Modular, Textile‐Based Soft Robotic Grippers for Agricultural Produce Handling
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This article introduces textile‐based pneumatic grippers that transform simple textiles into robust bending actuators. Detailed experiments uncover how cut geometry and fabric selection shape performance. Successful handling of fragile agricultural items showcases the potential of textile robotics for safe, scalable automation in food processing and ...
Zeyu Hou +4 more
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S-band antenna phased array communications system [PDF]
The development of an S-band antenna phased array for spacecraft to spacecraft communication is discussed. The system requirements, antenna array subsystem design, and hardware implementation are examined.
Chapman, J. E. +2 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
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NASA Proof-of-Concept 1-W(sub e) Stirling Convertor Development for Small Radioisotope Power Systems [PDF]
Low power Stirling convertors are being developed at NASA Glenn Research Center to provide future small spacecraft with electrical power by converting heat from one or more Light Weight Radioisotope Heater Units (LWRHU).
Casciani, Michael R. +3 more
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Functional Fibers in Soft Robotics: Advances in Material, Structural, and Systemic Tactics
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Fiber‐form robotic systems offer a scalable pathway toward embodied intelligence in soft robotics. This review surveys functional fibers as material, structural, and systemic elements, highlighting advances in responsive materials, architectural programing, and fabrication strategies.
Joonhee Won +5 more
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Development and parametric evaluation of the prototype 2 and 3 flash evaporators [PDF]
Development of the Prototype 2 and 3 flash evaporator heat sinks which vaporize an expendable fluid to cool a heat transport fluid loop is reported. The units utilize Freon 21 as the heat transport fluid and water as the expendable fluid to meet the ...
Dietz, J. B., Hixon, C. W.
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3D Bioprinted Fat‐Myocardium Model Unravels the Role of Adipocyte Hypertrophy in Atrial Dysfunction
Advanced Science, EarlyView.A human‐derived 3D bioprinted fat–myocardium model is developed to investigate how adipocyte hypertrophy drives atrial dysfunction in obesity. Palmitate‐induced adipocyte hypertrophy promotes adipose dysfunction that impairs atrial cardiomyocyte metabolism and electrophysiology through both paracrine and direct interactions. This platform recapitulates
Lara Ece Celebi, Pinar Zorlutuna
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Heat Transfer Performance of a 3D-Printed Aluminum Flat-Plate Oscillating Heat Pipe Finned Radiator. [PDF]
Nanomaterials (Basel), 2023 Xiao X +5 more
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Advanced CO2 removal process control and monitor instrumentation development [PDF]
A progam to evaluate, design and demonstrate major advances in control and monitor instrumentation was undertaken. A carbon dioxide removal process, one whose maturity level makes it a prime candidate for early flight demonstration was investigated.
Dalhausen, M. J. +2 more
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Borophene: Crucial Challenges and the Way Forward
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This review explores the challenges and progress in borophene research, focusing on synthesis strategies, structural properties, and potential applications. It highlights key experimental breakthroughs, discusses theoretical insights into borophene's unique features, and addresses pathways for overcoming stability and scalability issues.
Zhixuan Li +3 more
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