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Comparison of Aerodynamic Characteristics of Morphing and Conventional Wings [PDF]

INCAS Bulletin
The present research investigates the advantages of a morphing versus a hinged flap. The morphing wing model is equipped with a morphing trailing edge, while the conventional wing has a hinged flap system.
Mir Hossein NEGAHBAN, Ruxandra Mihaela BOTEZ   +1 more
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Molecular Dynamics Studies of Shape Memory Polymers: From Bead–Spring Models to Atomistic Simulations

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Coarse‐grained (left) and atomistic (right) models of the shape memory polymer ESTANE ETE 75DT3 are shown schematically. The two representations bridge molecular detail and mesoscopic description. Both models capture shape memory behavior, linking segmental mobility and conformational relaxation of anisotropic chains to macroscopic recovery, and ...
Fathollah Varnik
wiley   +1 more source

Electrocapillary Modulated Interfacial Tension Amplifies Liquid Metal Transduction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study presented an electrocapillary‐enhanced magnetohydrodynamic pumping strategy that harnesses the Lorentz force and interfacial tension modulation of liquid metal droplets to achieve amplified fluidic power. The system enabled low‐voltage, self‐oscillating fluidic transduction with enhanced pressure and flow generation, supporting compact ...
Saba Firouznia, Ciqun Xu, Michael D. Dickey, Jonathan Rossiter   +3 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimization and control of actuator networks in variable geometry truss systems using genetic algorithms

Nature Communications
A robot’s morphology is pivotal to its functionality, as biological organisms demonstrate through shape adjustments – octopi squeeze through small apertures, and caterpillars use peristaltic transformations to navigate complex environments.
Jianzhe Gu, Ziwen Ye, Tucker Rae-Grant, Shuhong Wang, Ding Zhao, Josiah Hester, Victoria A. Webster-Wood, Lining Yao   +7 more
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Biodegradable and Biocompatible Functional Polymers for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biodegradable and biocompatible functional polymers integrate electrical, mechanical, and stimuli‐responsive functionalities while enabling programmed degradation under physiological conditions. This review introduces recent advances in conductive, shape‐memory, self‐healing, photocurable, and adhesive polymer systems, emphasizing material design ...
Won Bae Han, Shuvra Mondal, Sungkeun Han, Chan‐Hwi Eom, Venkata Ramesh Naganaboina, Suk‐Won Hwang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A review of glass thermal reflow: method, device, and applications

Microsystems & Nanoengineering
Glass thermal reflow has emerged as a versatile technique for fabricating high-aspect-ratio and defect-controlled glass microstructures, offering a compelling alternative to conventional etching or laser-based approaches in MEMS and microsystem ...
Minjie Zhu, Penghong Shi, Guoqin Zhang, Changzhao Yan, Fanhong Chen, Shuai Liu, Ruichao Lian, Kehan Zhu, Huanyu Dai, Hao Wu, Yun Liu, Bing Li, Xiaohui Du, Gaopeng Xue   +13 more
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Novel Twist Morphing Aileron and Winglet Design for UAS Control and Performance

Drones
This study introduces a novel “twist morphing aileron and winglet” design for the Unmanned Aircraft System UAS-S45. Improving rolling efficiency through twist morphing ailerons and reducing induced drag through twist morphing winglets are the two main ...
Mir Hossein Negahban, Musavir Bashir, Clovis Priolet, Ruxandra Mihaela Botez   +3 more
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Structural Power Composites Based on High Mass Loading Zn‐Ion Hybrid Supercapacitors with Metal Mesh Current Collectors and Aramid Nanofiber/Glass Fiber Composite Electrolytes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A multifunctional structural power composite is developed by integrating high‐mass‐loading Zn‐ion hybrid supercapacitors with metal mesh current collectors and aramid nanofiber‐based composite electrolytes, enabling simultaneous load‐bearing capability and enhanced areal energy storage.
Yuseung Choi, Gilyong Shin, Hoyeon Lee, Eun Jae Nam, Byeong Jun So, Sungryul Yun, Fu‐Kuo Chang, Jei Gyeong Jeon, Tae June Kang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

MorphGANFormer: Transformer-based Face Morphing and De-Morphing

CoRR, 2023
Semantic face image manipulation has received increasing attention in recent years. StyleGAN-based approaches to face morphing are among the leading techniques; however, they often suffer from noticeable blurring and artifacts as a result of the uniform attention in the latent feature space.
Na Zhang, Xudong Liu 0006, Xin Li 0005, Guo-Jun Qi   +3 more
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