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The influence of warm weather and outdoor environment design on preschooler’s physical activities and thermal comfort

open access: gold, 2023
Nils Wallenberg   +7 more
openalex   +1 more source

Recent Advances in Conductive Rubber Composites: Progress, Challenges, and Emerging Opportunities

open access: yesMacromolecular Rapid Communications, EarlyView.
This study reviews the recent advances in conductive rubber composites, focusing on key aspects such as material selection, conductive mechanisms, interfacial engineering, processing methods, vulcanization strategies, and practical applications. It also discusses current challenges and highlights emerging directions that are shaping the development of ...
Lu Yin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Investigation of Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Different Local Climate Zones (LCZ): The Case of Konya

open access: yesJournal of Architectural Sciences and Applications
Outdoor thermal comfort is the condition where individuals feel neither too hot nor too cold according to environmental conditions. This comfort is critical for people to be able to continue their physical activities and social interactions in open ...
Fatih Canan, Hande Büşra Geyikli
doaj   +1 more source

Liquid PV Module Encapsulation to Enable Circular Design

open access: yesProgress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates a novel liquid encapsulation technology to enable circularity in c‐Si photovoltaic modules. The optical properties and power conversion efficiency of liquid encapsulation is similar to EVA encapsulation and better than air encapsulation.
Urvashi Bothra   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why Autonomous Vehicles Are Not Ready Yet: A Multi‐Disciplinary Review of Problems, Attempted Solutions, and Future Directions

open access: yesJournal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Personal autonomous vehicles can sense their surrounding environment, plan their route, and drive with little or no involvement of human drivers. Despite the latest technological advancements and the hopeful announcements made by leading entrepreneurs, to date no personal vehicle is approved for road circulation in a “fully” or “semi ...
Xingshuai Dong   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Instruments and methods in outdoor thermal comfort studies – the need for standardization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Andrade   +53 more
core   +2 more sources

Responsive liquid metal materials towards unstructured environment

open access: yesResponsive Materials, EarlyView.
Room‐temperature liquid metals integrate conductivity, deformability, and interfacial dynamics, enabling robust performance in unstructured environments. This review highlights key properties, requirements, and applications across in vivo, underwater, natural, space, and radiation settings, with advances in sensing, actuation, thermal regulation, and ...
Bo Yuan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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