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Indoor thermal environments in Chinese residential buildings responding to the diversity of climates [PDF]

, 2018
China has a diversity of climates and a unique historic national heating policy which greatly affects indoor thermal environment and the occupants’ thermal response.
Costanzo, Vincenzo, Du, Chenqiu, Li, Baizhan, Yao, Runming, Yu, Wei   +4 more
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Recent Advances of Slip Sensors for Smart Robotics

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review summarizes recent progress in robotic slip sensors across mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, magnetic, and acoustic mechanisms, offering a comprehensive reference for the selection of slip sensors in robotic applications. In addition, current challenges and emerging trends are identified to advance the development of robust, adaptive,
Xingyu Zhang, Liao Wu, Shuai He, Zhao Sha, Yuwan Huang, Shuying Wu, Dewei Chu, Chun H. Wang, Shuhua Peng   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermal comfort in the historical urban canyon: the effect of innovative materials [PDF]

, 2017
Urban heat island (UHI) can considerably affect the thermal quality of the urban environment, especially within urban canyons, that have typically low sky view factor and limited surface heat re-emission capability.
Castaldo, Veronica Lucia, Cotana, Franco, De Lieto Vollaro, Andrea, Ferrero, Marco, Golasi, Iacopo, Piselli, Cristina, Pisello, Anna Laura, Rosso, Federica, Salata, Ferdinando   +8 more
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Smart Closed‐Loop Systems in Personalized Healthcare: Advances and Outlook

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A smart closed‐loop e‐textile integrates multimodal sensing, onboard processing, wireless communication, and wearable power to enable real‐time physiological/biochemical monitoring and feedback‐controlled therapy. ABSTRACT Smart textiles represent a revolutionary frontier in healthcare, seamlessly blending fabric and advanced technologies to create ...
Safoora Khosravi, Sang Won Lee, Mohammad Abrar Uddin, Sina Hassanpoor, Neha Suvindran, Katherine Le, Harun Arkaz, Harishkumar Narayana, Saeid Soltanian, Danial Khorsandi, Negar Hosseinzadeh Kouchehbaghi, Taeil Kim, Yangzhi Zhu   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparisons of the Urbanization Effect on Heat Stress Changes in Guangdong during Different Periods

Remote Sensing, 2023
While rapid urbanization promotes social and economic development, it exacerbates human outdoor thermal comfort, which increases the risks to human health.
Wen Li, Liya Chao, Peng Si, Huixian Zhang, Qingxiang Li   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Liquid Metal‐Based Stretchable Strain Sensor for Fruit Growth Monitoring

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Schematic overview of the fruit growth sensor development workflow, including sensor fabrication by injection molding, electromechanical and environmental characterization, mechanical stability testing, electronic readout integration, and outdoor field validation for monitoring of fruit growth under practical orchard conditions.
Asad Ullah, Lennert Purnal, Maximilian Krack, Sander Vijgen, Thijs Vandenryt, Dieter Reenaers, Ronald Thoelen, Wim Deferme   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation and Optimization of Outdoor Thermal Comfort of Block-Style Commercial Complex in Hot Summer and Cold Winter Regions of China

Buildings
In recent years, block-style commercial complexes have become a prominent form of commercial architecture in many Chinese cities. The thermal comfort of their outdoor spaces significantly influences people’s activities and the overall quality of these ...
Yeheng Zhou, Jiang Zhu, Eryu Ni, Yanzhe Hu   +3 more
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Adaptive Carbon Nanotube Patches for Versatile Electronic Textiles and Wind‐Harvesting Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
An adhesion‐tunable electronic textile patch based on a carbon nanotube/paraffin composite is presented, enabling direct, adhesive‐free integration with fabrics. Pressure‐responsive bonding allows reversible or permanent attachment on demand.
Seokwon Joo, Yang‐Hu Park, Da‐Seul Kim, Ju‐Hyung Kim, Yoon‐Kyu Song   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Impact of Urban Canyon Geometry on Outdoor Thermal Comfort: A Case Study in Marrakech, Morocco

Environmental Science and Sustainable Development
The rapid urbanization of cities, combined with the challenges of climate change, has made managing outdoor thermal comfort a priority in urban planning.
Asia Lachir
doaj   +1 more source

Magnetic Textiles: A Review of Materials, Fabrication, Properties, and Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Magnetic textiles (M‐textiles) are emerging as a programmable materials platform that merges magnetic matter with hierarchical textile structures. This article consolidates magnetic material classes, textile architectures, and fabrication and magnetization strategies, revealing structure–property–function relationships that govern magneto‐mechanical ...
Li Ke, Moses Kumi, Xiaoming Tao, Junhong Pu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source