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Recent Advances on Thermochromic Inks for Security Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Thermochromic security inks have garnered interest in recent years as security elements for authentication, information encryption, and anti‐counterfeiting. This review outlines different types of thermochromic materials, how they have been developed as functional inks, and how advancements in property enhancement, sustainability, and printing ...
Duarte B. Oliveira, Andreia Araújo, Elvira Fortunato, Rodrigo Martins, Marta C. Corvo, Emanuel Carlos   +5 more
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Programmable Dimensional Lithography with Digital Micromirror Devices for Multifunctional Microarchitectures

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review explores recent advances in digital micromirror device (DMD)‐based lithography, focusing on its programmable light modulation, multi‐material compatibility, and dimensional patterning strategies. It highlights innovations from optical system design to materials integration and multifunctional applications, positioning DMD lithography as a ...
Yubin Lee, Byungcheon Yoo, Chaeyeong Ryu, Jongwon Oh, Dahye Baek, Jiseok Lee   +5 more
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Deep Learning Based Fall Recognition and Forecasting for Reconfigurable Stair-Accessing Service Robots

Mathematics
This paper presents a comprehensive study on fall recognition and forecasting for reconfigurable stair-accessing robots by leveraging deep learning techniques.
Jun Hua Ong, Abdullah Aamir Hayat, Braulio Felix Gomez, Mohan Rajesh Elara, Kristin Lee Wood   +4 more
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Self-Reconfigurable Modular Robots Adaptively Transforming a Mechanical Structure: Algorithm for Adaptive Transformation to Load Condition

Journal of Robotics, 2011
Self-reconfigurable modular robots are composed of modules which are able to autonomously change the way they are connected. An appropriate control algorithm enables the modular robots to change their shape in order to adapt to their immediate ...
Yosuke Suzuki, Norio Inou, Hitoshi Kimura, Michihiko Koseki   +3 more
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Design and Fabrication of High Dielectric GRIN Lens for a Directive Antenna Using a Hybrid Filled Voxel Additive Manufacturing Technique

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Hybrid‐filled voxel AM enables integration of high‐permittivity materials into additively manufactured devices. Using this approach, a graded refractive index (GRIN) lens is demonstrated, achieving a 50% antenna size reduction with enhanced directivity.
Qianfang Zheng, Anna Radkovskaya, Kailun Xu, Ekaterina Shamonina, Patrick S. Grant   +4 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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End‐to‐End Sensing Systems for Breast Cancer: From Wearables for Early Detection to Lab‐Based Diagnosis Chips

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review explores advances in wearable and lab‐on‐chip technologies for breast cancer detection. Covering tactile, thermal, ultrasound, microwave, electrical impedance tomography, electrochemical, microelectromechanical, and optical systems, it highlights innovations in flexible electronics, nanomaterials, and machine learning.
Neshika Wijewardhane, Lyn I. Jones, Richard M. Martin, Helen Winter, Faezeh Arab Hassani   +4 more
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Hydrogel‐Based Functional Materials: Classifications, Properties, and Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Conductive hydrogels have emerged as promising materials for smart wearable devices due to their outstanding flexibility, multifunctionality, and biocompatibility. This review systematically summarizes recent progress in their design strategies, focusing on monomer systems and conductive components, and highlights key multifunctional properties such as
Zeyu Zhang, Zao Cheng, Patrizio Raffa
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Direct Laser Writing of Magnetic Micro Actuators With a Stimulus‐Responsive Compliant Hinge

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This study presents a versatile modular design strategy for adaptive 3D microactuators. Using two‐photon‐induced C,H insertion reactions within solid polymer layers, chemically distinct hinge and stimulus responsive materials are patterned in one step. The hinge's properties enable tunable motion, mechanical control, and reconfigurable actuation across
Eleonora Galli, Nicolas Geid, Yizheng Liu, Friederike Strahl, Jürgen Rühe   +4 more
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Accelerating Luminescence in Nanostructures: Exploring the Physical Limits and Impact of Ultrafast Emission in Nanoscale Materials

Advanced Photonics Research, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in accelerating luminescence in nanostructures through cooperative emission, resonator coupling, and nonlocal light–matter interactions. By unifying concepts such as excitonic superradiance, superfluorescence, and the plasmonic Purcell effect, it reveals physical limits of ultrafast emission and their potential ...
Masaaki Ashida, Koichi Okamoto, Takuya Matsuda, Hajime Ishihara   +3 more
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