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FlexMat, EarlyView.Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu +3 more
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AerospaceA novel mechanism for seamless morphing trailing edge flaps is presented in this paper. This bio-inspired morphing concept is derived from an elephant’s trunk and is called the Elephant Trunk Mechanism (ETM).
Mir Hossein Negahban +4 more
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Thermally-driven morphing with high temperature composites [PDF]
, 2016 The thermal expansion mismatch between heat-resisting metals and high-temperature composite materials is explored as a method of achieving thermally-driven morphing in elevated-temperature environments, with an eye towards applications in variable ...
Committee A. H. +6 more
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From 0D to 3D liquid crystal elastomers architectures: Fabrications and applications
Responsive Materials, EarlyView.This review presents a dimension‐oriented overview of liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), highlighting their molecular alignment, fabrication strategies, and programmable deformations from 0D particles to 3D architectures. Emphasis is placed on how dimensionality guides design principles, enables diverse actuation modes, and bridges fundamental ...
Mingxuan Liu +8 more
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Aerospace, 2019 Shape-variable structures can change their geometry in a targeted way and thus adapt their outer shape to different operating conditions. The potential applications in aviation are manifold and far-reaching. The substitution of conventional flaps in high-
Patrick Meyer +6 more
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SmartBot, EarlyView.Ionogels dynamically and functionally couple ionic liquids with polymer networks, enabling multiscale programmable deformation and motion under electrical, magnetic, optical, thermal, humidity, and chemical stimuli. This article systematically elucidates the constituent components, structural design, and multiscale actuation mechanisms of ionogel ...
Dezhou Cao +5 more
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AerospaceFor a special bilaterally symmetric airfoil (BSA), this paper designs an active flow control scheme based on the Co-Flow Jet (CFJ) and adaptive morphing technology, and establishes a numerical simulation method which is suitable for simulating ...
Zeyu Lu, Hongming Cai
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Dynamics of a hybrid morphing wing with active open loop vibrating trailing edge by Time-Resolved PIV and force measures [PDF]
, 2017 A quantitative characterization of the effects obtained by high frequency-low amplitude trailing edge actuation is presented. Particle image velocimetry, pressure and aerodynamic forces measurements are carried out on a wing prototype equipped with shape
Braza, Marianna +6 more
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Are Toxic Butterflies More Easily Detected by Human ‘Predators’?
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.Aposematic signals are often thought to be conspicuous and stable across environments. Yet, butterflies can have distinct colours on their dorsal and ventral sides which contradict this prediction. We found that despite toxic butterflies having similar detectability on both sides, only dorsal detectability positively correlated with toxicity.
Marilia Fernandes Erickson +2 more
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Experimental and numerical validation of active flaps for wind turbine blades [PDF]
, 2018 An industrial active flap concept for wind turbine rotor blades is validated numerically by means of CFD, as well as experimentally in a wind tunnel environment.
Aa Madsen, H +5 more
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