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Achieving impact-buffered compressible batteries through 3D printing-assisted design of negative Poisson's ratio structural electrodes

Fundamental Research
Deformable batteries with compressive and impact-buffered abilities are essential for enhancing battery safety. However, existing compressible electrodes often face limited physical deformation and generate high stress, leading to package bulges of ...
Yunlong Li, Xihai Ni, Shijun Zhu, Jiaming Li, Chi Guo, Mengli Li, Jiani Gong, Xianglin Zhou, Ji Lang, Qiang Gao, Jiawen Zhang, Yunfei Chen, Zhiyang Lyu   +12 more
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Towards an all-printed biodegradable battery

EES Batteries
A biodegradable Zn–MnO 2 Leclanché-type primary battery was developed, that can be fabricated using roll-to-roll printing technologies, enabling high-throughput production methods of industrial relevance.
Alexis Laforgue, Asmae Mokrini, Edmond Lam, Alfred Chi Woon Leung, Yali Liu, Sophie Régnier, Denis Rho, Marie-Josée Lorrain, Robert Black, Andrew Wang, Nathalie Chapleau, Naveen Chopra, Gregory McGuire, Nan-Xing Hu   +13 more
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Single-step laser-printed integrated sulfur cathode toward high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries

Nature Communications
Lithium–sulfur batteries are expected to supersede existing lithium-ion batteries due to the high theoretical energy density of sulfur cathodes (positive electrodes).
Rongliang Yang, Yi Chen, Yexin Pan, Minseong Kim, Huan Liu, Connie Kong Wai Lee, Yangyi Huang, Aidong Tang, Feiyue Tu, Tianbao Li, Mitch Guijun Li   +10 more
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Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard): An Aerial Robotic Swarm for Autonomous Detection and Entrapment of Rogue Multirotors

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard) is introduced as a four‐drone swarm that autonomously detects, tracks, and safely captures rogue drones using a coordinated net system. Computer vision and leader–follower control architecture enable synchronized enclosure, while integrated failsafes enhance system reliability. Validated through closed‐environment
Joshua Hastings, Levanya Dewanarayana, Iline Shaju, Haider Al‐Wizni, Sampson Marquis, Weicheng Huang, Pooya Sareh   +6 more
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Technical Feasibility Study of Autonomous Field Robot‐Based on‐the‐go Assessment of Soil Nutrients Using Ion‐Sensitive Field‐Effect Transistors

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Autonomous field robots equipped with ISFET‐based sensors enable rapid, spatially resolved soil nutrient analysis directly in the field. An automated system based on the BoniRob platform is presented for standardized on‐site extraction and measurement of key macronutrients and soil pH.
Vadim Riedel, Stefan Hinck, Edgar Peiter, Arno Ruckelshausen   +3 more
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3D printable graphite-silicone ink and direct ink writing for electrochemical applications

Materials & Design
3D-printing is revolutionizing electrochemical laboratories, with techniques like direct ink writing (DIW) being increasingly adopted, yet still limited by a number of available printable materials that meet electrochemical standards.
Bartłomiej Hurny, Katarzyna Szwabińska, Karolina Kwaczyński, Grzegorz Kowalski, Agnieszka Gabryelczyk, Agnieszka Świderska-Mocek, Lukasz Poltorak   +6 more
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3D Printing of Self‐Healing Polymers by Material Extrusion: A Process‐Centric Review of Setups, Parameters, and Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in material extrusion 3D printing of self‐healing polymers, focusing on the interplay between material chemistry, rheology, hardware customization, and process optimization. Filament‐ and ink‐based extrusion strategies, multimaterial architectures, and postprocessing approaches are discussed for applications in ...
Antonio Pavone, Gianni Stano, Gianluca Percoco   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Screen-printed electrodes on paper using copper nano- and micro-particles

Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Screen-printed copper electrodes have the potential to replace silver and lithium electrodes in printed batteries and sensors owing to the abundance of copper, its competitive electrical properties, and the low cost of raw materials.
Anesu Nyabadza, Anouk Plouze, Saeid Heidarinassab, Mercedes Vazquez, Dermot Brabazon   +4 more
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Flexible Sensors for Robotics Tactile Perception: A Review

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Flexible tactile sensing for robotics is reviewed through four interconnected dimensions. Physical mechanisms include piezoresistive, capacitive, piezoelectric, triboelectric, iontronic, and optical sensing. Structural design includes bioinspired, defect‐based, and MEMS‐based tactile systems.
Yu Song, Ying Chen, Yihao Chen, Xue Feng
wiley   +1 more source