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Microbial biofilm as a smart material. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2015 Microbial biofilm colonies will in many cases form a smart material capable of responding to external threats dependent on their size and internal state. The microbial community accordingly switches between passive, protective, or attack modes of action.
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Materials, 2022 The future of engineering systems is based on the capability of integrating sensors, actuators, control systems and materials [...]
Fortuna L., Buscarino A.
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Smart cities built with smart materials [PDF]
Science, 2021 Sensors and actuators that respond locally avoid overburdening data analysis ...
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2002 Annual Conference Proceedings, 2020 Comment: 3 ...
V. A. Laserko, I. F. Maximova
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ChemPhysChem, 2018 Smart Materials are able to respond to changes in their environment in a predetermined way, and research in the field of functional materials is often motivated by potential applications. Smart polymers are especially of technological significance in view of the grand global challenges including energy generation and storage, sustainability, and ...
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Applied Sciences, 2021 In recent years, photovoltaic (PV) power generation has attracted considerable attention as a new eco-friendly and renewable energy generation technology.
Myeong-Hwan Hwang +4 more
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Applied Sciences, 2023 The broad acceptance of electromobility depends heavily on the performance and service life of the battery technology used. Lithium-ion battery technology is currently the most promising energy storage technology for mobile applications, but the ...
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Chiral 1D Hybrid Metal Halides with Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting and Sensing Properties
Small Structures, 2023 Chiral hybrid metal halides have been widely studied in the field of photondetectors, chiral optics, and spintronics due to their great structural flexibility and suitable bandgaps.
Lian-Cai An +7 more
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Dynamically Controlled Adaptive Facade and Shading Systems
Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications, 2021 While the usable facades provide significant savings in building energy use and CO2 emissions, it also has a beneficial effect on the quality of the indoor environment.
Ümit Arpacıoğlu, Büşra Yaman
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One Soft Step: Bio-Inspired Artificial Muscle Mechanisms for Space Applications
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2022 Soft robots, devices with deformable bodies and powered by soft actuators, may fill a hitherto unexplored niche in outer space. All space-bound payloads are heavily limited in terms of mass and volume, due to the cost of launch and the size of spacecraft.
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