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Small‐Scale Magnetic Peristaltic Soft Robot With Mobility and Transport Capabilities
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.This study introduces a miniature, untethered soft magnetic microrobot with peristaltic capabilities for both locomotion and cargo transport. Eight helically magnetized elastomeric strips deform under rotating fields (10–80 mT, 1–5 Hz), enabling movement across rods and lumina at up to 4.1 body lengths min‐¹.
Mohammad Hasan Dad Ansari +4 more
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.A novel soft robotic propeller overcomes traditional efficiency‐flexibility tradeoffs via a hybrid pneumatic‐cable actuation strategy. This architecture enables active stiffness modulation with dual‐mode locomotion: tunable biomimetic swimming and earthworm‐inspired wriggling for confined spaces.
Jiazi Geng +6 more
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Research on a 3-DOF Motion Device Based on the Flexible Mechanism Driven by the Piezoelectric Actuators. [PDF]
Micromachines (Basel), 2018 Lv B, Wang G, Li B, Zhou H, Hu Y.
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.We developed methods to characterize soft contractile actuators using force–displacement measurements in the passive state and the total force in the active state and define the operational range of thermal, electrothermal, and pneumatic muscles. A graphical method enables the selection of an actuator based on the required mechanical force–displacement
Qiong Wang +5 more
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Hysteresis Compensation and Sliding Mode Control with Perturbation Estimation for Piezoelectric Actuators. [PDF]
Micromachines (Basel), 2018 Ding B, Li Y.
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Graphene Materials for Sustainable Energy Applications: A Contemporary Perspective
Carbon Energy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Graphene has garnered significant attention as a promising material with great potential for contributing to sustainable energy initiatives, such as RE100 (100% renewable energy initiative) and CF100 (100% carbon‐free initiative). This review aims to explore the potential of graphene for advancing renewable energy applications by highlighting
Niraj Kumar +3 more
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MXenes as a Versatile Platform for High‐Energy‐Density Asymmetric Supercapacitors
Carbon Energy, EarlyView.MXenes with high conductivity and tunable surface chemistry are reviewed as advanced electrodes for asymmetric supercapacitors. MAX‐phase synthesis, surface and interlayer engineering, defect modulation, and composite designs are discussed, highlighting enhanced ion transport, pseudocapacitance, energy density, cycling stability, and sustainable routes
Seul‐Yi Lee +3 more
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Localized 3D acoustic streaming in microdroplets using high‐frequency micro‐beam IDTs
Droplet, EarlyView.Miniaturized 160 MHz acoustic microbeam transducers, with a size much smaller than droplets, enable precise localized actuation, generating complex three‐dimensional streaming and tunable particle aggregation. This concept provides high‐resolution, non‐contact fluid manipulation for biosensing, lab‐on‐chip diagnostics, and targeted drug screening ...
D. Sánchez‐Saldaña +2 more
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ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.Ti3C2Tx MXene and Ag nanoparticles are embedded into piezoelectric nanofibers to form a stretchable, self‐powered coil that converts mechanical deformation into electrical energy. The device enables controllable power output during stretching and release while maintaining a compact and lightweight architecture, making it suitable for miniaturized ...
Fatemeh Mokhtari +6 more
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ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.A lightweight hybrid backpack integrating SC‐TENGs and R‐EMGs harvests biomechanical energy during walking. With a low activation speed of 3 km h−1 and a high specific power of 0.18 W kg−1, it enables self‐powered field safety management. The power backpack refers to an energy‐harvesting solution engineered to mitigate battery reliance in wearable ...
Jie Chen +6 more
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