Milliwatt-scale 3D thermoelectric generators <i>via</i> additive screen printing. [PDF]
Antharam S +8 more
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Microfluidic Valve‐Integrated Garment for Smooth Sequential Gradient Mechanotherapy
We present a soft wearable sleeve that delivers smooth, gap‐free compression using overlapping air‐filled actuators and tiny microfluidic valves. The system reduces bulk, lowers power needs, and uses a smartphone‐sized control box. It can provide sequential gradient compression, gradient pressure holding, and fast deflation, supporting more portable ...
Run Ze Gao +5 more
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Batteries in Diabetes Technology Devices and Recycling: Need for Eco-Design. [PDF]
Heinemann L +3 more
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Diatom‐Inspired 1D Immobile Robots Capable of 2D Collective Mobility
This study presents a diatom‐inspired robotic system that explores group coordination through limited physical interactions. The researchers tune groups of Barbots, simple robotic agents that possess neither individual mobility nor explicit communication capabilities, to achieve complex and adaptive collaboration based on environmental light.
Tianyi Hu +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology: Highlights from the 2025 Editor's Choice Collection. [PDF]
Lodeiro C.
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Cteno‐Bot: An Untethered Metachronally Swimming Robot With Magnetoactive Propulsors
We present Cteno‐bot, an untethered ctenophore‐inspired robot which swims using metachronally coordinated appendages. A single mechanism controls up to 216 magnetoactive propulsors via a dynamically varying magnetic field. We show that the swimming speed of the robot can be increased without a corresponding increase in power requirement, simply by ...
David J. Peterman, Margaret L. Byron
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Gallium-Based Liquid Metals: From Properties to Applications. [PDF]
Li Z +6 more
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Concentric Rheostat Decoupled 3D Force‐Sensing Module for Smart Table Tennis Training
A 3D‐printed sensor array intrinsically decouples normal and shear forces through a unique concentric structural design. By integrating piezoresistive, sliding area‐varying capacitive, and concentric rheostat mechanisms, the 12‐sensor module achieves high‐resolution 3D force mapping without complex algorithms.
Zhe Liu +7 more
wiley +1 more source
What social and environmental considerations are important for socially assistive robotic adoption for pre-frail older adults at home: a scoping review, life cycle assessment and survey. [PDF]
Nield L +5 more
europepmc +1 more source
3D‐Printed Shark‐Inspired Soft–Hard Hybrid Underwater Robot With Buoyancy Control and Onboard Vision
A fully self‐contained shark‐inspired underwater robot is developed using 3D‐printed soft–hard hybrid structures, servo‐driven propulsion, and pump‐based buoyancy control. The platform achieves three‐dimensional locomotion and onboard vision‐based target tracking, offering a reproducible and accessible framework for biomimetic underwater robot research.
Shotaro Saito +3 more
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