Smart material interfaces: "another step to a material future" [PDF]
, 2013 Smart Materials have physical properties that can be changed or controlled by external stimuli such as electric or magnetic fields, temperature or stress. Shape, size and color are among the properties that can be changed.
Kretzer, Manuel +6 more
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Directed evolution of enzymes at the crossroads of tradition and innovation
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.An iterative cycle of data‐driven enzyme optimization comprising four stages: genetic diversification of a template enzyme, expression of protein variants, high‐throughput evaluation, and machine‐learning‐guided redesign of the next variant library.
Maria Tomkova +2 more
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Reimagining smart cities: reconsidering pluralism and data subjectivities
, 2021 This work explores multiple, competing sociotechnical imaginaries of smart cities in Oxford. I worked with two main groups in the field, Smart Oxford and Cyclox, the former the official smart city initiative of The City of Oxford, and the latter, a ...
Lefebvre, Marnina
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SMA-origami coupling: online configuration switches and stability property modulation
International Journal of Smart and Nano MaterialsActive folding is a crucial requirement for practical applications of multi-stable origami structures. However, research on integrating active materials with origami structures to enable quick configuration switching and modulation of stability ...
Hai Zhou +3 more
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Research Update: Bismuth based materials for photovoltaics
APL Materials, 2018 In this Research Update, we briefly summarize some of the bismuth materials that have been investigated for their use in photovoltaic solar cells. We focus on bismuth-based perovskites and bismuth halides, as alternatives to lead-halide perovskites, and ...
Nichole Cates Miller, María Bernechea
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MagmaFlow: A desktop platform for artificial intelligence‐driven expression analysis
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.MagmaFlow is a free, no‐code platform for gene expression analysis. It generates interactive volcano plots, links genes to literature, pathways, and diseases, prioritizes candidates using millions of publications, identifies affected biological processes, builds network diagrams, and exports publication‐ready figures and reports for macOS and Windows ...
Carlos E. Buss +7 more
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Design of a Shape-Memory-Alloy-Based Carangiform Robotic Fishtail with Improved Forward Thrust
SensorsShape memory alloys (SMAs) have become the most common choice for the development of mini- and micro-type soft bio-inspired robots due to their high power-to-weight ratio, ability to be installed and operated in limited space, silent and vibration-free ...
Mithilesh Kumar Koiri +3 more
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth With Childhood‐Onset Lupus: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Our objective was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of the Treatment and Education Approach for Childhood‐Onset Lupus (TEACH), a six‐session cognitive behavioral intervention addressing depressive, fatigue, and pain symptoms, delivered remotely to individual youth with lupus by a trained interventionist.
Natoshia R. Cunningham +29 more
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Sulfide-based composite solid electrolyte films for all-solid-state batteries
Communications MaterialsAll-solid-state batteries with non-flammable solid electrolytes offer enhanced safety features, and show the potential for achieving higher energy density by using lithium metal as the anode.
Shenghao Li +7 more
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Challenges and Perspectives in Control of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite (IPMC) Actuators: A Survey
IEEE Access, 2020 Ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMC) are electroactive polymers expected to be used as soft actuators in various practical areas like robotics, biomedicine and micro manipulation systems.
Alvo Aabloo +3 more
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