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The Wave Energy Converter CECO: Current Status and Future Perspectives

Proceedings, 2018
This work reviews the advances in the development of CECO, a wave energy converter (WEC) of the floating oscillating bodies subgroup that has its motions and power take-off system (PTO) restricted to an inclined direction. For this purpose, the review is
Mario López, Paulo Rosa-Santos, Francisco Taveira-Pinto, Víctor Ramos, Claudio A. Rodríguez   +4 more
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Radiative Cooling by Green(er) Solvents‐Upcycled Polyvinyl Chloride From Drug Blisters Waste

Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.
This study explores upcycling poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) from used pharmaceutical blisters into sustainable radiative cooling materials. Using solvent separation and membrane fabrication, PVC was converted into white membranes paired with aluminum foil.
Andrea Lanfranchi, Paola Lova, Davide Comoretto   +2 more
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Research on Power Conversion and Control Technology of Ocean Buoy Tidal Energy Power Supply System

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
This paper proposes a Boost + LLC converter-based power controller for ocean buoy tidal energy systems. To optimize output power across a wide input voltage range (40–120 V) and achieve effective power tracking control, we introduce two key innovations ...
Changpo Song, Fengyong Sun, Fan Yang
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
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State-of-the-Art in the Use of Renewable Energy Sources on the Example of Wind, Wave Energy, Tidal Energy, and Energy Harvesting: A Review from 2015 to 2024

Energies
Today, there is a marked increase in interest in the share of renewable energy sources in the energy mix, which benefits the environment. This also applies to the energy of sea (wave) current, as, without a doubt, the offshore area is becoming one of the
Jacek Lukasz Wilk-Jakubowski, Lukasz Pawlik, Grzegorz Wilk-Jakubowski, Radoslaw Harabin   +3 more
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UTact: Underwater Vision‐Based Tactile Sensor with Geometry Reconstruction and Contact Force Estimation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Embedded flexible sensing technologies advance underwater soft robotics, yet most systems still suffer from hysteresis and limited perceptiveness. Instead, vision‐based tactile sensors provide reliable and rapid feedback essential for complex underwater tasks.
Qiyi Zhang, Zonghao Zuo, Haoxuan Wang, Bin Liu, Yilidusi Yilihamu, Li Wen   +5 more
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Fault-Tolerant Control of Tidal Stream Turbines: Non-Singular Fast Terminal Sliding Mode and Adaptive Robust Method

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
This paper addresses the issues of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) and fault-tolerant control in tidal steam turbines under complex marine environments.
Meng Wang, Xueli Wang, Tianzhen Wang
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
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Coupled Above‐ and Belowground Ecosystem Stability Worldwide

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Are the worlds above and below our feet in sync? This global exploration reveals an entangled fate between above‐ and belowground ecosystem stability. It identifies arid regions as hotspots for this coupling and highlights temperature stability as a vital safeguard for maintaining ecosystem balance across our warming planet.
Zexin Meng, Huiwen Li, Yiping Wu, Peter B. Reich, Nico Eisenhauer, Diego Abalos, Daniel Revillini, Shuguang Liu, Wende Yan, Ji Chen, Alexey Voinov, Zhifeng Yang, Ying‐Ping Wang, Fubo Zhao, Linjing Qiu, Jingfeng Xiao, Shantao An, Guopeng Liang, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo   +18 more
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From “open ocean” to “exposed aquaculture”: why and how we are changing the standard terminology describing “offshore aquaculture”

Frontiers in Aquaculture
The term “offshore” with regards to aquaculture has hitherto encompassed various perspectives, including technology, geographic location, legal jurisdiction, and more.
Tyler Sclodnick, Michael Chambers, Barry Antonio Costa-Pierce, Barry Antonio Costa-Pierce, Tobias Dewhurst, Nils Goseberg, Nils Goseberg, Kevin Gerald Heasman, Wolf Isbert, Gesche Krause, Daniel Wieczorek, Till Markus, Bela H. Buck, Bela H. Buck   +13 more
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