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Elinvar Materials: Recent Progress and Challenges

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, Volume 28, Issue 9, 6 May 2026.
Elinvar materials, exhibiting temperature‐invariant elastic modulus, are critical for precision instruments and emerging technologies. This article reviews recent progress in the field, with a focus on the anomalous thermoelastic behavior observed in key material systems.
Wenjie Li, Yang Ren
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Active Metamaterials with Tunable Shear Nonreciprocity and Nonlinear Dynamics

open access: yesAdvanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 28, 18 May 2026.
Active gear‐based mechanical metamaterials enable simultaneous control of translational and torsional stiffnesses by 30–100×, break shear reciprocity under positive versus negative loads, broadly tune resonant frequencies, and offer programmable dynamic responses.
Xin Fang, Miao Yu, Dianlong Yu, Li Cheng
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Subterranean Mine Inspection Using the Prometheus Re‐Configurable Drone

open access: yesJournal of Field Robotics, Volume 43, Issue 3, Page 1646-1660, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper describes the design, development, and real‐world testing of an autonomous drone for subterranean exploration, known as “Prometheus.” Driven by requirements from industry that the drone be able to be deployed through areas of restricted access, Prometheus was designed to be directly deployed through a 150 mm aperture.
Liam Brown   +8 more
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Mastering Complexity toward High‐Performance Multi‐Principal Element Alloy‐Based Films and Coatings: A Review on Microstructural Regulation and Property Optimization

open access: yesAdvanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 24, 27 April 2026.
This review provides a comprehensive exploration of microstructure regulation strategies for multi‐principal element alloy‐based films and coatings, with a focus on the interplay between elemental composition, nanoscale architecture, heterostructures and interfacial engineering in tailoring their properties and functions. A systematic analysis of their
Jiaming Cao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design of a Variable-Stiffness Compliant Skin for a Morphing Leading Edge

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
A seamless and smooth morphing leading edge has remarkable potential for noise abatement and drag reduction of civil aircraft. Variable-stiffness compliant skin based on tailored composite laminate is a concept with great potential for morphing leading ...
Zhigang Wang, Yu Yang
doaj   +1 more source

Roadmap on Artificial Intelligence‐Augmented Additive Manufacturing

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 8, Issue 4, April 2026.
This Roadmap outlines the transformative role of artificial intelligence‐augmented additive manufacturing, highlighting advances in design, monitoring, and product development. By integrating tools such as generative design, computer vision, digital twins, and closed‐loop control, it presents pathways toward smart, scalable, and autonomous additive ...
Ali Zolfagharian   +37 more
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Dynamic Model and Analysis of Asymmetric Telescopic Wing for Morphing Aircraft

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2016
Morphing aircraft has been the research hot topics of new concept aircrafts in aerospace engineering. Telescopic wing is an important morphing technology for morphing aircraft.
Chen Lili, Guo Zheng, Wang Wenkai
doaj   +1 more source

Relative Humidity Influences Aureobasidium pullulans Degradation of Polyester Polyurethane Foam

open access: yesEnvironmental Microbiology Reports, Volume 18, Issue 2, April 2026.
The plant pathogen Aureobasidium pullulans' ability to degrade polyurethane foam is impacted by Equilibrium Relative Humidity (ERH). These impacts can be observed through foam weight loss, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), fungal growth, and cutinase gene expression.
Amanda Stickney   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aerodynamic Shape Design and Validation of an Advanced High-Lift Device for a Regional Aircraft with Morphing Droop Nose

open access: yesInternational Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2019
In the present work, the aerodynamic shape design of an advanced high-lift system for a natural laminar flow (NLF) wing, based on the combination of a morphing droop nose and a single slot trailing edge flap, is presented.
Alessandro De Gaspari, Frédéric Moens
doaj   +1 more source

Design Challenges to Expand the Functionality of Drones: Deformable Rotorcraft and Nature‐Inspired Flapping Drones

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 8, Issue 3, March 2026.
This review systematically analyzes deformable drones, including extendable, foldable, and tilting configurations, along with nature‐inspired flapping rotorcraft. By classifying deformation principles and structural mechanisms, design trade‐offs, functional capabilities, and future development potential are highlighted.
Ju‐Hee Lee   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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