W. L. van den Bersselaar, Bas F. M. de Waal, Johan P. A. Heuts, Anja R. A. Palmans   +6 more
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Rindler physics with a UV cutoff on the lattice

Journal of High Energy Physics
We investigate quantum field theory in Rindler space with a UV cutoff by considering a free scalar field on a lattice in Rindler coordinates. We find that the Minkowski vacuum is not exactly thermal with respect to the local lattice Rindler Hamiltonian ...
Seiken Chikazawa, Seiji Terashima
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Phenomenology of low quantum gravity scale models [PDF]

Physical Review D, 1999
We study some phenomenological implications of models where the scale of quantum gravity effects lies much below the four-dimensional Planck scale. These models arise from M-theory vacua where either the internal space volume is large or the string coupling is very small.
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Small‐Scale Magnetic Peristaltic Soft Robot With Mobility and Transport Capabilities

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study introduces a miniature, untethered soft magnetic microrobot with peristaltic capabilities for both locomotion and cargo transport. Eight helically magnetized elastomeric strips deform under rotating fields (10–80 mT, 1–5 Hz), enabling movement across rods and lumina at up to 4.1 body lengths min‐¹.
Mohammad Hasan Dad Ansari, Linda Paternò, Chenjun Wu, Veronica Iacovacci, Arianna Menciassi   +4 more
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Enhanced Formation of Dicarboxylic Acids in the Catalytic Oxidation of Polyethylene With O2 and NOx

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
The oxidation of polyethylene in the presence of a mixture of O2 and NOx and with Cu2+/V5+ as catalyst yields ∼51 mol% diacids, while retaining ∼80 mol% of the carbon in the oil fraction. The developed method is robust and tolerates several polymer types as well as impurities.
Tom J. Smak, Rinke Altink, Ina Vollmer, Bert M. Weckhuysen   +3 more
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Gravitational wavefunctions in JT supergravity

Journal of High Energy Physics
We determine explicit expressions for the continuous two-sided gravitational wavefunctions in supersymmetric versions of JT gravity, focusing mainly on N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 2 JT supergravity.
Andreas Belaey, Francesca Mariani, Thomas G. Mertens   +2 more
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