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A kirigami-based reconfigurable metasurface for selective electromagnetic transmission modulation

npj Flexible Electronics
Tunable three-dimensional (3D) electromagnetic metasurfaces are essential for achieving selective modulation of polarized waves, but they usually require complex designs and the use of smart materials, posing great implementation challenges.
Shuchang He, Chengjun Wang, Jie Tao, Haishan Tang, Zuojia Wang, Jizhou Song   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Voltage-controlled radial wrinkles of a trumpet-like dielectric elastomer structure

AIP Advances, 2018
Wrinkle is usually considered as one failure mode of membrane structure. However, it can also be harnessed in developing smart devices such as dry adhesion tape, diffraction grating, smart window, etc.
Guoyong Mao, Lei Wu, Yimou Fu, Junjie Liu, Shaoxing Qu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transparent and Robust LiCl–Organohydrogel Triboelectric Nanogenerator With Deep Learning Assisted Sensing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Develop a LiCl–PEI–PAM hydrogel with 3000% stretchability and excellent optical transparency. Through comparative studies of various salts, confirm that LiCl is the most suitable salt for high TENG output. Achieve excellent freeze‐resistant, dry‐resistant, and rapid self‐healing (10 s) properties even in extreme environments. Balance ionic conductivity,
Hai Anh Thi Le, Thien Trung Luu, Duc‐Manh Dinh, Kyehan Rhee, Kyungwho Choi, Dukhyun Choi, Yong Tae Park   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing E-Waste: Repair Café Processes as Barriers to Repair of Smart Devices

Electronic waste, commonly referred to as e-waste, is a health and environmental hazard that affects many people and ecosystems around the world. As the volume of e-waste continues to surge, it is imperative this issue is addressed.
Castle-Green, Teresa, Sailaja, Neelima, Sailaja, Neelema   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Robotic ubiquitous cognitive ecology for smart homes [PDF]

, 2015
Robotic ecologies are networks of heterogeneous robotic devices pervasively embedded in everyday environments, where they cooperate to perform complex tasks.
G. Amato, BACCIU, DAVIDE, Micheli, A, Vairo, C., M. Di Rocco, A. K. Ray, Dragone, M, Amato, G., Saffiotti, A., C. Gennaro, Di Rocco, Maurizio, Gennaro, C., McGinnity, T. M., A. Renteria, Dragone, M., McGinnity, T. Martin, P. Vance, Vance, P., Vairo, Claudio, Ray, AK, S. Chessa, Di Rocco, M., Gallicchio, C, Vance, P, Vairo, C, M. Dragone, Swords, D, Micheli, A., Gennaro, Claudio, Broxvall, M, Gallicchio, C., T. M. McGinnity, Broxvall, Mathias, VAIRO, CLAUDIO FRANCESCO, Chessa, S., Ray, A. K., Swords, D., MICHELI, ALESSIO, GALLICCHIO, CLAUDIO, H. Lozano, Coleman, S, Chessa, S, Amato, G, McGinnity, TM, Lozano, H., Broxvall, M., Renteria, A, C. Gallicchio, Vance, Philip, Di Rocco, M, Renteria, Arantxa, Amato G., M. Broxvall, Lozano, H, S. Coleman, Coleman, Sonya, CHESSA, STEFANO, D. Swords, Gennaro, C, Saffiotti, A, Dragone, Mauro; id_orcid, Bacciu, D., Amato, Giuseppe, Bacciu, D, A. Micheli, A. Saffiotti, Saffiotti, Alessandro, D. Bacciu, C. Vairo, Renteria, A., Coleman, S.   +70 more
core   +1 more source

Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intelligent Agents for the Smart Grid

, 2010
Meeting the challenge of cutting global greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2050, and ensuring energy security in the face of dwindling oil and gas reserves, requires a radical change in the way energy (and particularly electricity) is generated ...
Jennings, Nick, Rogers, Alex
core   +1 more source

A Multifunctional Flexible Tactile Sensor Based on Resistive Effect for Simultaneous Sensing of Pressure and Temperature

Advanced Science
Flexible tactile sensors with multifunctional sensing functions have attracted much attention due to their wide applications in artificial limbs, intelligent robots, human‐machine interfaces, and health monitoring devices.
Haodong Zhu, Hongyu Luo, Min Cai, Jizhou Song   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a Three‐Axis Planar Hall Magnetoresistance Sensor Using a Superparamagnetic Nanoparticle‐Based Flux Guide

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A printed superparamagnetic nanoparticle‐based flux guide enables the realization of a hysteresis‐free three‐axis magnetic sensor. This innovative architecture efficiently redirects out‐of‐plane fields to planar sensing elements, facilitating simultaneous vector detection without complex reset protocols.
Changyeop Jeon, Mijin Kim, Keonmok Kim, Byeonghwa Lim, Bibhutibhusan Nayak, Youngdo Jung, Bo‐Yeon Lee, Taehyeong Jeon, Jinwoo Kim, Sunjong Oh, CheolGi Kim   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using Sensor Data of Widespread Smart Home Devices to Save Energy in Private Homes

, 2017
This paper proposes an approach for using sensor data of smart home devices to optimize energy consumption in private homes. For many years, radiator thermostats have been used to keep room temperatures at given desired levels.
Muth, Peter
core   +1 more source