Leading the Pack: Next‐Generation Batteries for Humanoid Robotics
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Humanoid robots challenge traditional and anticipated energy technologies. Humanoid robot benchmarks of runtimes and energy demands for industry applications inform humanoid robot battery design choices at the cell level, pack level, and system level.
Matthew Bergschneider +6 more
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A Robotic Testing Platform for Pipelined Discovery of Resilient Dielectric Elastomer Actuators
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This work introduces a robotic testing platform enabling high‐throughput, multi‐parameter lifetime mapping of linear dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs). By integrating programmable high‐voltage control and automated electromechanical measurements, the system identifies material and operating conditions that double actuator lifetime.
Ang (Leo) Li +10 more
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Resilience of infrastructure networks
Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2021 Pathmanathan Brabhaharan +2 more
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Bio‐Based Polyurethanes for Sustainable and Multifunctional Applications
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Bio‐based polyurethanes prepared from vegetable oils, lignin, and polysaccharides have attracted increasing interest as alternatives to fossil‐derived polyurethanes. This review summarizes recent progress in their chemistry, structural engineering, and advanced applications, highlighting the roles of feedstocks, chain‐segment design, dynamic covalent ...
Xin Li +6 more
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China's Low‐Carbon Energy Transition Over the Past Two Decades: Experiences and Implications
Advanced Science, EarlyView.China's low‐carbon energy transition features a brief decline and subsequent rebound in coal consumption, alongside the rapid expansion of renewable energy. This study develops a stage‐based analytical framework to explain this evolution from the perspectives of economic development, energy security, and environmental sustainability, revealing how ...
Yu Liu +3 more
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Conformal Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: A Cylindrical Geometry Perspective
Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.Cylindrical reconfigurable intelligent surfaces are explored for low‐complexity beam steering using one‐bit meta‐atoms. A multi‐level modeling approach, including optimization‐based synthesis, demonstrates that even minimal hardware can support directive scattering.
Filippo Pepe +4 more
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AI-driven smart grid optimization for hospital energy systems integrating renewable generation, predictive maintenance, and resilient infrastructure. [PDF]
Sci RepSarker MT +4 more
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Ion‐Gating Reservoir Computing for Preprocessing‐Free Speech Recognition from Throat Vibrations
Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.This work presents a throat‐mounted mechanoelectric sensor integrated with an ion‐gel/graphene reservoir device for on‐device speech recognition. The system converts raw biomechanical vibrations into rich nonlinear current dynamics, enabling efficient classification through a simple linear readout. The approach highlights a compact and tunable physical‐
Daiki Nishioka +5 more
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Integrating fire safety into bridge design is essential for resilient infrastructure. [PDF]
Nat CommunFranchini A +6 more
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Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.Composite‐based flexible electronics integrate biodegradable polymers, conductive networks, and multilayer device architectures to balance electrical performance, mechanical durability, and controlled degradation. Interfacial engineering and encapsulation regulate transport stability and operational lifetime, while programmed disassembly enables ...
Sayam, Sangho Cho
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