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Photothermomechanically Efficient, Low‐Cost, High‐Cycle‐Life, Hybrid MXene‐Polymer Actuators

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The addition of MXenes to elastomer‐plastic‐paper films enables the creation of easily prepared actuators that are scalable for small robotic applications. Known as MXene‐polymer Trilayer Actuators (MPTAs), they bend from UV light. Their usefulness is demonstrated through kirigami‐inspired flower‐shaped art design, parallel manipulator for waveguiding,
Ken Iiyoshi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tailoring Optical and Vibrational Properties by Bond Confinement: The Case of Metavalent Chalcogenide and Pnictogen Thin Films

open access: yesAdvanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.
This perspective explores how intrinsic confinement effects in metavalent chalcogenide and pnictogen thin films alter optical and vibrational properties. By comparing thickness‐dependent effects across prototypical systems, this work highlights the role of unconventional bonding in shaping coherent phonon dynamics and dielectric functions, offering new
Felix Hoff, Matthias Wuttig
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of room acoustics on the sleep quality of healthy sleepers.

open access: yesNoise Health, 2016
Fietze I   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Temperature‐Dependent Optical and Polaritonic Properties of Excitons in hBN‐Encapsulated Monolayer TMDs

open access: yesAdvanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.
A comparative study of the optical and polaritonic properties of excitons in hBN‐encapsulated monolayer TMDs close to the homogeneous linewidth is presented. Reflection spectroscopy with transmission‐line modeling enables extraction of the complex permittivities and demonstrate their ability to host surface‐exciton‐polaritons.
Matan Meshulam   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

On–Off Switchable Micromotors for Use in Steerable Microvehicles

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Electrically controllable micromotors and microvehicles are developed by tuning the diffusion of the fuel. Self‐propelled micromotors using bubble propulsion show great promise for miniaturized devices with multiuse purposes such as cargo delivery and sensing. However, there is currently no method to electrically switch the micromotors on or off. Here,
Hugo Severinsson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integration of Soft‐Robotics and Deep Learning to Assess the Coordinated Biosonar Emission and Reception Dynamics in Hipposiderid Bats

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Combining a biomimetic soft‐robot with deep‐learning data analytics sheds light on a unique peripheral dynamics seen in the biosonar system of bats: Bats modulate their ultrasonic biosonar signals upon emission as well as reception with variable, yet highly coordinated motion patterns of their noseleaves and pinnae.
Shuxin Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modulus‐Switchable Miniature Robots for Biomedical Applications: A Review

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Materials, robot designs, proof‐of‐concept functions, and biomedical applications of modulus‐switchable miniature robots. Miniature soft robots have shown great potential in biomedical applications due to their excellent controllability and suitable mechanical properties in biological environments.
Chunyun Wei, Yibin Wang, Jiangfan Yu
wiley   +1 more source

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