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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Merging 4D printing with magneto‐responsive shape memory polymers opens new avenues for intelligent, reconfigurable systems. This review navigates cutting‐edge fabrication techniques, magnetic fillers, and smart polymer matrices, unveiling their potential in soft robotics, biomedical devices, and wearable tech.
Kiandokht Mirasadi +7 more
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Outdoor thermal comfort research in urban areas of Central and Southeast Europe: A review [PDF]
Geographica Pannonica, 2019 Constant urban population growth and intensive urbanization lead to increased pressure on urban areas leading to uncomfortable living conditions. The quality of urban living conditions often depends on the thermal comfort of the open urban spaces, which ...
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Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2017 Improving outdoor human thermal comfort could be considered as one of the most important targets for achieving successful open space designs. In hot arid climate, residential neighborhoods are responsible for the high request of energy to provide cooling
Asmaa Barakat, Hany Ayad, Zeyad El-Sayed
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Determination of thermal sensation on transient conditions [PDF]
, 2015 The objective of this study is to investigate the difference in thermal environment and human response between air-conditioned closed space and a semi-open space. The thermal response of the subjects in transitional space as they experienced step changes
Dahlan, Nur Dalilah +2 more
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Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Thermal Comfort in A Building Category: The Case of Linear-type Social Housing Stock in Southern Spain [PDF]
, 2019 The Climate Change scenario projected by the IPCC for the year 2050 predicts noticeable increases in temperature. In severe summer climates, such as the Mediterranean area, this would have very negative e ects on thermal comfort in the existing housing
Ascione, Fabrizio +5 more
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Outdoor thermal comfort for pedestrians in movement: thermal walks in complex urban morphology [PDF]
International Journal of Biometeorology, 2019 Abstract In the discussion of designing for a healthier city, people in movement between interconnected spaces perform a non-sedentary activity enhancing sustainability and well-being. However, adverse weather conditions may create uncomfortable thermal sensations that change or ruin the experience of people walking outdoors.
Vasilikou, Carolina +1 more
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Multi‐Soliton Microcombs Enable Ultrafast Nanometric‐Precision Ranging and Photon‐Level Detection
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Our work first demonstrates dual‐multi‐soliton ranging and confirms its multifunctional capability. The method achieves ultrafast and nanometric‐precision measurement. For practical applications, we further extend the multi‐soliton states to photon‐level ranging.
Jiawen Zhi +10 more
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Frontiers in Built EnvironmentGlobal warming has caused an increase in extreme heatwaves. Research on outdoor thermal comfort in urban parks has been carried out in different countries under various climatic conditions. However, there is lack of information on outdoor thermal comfort
Rupendra Subedi +4 more
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Influence of Adaptive Comfort Models in Execution Cost Improvements for Housing Thermal Environment in Concepción, Chile [PDF]
, 2018 Most of the operational energy needed by the housing sector is used to compensate energy losses or thermal gains through the building’s envelope. As a result, any improvement in the thermal behavior will provide important opportunities to reduce energy ...
Gallego Maya, Inmaculada +2 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Electrospinning a composite of PVDF, HfO2, and nano‐Cu transforms the discrete precursors into a continuous nanofiber mesh, forming a multi‐interface heterostructure with embedded nanoparticles. The presence of HfO2 and nano‐Cu at the fiber interfaces induces a highly aligned β‐phase, which enhances piezoelectric crystallinity and improves the material'
Jiawei Gu +9 more
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