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Moiré Phase Mapping in Twisted Bilayer Liquid Crystals with Reconfigurable Light Polarization States

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Twisted bilayer liquid crystals are developed by vertical stacking assembly of two liquid crystals having designer domains and optical properties. These moiré‐symmetry, twisted liquid crystals demonstrate reconfigurable polarization states, moiré patterns and phases controlled by twist angles, providing a route to design active optical devices for ...
Jordan A. Wilson, Rui Huang, Allen Sun, Zixian Fang, Doreen Mwangombe, Keerthna Naina Rawat, Oliver Jacobs, Zhiwei Li   +7 more
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Toward Pore‐Engineered 3D‐Printed Materials for Sorption Water Harvesting, Interfacial Evaporation, and Radiative Cooling

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Water harvesting, radiative cooling, and interfacial solar evaporation are fundamentally governed by coupled heat, mass, and light transport processes. These processes are mediated by pore architecture, including pore size, connectivity, and hierarchical organization.
Dejan J. Trajkovski, Higgins M. Wilson, Abdallah Y. M. Ali, Jiaxing Xu, Ruzhu Wang, Primož Poredoš   +5 more
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Wavelength‐ and Helicity‐Reconfigurable Circularly Polarized Optical Diodes Enabled by Molecular Photoswitches

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
All‐optical, photoswitchable diode‐type device for tunable nonreciprocal (asymmetric) transmission of CPL across a broad spectrum of light is demonstrated using molecular motor (photoswitch)‐doped cholesteric liquid crystals (CLCs) sandwiched between polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polydopamine (PDA)‐PVA composite layers.
Chaoguang Ye, Ming Yuan, Jiaxin Liu, Wei Zhou, Changsheng Wu, Zhenyu Zhou, Chaoying Zhu, Xiao‐Fang Jiang, Jiawen Chen, Lakshminarayana Polavarapu, Guofu Zhou, Xiaowen Hu   +11 more
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Micropillar‐Engineered Hybrid Adhesive Patch for Surface‐Conformable and Directional Adhesion

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This work presents a surface‐conformable hybrid adhesive integrating height‐optimized hexagonal micropillars with open‐rectangular cuts. The micropillars enhance rough‐surface contact and microscale crack arrest, while the cuts guide and reverse interfacial cracks for strong and directional adhesion. The multiscale architecture achieves robust pull‐off
Seongjin Park, Dong Kwan Kang, Haejin Bae, Ho‐Sup Jung, Hoon Eui Jeong   +4 more
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A Flexible Programming and Verification Methodology for Reconfigurable CNC Woodworking Machine

BioResources
An advanced flexible programming methodology for CNC woodworking machines was developed. As the research starting base, a three-axis CNC woodworking machine was used.
Sasa Zivanovic, Zoran Dimic, Mladen Furtula, Nikola Slavkovic, Marija Djurkovic, Jelena Vidakovic   +5 more
doaj  

Coating‐Free Nanoscratching for Liquid‐Crystal Alignment on PCB‐Compatible Millimeter‐Wave Reflective Unit Cells

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Direct nanoscratching with a 500 nm diamond lapping film creates groove‐guided liquid‐crystal alignment interfaces on PCB‐compatible Cu‐patterned RF substrates within minutes, eliminating polymer coating and high‐temperature baking. The coating‐free process enables optical/molecular alignment validation and voltage‐programmable 28 GHz reflection‐phase ...
Junseok Ma, Ga‐Yeong Park, Geunjung Lee, Hyo‐Won Lee, Jong‐Won Yu, Dong Ki Yoon   +5 more
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An ohmic RF MEMS switch for reconfigurable microstrip array antennas built on PCB [PDF]

, 2008
This paper presents the analysis, design and simulation of an ohmic RF MEMS switch specified for reconfigurable microstrip array antennas built on PCB via an integrated monolithic technology.
Mallios, N, Nilavalan, R, Kampitaki, D, Charalampidis, N, Spasos, M, Soel, P, Tsiakmakis, K   +6 more
core  

Strain‐Activated Mechanical Metamaterial With Programmable Dual‐Phase Stiffness and Enhanced Energy Absorption

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A strain‐activated mechanical metamaterial is developed to achieve programmable dual‐phase stiffness through an intrinsic geometric locking mechanism. Finite element modeling and parametric analysis identify the key design parameters governing activation strain, stiffness transition, and energy absorption.
Ramin Yousefi‐Nooraie, Romain Lemoine, Mario Guagliano, Sara Bagherifard   +3 more
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Programmable Pneumatic Actuator System for a Bioinspired Artificial Colon

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A modular soft robotic colon simulator driven by programmable pneumatic actuation is developed to mimic physiological and pathological‐like motility patterns of the large intestine. Finite element–guided design and distributed control enable anatomically realistic deformation for peristalsis, segmentation, and mass movements, supporting capsule ...
Andrew Bickerdike, Bo Tian, Xizheng Fang, Zepeng Wang, Yang Liu, Lucy Adams, Shyam Prasad   +6 more
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Programming Light‐Driven Surface Topographies in Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Potential Biomedical Applications Through Combined Experiments and Simulations

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A combined experimental and simulation study of light‐responsive liquid crystal elastomer surfaces operating under physiological conditions is reported, demonstrating programmable and highly spatially controlled topography formation through bottom‐side photomask exposure. Our study establishes a foundation for dynamic, light‐responsive biosurfaces with
Ruth M. C. Verbroekken, Akhila Gottipati, Burcu Gumuscu, Ratna Kumar Annabattula, Albert P. H. J. Schenning   +4 more
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