From Julius Caesar to Sustainable Composite Materials: A Passage through Port Caisson Technology [PDF]
The breakwater construction technique using floating concrete caissons is well-known nowadays as a widespread system. Yet do we really know its origin? Since Julius Caesar used this technology in Brindisi (Italy) up to the Normandy landings in June 1944,
Cejuela, Eduardo +4 more
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‘Good Enough’: The Use of Satisficing in the Design of Disruptive Innovation in Emerging Economies
ABSTRACT While design has been acknowledged as a fundamental driver of innovation, questions remain about how design affects disruptive innovation from the perspective of consumer perceptions. Drawing from Simon's insights of bounded rationality and satisficing applied within the technology acceptance model (TAM), we propose an integrated, customer ...
Jie Xue, K. Scott Swan
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Advanced Porous Materials for Maritime Carbon Capture
Carbon capture from emission sources, such as marine vessels, has attracted significant attention over the years. To achieve this goal, sorbents such as metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), porous polymer networks (PPNs), covalent organic frameworks (COFs), and their post‐synthetic modifications are currently being explored.
Kelechi Festus +6 more
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Analytical study of electrical disconnect system for use on manned and unmanned missions [PDF]
The objective of this contract is to establish an optimum electrical disconnect system design(s) for use on manned and unmanned missions. The purpose of the disconnect system is to electrically mate and demate the spacecraft to subsystem module ...
Lenda, J. A. +2 more
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Pneumatic PID with Ultrasonic Distance Feedback [PDF]
Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisIndiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) is initiating a new course to the Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) Curriculum in the spring of 2019, this course is Advanced ...
Al Fuhidah, Basim +2 more
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AI‐Directed 3D Printing of Hierarchical Polyurethane Foams
Digitally guided direct ink writing, combined with AI‐generated design, enables the fabrication of hierarchical polyurethane foams with tunable multiscale porosity. This approach produces architected foams featuring interconnected open‐cell networks and tailored mechanical properties, advancing the development of adaptive, high‐performance materials ...
Dhanush Patil +15 more
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Fly-by-light flight control system technology development plan [PDF]
The results of a four-month, phased effort to develop a Fly-by-Light Technology Development Plan are documented. The technical shortfalls for each phase were identified and a development plan to bridge the technical gap was developed.
Berwick, J. W. +4 more
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Designing Memristive Materials for Artificial Dynamic Intelligence
Key characteristics required of memristors for realizing next‐generation computing, along with modeling approaches employed to analyze their underlying mechanisms. These modeling techniques span from the atomic scale to the array scale and cover temporal scales ranging from picoseconds to microseconds. Hardware architectures inspired by neural networks
Youngmin Kim, Ho Won Jang
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Mechanochromic Organic Materials: Molecular Mechanisms and Multidimensional Applications
Mechanochromic (MC) organic materials change color in response to mechanical force. This review elucidates the molecular mechanisms (e.g., aggregation‐induced emission, AIE) and explores their multidimensional applications in sensors, anti‐counterfeiting, biomedical devices, and structural health monitoring, providing a roadmap for future smart ...
Xiaozhe Yin +5 more
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Study of roles of remote manipulator systems and EVA for shuttle mission support, volume 1 [PDF]
Alternate extravehicular activity (EVA) and remote manipulator system (RMS) configurations were examined for their relative effectiveness in performing an array of representative shuttle and payload support tasks.
Malone, T. B., Micocci, A. J.
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