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The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Maltese Archipelago [PDF]
, 2014 Past works on scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) from the Maltese Archipelago are reviewed. Based on the literature and contemporary collections, a total of 93 species of scale insects belonging to 12 scale insect families are here reported (Aclerdidae
Mifsud, David +5 more
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Low‐Outgassing Liquid Metal–Silicone Composites for Multifunctional Space Applications
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Integrating liquid metal microdroplets into a space‐grade silicone creates a multifunctional composite while preserving its inherent flexibility and low‐outgassing behavior. The composite has 11×$\times$ higher thermal conductivity while remaining thermally stable and maintaining a total mass loss of ≤$\le$ 1% under thermal vacuum testing.
Spencer Pak +5 more
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Symbiont‐Mediated Detoxification of Xenobiotics in Honey Bees
Microbial BiotechnologyThe active foraging behaviour of honey bees frequently exposes them to various xenobiotics. Honey bees rely primarily on endogenous enzymatic detoxification systems to metabolise these compounds; however, this capacity is constrained by limitations in ...
Yao Liu +3 more
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The role of endosymbionts in the evolution of haploid-male genetic systems in scale insects (Coccoidea) [PDF]
, 2012 There is an extraordinary diversity in genetic systems across species, but this variation remains poorly understood. In part, this is because the mechanisms responsible for transitions between systems are often unknown.
Pen, Ido +4 more
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Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska +2 more
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Coordinated Walking of Stick Insects on a Mercury Surface [PDF]
, 1981 Graham D, Cruse H. Coordinated Walking of Stick Insects on a Mercury Surface. The Journal of Experimental Biology.
Graham, D., Cruse, Holk
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Degradable Magnetic Composites from Recycled NdFeB Magnets for Soft Actuation and Sensing
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This work presents a degradable soft magnetic composite made from recycled NdFeB particles embedded in a gelatin‐based organogel. The material is processed into magnetic sensors and soft robotic components, which can later be dissolved in a green solvent to recover NdFeB magnetic particles.
Muhammad Bilal Khan +14 more
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Social parasitism and the molecular basis of phenotypic evolution
Frontiers in Genetics, 2015 Contrasting phenotypes arise from similar genomes through a combination of losses, gains, co-option and modifications of inherited genomic material.
Alessandro eCini +5 more
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Pak Biawak, a necrobot, embodies an unusual fusion of biology and robotics. Designed to repurpose natural structures after death, it challenges conventional boundaries between nature and engineering. Its movements are precise yet unsettling, raising questions about sustainability, ethics, and the untapped potential of biointegrated machines.
Leo Foulds +2 more
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