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On‐Demand Activation of Thin Alginate Shell Encapsulated Volatile Liquid for Untethered Pneumatic Soft Actuation

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Phase‐changing liquids enable untethered pneumatic actuation in soft robotics but suffer from volatility and storage challenges. This work reports a simple method to encapsulate Novec 7000 within micron‐thin alginate shells via in situ injection and ionic crosslinking.
Rayan A. M. Basodan, Jack Keddie, Byoungyoul Park, Hyun‐Joong Chung   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Al–Cu Composite Casting of Laser‐Deoxidized Copper: Bonding, Interfacial Chemistry, and Thermal Conductivity

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study investigates laser‐based oxide removal of Cu inserts in oxygen‐free conditions and examines long‐term oxidation kinetics and surface chemistry under different atmospheres via X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Al–Cu compound casting with differently oxidized surfaces is performed, and intermetallic phase formation, morphology, and thermal ...
Timon Steinhoff, Finn‐Lennard Janthur, Sascha Zimmermann, Sarah Seffer, Jörg Hermsdorf, René Gustus, Ludger Overmeyer, Wolfgang Maus‐Friedrichs, Hans Jürgen Maier, Christian Klose   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Topology Optimization Framework for the Inverse Design of Nonlinear Mechanical Metamaterials

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This work uses topology optimization to design unit cells for mechanical metamaterials with a prescribed nonlinear stress–strain response. The framework adds contact and postbuckling modeling to synthesize microstructures for three highly nonlinear responses, including pseudoductile behavior, monostable with snap‐through buckling, and bistable ...
Charlie Aveline, Matthew Santer, Robert Hewson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

EVT-enriched Radio Maps for URLLC

This paper introduces a sophisticated and adaptable framework combining extreme value theory with radio maps to spatially model extreme channel conditions accurately. Utilising existing signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) measurements and leveraging Gaussian processes, our approach predicts the tail of the SNR distribution, which entails estimating the ...
Pérez, Dian Echevarría, López, Onel L. Alcaraz, Alves, Hirley   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Bioinspired Shape‐Memory Hook Fasteners With Programmable Interlocking and Silent Release

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Bioinspired hook fasteners made from epoxy shape‐memory polymers are shown to switch between strong, secure attachment and gentle, silent release when heated. By combining programmable geometry and material response, these adaptive fasteners outperform commercial systems in strength and noise control, enabling new solutions for robotics, medical ...
Maria I. Vallejo Ciro, Manuel J. Carvajal Loaiza, Rahaf Homssi, Vanessa Restrepo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

LSS-RM: Using Multi-Mounted Devices to Construct a Lightweight Site-Survey Radio Map for WiFi Positioning. [PDF]

Micromachines (Basel), 2018
Yang W, Xiu C, Ye J, Lin Z, Wei H, Yan D, Yang D.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Exploring Dipolar Dynamics and Ionic Transport in Metal‐Organic Frameworks: Experimental and Theoretical Insights

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In this study, the interplay of dipolar dynamics and ionic charge transport in MOF compounds is investigated. Synthesizing the novel structure CFA‐25 with integrated freely rotating dipolar groups, local and macroscopic effects, including interactions with Cs cations are explored.
Ralph Freund, Arthur Schulz, Peter Lunkenheimer, Maryana Kraft, Thomas Bergler, Harald Oberhofer, Dirk Volkmer   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analyzing Electronic Excitations and Exciton Binding Energies in Y6 Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The Y6 molecule is used for increasing the efficiency of organic solar cells. The exciton binding energy is calculated for ensembles of Y6 molecules that are representative of the typically used films. The calculations show that the excitons typically spread out over many molecules.
Sahar Javaid Akram, Sophie Meißner, Stephan Kümmel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing Optoelectronic Properties in Phthalocyanine‐Based SURMOFs: Synthesis of ABAB Linkers by Avoiding Statistical Condensation with Tailored Building Blocks

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A novel phthalocyanine (PC)‐based metal–organic framework (MOFs) is synthesized using ditopic PC linkers obtained through regioselective statistical condensation. The resulting MOF exhibits significant improvements in electronic absorption, thereby enhancing the material's performance in light harvesting and energy conversion.
Lukas S. Langer, Mareen Stahlberger, Xiaojing Liu, Yi Luo, Niklas E. Häußermann, Puja Singhvi, Yidong Liu, Olaf Fuhr, Martin Nieger, Lars Heinke, Thomas Heine, Christof Wöll, Stefan Bräse   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ideal Molecular Sieving with a Dense MOF for Helium Upgrading with Highly Diffusion Selective Mixed Matrix Membranes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The separation of Helium gas from natural gas is challenging but highly important. MIL‐116(Ga), a “non‐porous” metal–organic framework is used as a molecular sieve to separate He from CH4. Druse‐like MIL‐116(Ga) particles are integrated into polysulfone mixed matrix membranes.
Ayisha Komal, Laura Calderón‐Rodríguez, Oksana Smirnova, Eren Grossmann, Aparna Binu Varghese, Karen Marlenne Garcia Alvarez, Andreas Schneemann, Thomas Hoyer, Ralf Wyrwa, Felix Helmut Schacher, Alexander Knebel   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source