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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
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From Photoalignment to Structured Light: Liquid Crystal Platforms for Beam Shaping and Complex Wavefronts

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Photoaligned and photopatterned liquid crystal platforms provide programmable control of optical phase, polarization, and spin‐orbit interactions, enabling compact generation of structured light and complex wavefronts. This review highlights how tailored molecular orientations transform simple beams into designed optical fields, opening versatile ...
Le Zhou, Tingjun Zhong, Sijie Liu, Pouya Nosratkhah, Ke Xu, Yuzhen Zhao, Kristiaan Neyts   +6 more
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Last-mile delivery during COVID-19: A systematic review of parcel locker adoption and consumer experience

Acta Psychologica
As the final link in the supply chain, last-mile delivery is a vital connection between upstream supply chain operations and customers. The recent surge in demand for contactless last-mile delivery services has spurred extensive research on parcel ...
Jung-Fa Tsai, Hong Ngoc Ngo, Zhen-Hua Che   +2 more
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A Review of Literature on Vehicle Routing Problems of Last-Mile Delivery in Urban Areas

Applied Sciences, 2023
Logistics has long been important in an industrial society. Compared with the traditional structure of distribution, which requires freight to be delivered mostly to warehouses or retail stores, customers now often prefer packages to be delivered to ...
Reza Jazemi, Ensieh Alidadiani, Kwangseog Ahn, Jaejin Jang   +3 more
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From home delivery to parcel lockers: a case study in Amsterdam

Transportation Research Procedia, 2020
E-commerce is still a strong growing segment with fierce competition among the parcel delivery service providers. To stay ahead of the competitors innovation is necessary. Currently, parcels are being delivered with large delivery vans which will usually deliver single parcels to doorsteps of their customers.
van Duin, Ron (author), Wiegmans, B. (author), van Arem, B. (author), van Amstel, Y.A. (author)   +3 more
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Graphene Quantum Dot‐Induced Microstrain for Framework Stabilization of High‐Entropy Prussian Blue Analog in High‐Current Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The intrinsic distortion‐rich lattice of HEPBA with GQD‐enabled microstrain engineering establishes a mechanistic route toward high‐performance alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction. HEPBA inherently feature heterogeneous local coordination environments arising from multimetal incorporation, while properly introducing GQD during coprecipitation ...
Mia Rinawati, Yu‐Ru Liu, Wei‐Hsiang Huang, Kuan‐Yu Lin, Ching‐Ju Ho, Ling‐Yu Chang, Karel Roubik, Ni Luh Wulan Septiani, Ahmad Nuruddin, Wei‐Nien Su, Min‐Hsin Yeh   +10 more
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Electrostatically‐Stabilized PEG‐Free Lipid Nanoparticles for Systemic Nucleic Acid Delivery

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work describes non‐PEGylated layered lipid nanoparticles (nonPEG LLNPs), a gene delivery platform that improves upon standard PEGylated LNPs via electrostatic adsorption of charged polymers. nonPEG LLNPs maintain colloidal stability under biological stresses, enhance circulation time, and mitigate accelerated blood clearance and hepatic ...
Namita Nabar, Deeksha Kumaresh, Eduardo Nombera Bueno, Mae Pryor, Paula T. Hammond   +4 more
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Biodegradable and Biocompatible Functional Polymers for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biodegradable and biocompatible functional polymers integrate electrical, mechanical, and stimuli‐responsive functionalities while enabling programmed degradation under physiological conditions. This review introduces recent advances in conductive, shape‐memory, self‐healing, photocurable, and adhesive polymer systems, emphasizing material design ...
Won Bae Han, Shuvra Mondal, Sungkeun Han, Chan‐Hwi Eom, Venkata Ramesh Naganaboina, Suk‐Won Hwang   +5 more
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Charge Generation and Recombination Pathways in All‐Polymer Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Multimodal spectroscopy and device analysis reveal how field‐dependent charge generation, transport limitations, and non‐geminate recombination govern performance losses in all polymer solar cells. The results identify the key processes controlling charge extraction and recombination, providing insights for the design of more efficient all‐polymer ...
Shahidul Alam, Wejdan Althobaiti, Safakath Karuthedath, Christopher E. Petoukhoff, Amr Dahman, Khawla Alkhezaim, Oleksandr Matiash, José P. Jurado, Mariia Ferree, Ning Su, Jacob Blaskovits, Denis Andrienko, Vladimir Dyakonov, Andreas Sperlich, Vojtech Nádaždy, Tobin J. Marks, Antonio Facchetti, Frédéric Laquai   +17 more
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Ultrafast Thermal Shock Synthesis of CuNiSnLa Medium‐Entropy Metallic Glass for Sustainable Nitrogen Fixation via Plasma‐Coupled Electrocatalysis

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces an ultrafast thermal shock strategy to synthesize a CuNiSnLa medium‐entropy metallic glass (MEMG). The rapid heating and cooling process generates a robust, highly active catalyst for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia (NRA).
Hongbo Chen, Peng‐Jun Deng, Yang Liu, Shenglong Huang, Shuo Sun, Haoxuan Li, Jiajia Lu, Panagiotis Tsiakaras   +7 more
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