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Collision‐Resilient Winged Drones Enabled by Tensegrity Structures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Based on structures of birds such as the woodpeck, this article presents the collision‐resilient aerial robot, SWIFT. SWIFT leverages tensegrity structures in the fuselage and wings which allow it to undergo large deformations in a crash, without sustaining damage. Experiments show that SWIFT can reduce impact forces by 70% over conventional structures.
Omar Aloui, Raphael Zufferey, William Stewart, Mohammad Askari, Simon Jeger, Dario Floreano   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exogenous shocks and proactive resilience in the EU

, 2022
The Covid-19 pandemic prompted economic policy innovations in responseto new exogenous shocks, resulting in economic recovery policies at thenational and supranational level. This paper considers the modalities ofthese policy innovations and their long-lasting effects in the case ofthe European Union (EU), focusing on the Next Generation EU (NGEU ...
Bartzokas, Anthony, Giacon, Renato, Macchiarelli, Corrado   +2 more
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Governing the European Union's recovery and resilience facility: National ownership and performance‐based financing in theory and practice

Regulation & Governance
AbstractThe Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) adopted in response to the COVID‐19 pandemic marks an important departure in European Union (EU) governance, as it introduces an innovative “demand‐driven, performance‐based” model aimed at overcoming the limitations of past policies seeking to promote national reforms.
Jonathan Zeitlin, David Bokhorst, Edgars Eihmanis   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

A Self‐Healing Permanent Magnet Putty for Soft Robot Skins With Force Sensing and Functional Recovery

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Permanent magnet putty (PMP) integrates high‐coercivity NdFeB particles with a dynamic polyborosiloxane–Ecoflex matrix, achieving rapid self‐healing (90% mechanical recovery in 10 s) and magnetic recovery within 20 min. With twice the sensitivity of commercial putties, PMP enables precise 5–30 N force detection and discrimination between pressing and ...
Ruotong Zhao, Mitsuhiro Kamezaki, Ryosuke Dobashi, Yuhiro Iwamoto, Yasushi Ido, Yoshihiro Kawahara   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Policy as a Driver of Integration: Spillover Effects and European Commission Empowerment

Politics and Governance
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the global impact of the pandemic brought digital technology to the forefront of geopolitical strategy and geo-economic considerations, prompting European policymakers to embrace strategic autonomy and digital ...
Sebastian Heidebrecht
doaj   +1 more source

Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard): An Aerial Robotic Swarm for Autonomous Detection and Entrapment of Rogue Multirotors

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard) is introduced as a four‐drone swarm that autonomously detects, tracks, and safely captures rogue drones using a coordinated net system. Computer vision and leader–follower control architecture enable synchronized enclosure, while integrated failsafes enhance system reliability. Validated through closed‐environment
Joshua Hastings, Levanya Dewanarayana, Iline Shaju, Haider Al‐Wizni, Sampson Marquis, Weicheng Huang, Pooya Sareh   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transcription Factor Promiscuity Drives Regulatory Rewiring and Evolvability in Gene Networks in Bacteria

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
When a master transcription factor (TF) is lost, bacteria can rapidly rewire gene regulatory networks by co‐opting related regulators. Using experimental evolution in Pseudomonas fluorescens, we show that TF promiscuity (low‐level, non‐cognate binding) provides the raw material for rewiring. Successful co‐option follows a predictable hierarchy governed
Tiffany B. Taylor, Alan M. Rice
wiley   +1 more source

Developmentally Inspired Bioprinting of Nascent Multicellular Human Heart Tissue Through in Situ Differentiation and Morphogenesis of iPSCs

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A developmentally inspired bioprinting approach enables the fabrication of pluripotent tissues that undergo shape‐morphing and in situ cardiac lineage specification. This method employs embedded bioprinting to deposit iPSCs within soft granular hydrogels to create pluripotent tissue constructs that undergo cell‐mediated shape morphogenesis.
Ankita Pramanick, Juhi Chakraborty, Orlaith Kennedy, Hey Wei Wong, Sogol Kianersi, Daniel Kelly, Vasileios Sergis, Abhay Pandit, Andrew C. Daly   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resilient Women and the ‘She-Cession’

Iperstoria
This article discusses gender mainstreaming – the institutionalization of a gender equality dimension in policy-making – in recent EU policy discourse, focusing on Ursula von der Leyen’s first mandate as President of the European Commission (2019-2024 ...
Maria Cristina Paganoni
doaj   +1 more source