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2D Nanomaterials Toward Function‐Ready Superlubricity in Advanced Microsystems

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A unified framework links structural and transformation superlubricity with microsystem functions and deployment requirements. Mechanisms, device architectures, integration strategies, AI‐guided discovery, and benchmarking protocols are connected to define function‐ready superlubricity in advanced microsystems.
Yushan Geng, Jun Yang, Yong Yang
wiley   +1 more source

Locally Addressable Energy Efficient Actuation of Magnetic Soft Actuator Array Systems. [PDF]

Adv Sci (Weinh), 2023
Richter M, Sikorski J, Makushko P, Zabila Y, Venkiteswaran VK, Makarov D, Misra S.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Large‐Area 2D Metasurface‐Based Triboelectric E‐Skin Arrays: Contact & Proximity Tactile Mapping with Broadband Acoustic Readouts

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Metasurface‐engineered NC‐TENG arrays integrate tactile pressure mapping, non‐contact gesture sensing, and acoustic signal readouts in one ultrathin module, and outperforms pristine PDMS in terms of electrical output and real‐time spatial mapping for next‐gen wearables.
Injamamul Arief, Swagato Sarkar, Anik Kumar Ghosh, Osvalds Verners, Kamal Kumar Meena, Su‐Hyeong Lee, Soosang Chae, Tobias A. F. König, Beate Krause, Andreas Fery, Mehmet Sait Özer, Anindya Nag, Amit Das   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Touch-Responsive Hydrogel for Biomimetic Flytrap-Like Soft Actuator. [PDF]

Nanomicro Lett, 2022
Wei J, Li R, Li L, Wang W, Chen T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Applications of higher harmonic control to hingeless rotor systems [PDF]

A comprehensive analytical formulation was developed to predict the vibratory hub loads of a helicopter rotor system in forward flight. This analysis is used to calculate the optimal higher harmonic control inputs and associated actuator power required ...
Chopra, Inderjit, Nguyen, Khanh
core   +1 more source

Thermally Actuated Soft Robotics

Advanced Materials
AbstractSoft robots with exceptional adaptability and versatility have opened new possibilities for applications in complex and dynamic environments. Thermal actuation has emerged as a promising method among various actuation strategieis, offering distinct advantages such as programmability, light weight, low actuation voltage, and untethered operation.
Shuang Wu, Seol‐Yee (Jennifer) Lee, Yong Zhu   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

4D‐Printed Spin Crossover Metamaterials with Giant Programmable Positive or Negative Thermal Expansion

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Spin crossover composite filaments are implemented for the rational design of 4D‐printed mechanical metamaterials. The obtained bi‐material structures guided by a theoretical analysis based on analytical calculations and Finite Element Analysis simulations exhibit giant programmable positive or negative deformation with coefficients of thermal ...
Adelais Trapali, Yuteng Zhang, Seyed Ehsan Alavi, Nagham Mawassy, Raja Zulkarnain, Gábor Molnár, Lionel Salmon, Azzedine Bousseksou   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Collapsible Soft Actuator Facilitates Performance in Constrained Environments. [PDF]

Adv Intell Syst, 2022
Rogatinsky J, Gomatam K, Lim ZH, Lee M, Kinnicutt L, Duriez C, Thomson P, McDonald K, Ranzani T.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Recent Advances in Electrospun Nanofibers for Triboelectric Nanogenerators: Performance Enhancement Strategies and Emerging Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in electrospun nanofiber‐based triboelectric nanogenerators, emphasizing how material design, fiber architecture, and interface engineering collectively enhance output performance and mechanical durability. Key developments in porous, aligned, core‐shell, and hierarchical nanofibers are discussed alongside ...
MD Fajla Rabbi, Jee Hwan Ahn, Duy Linh Vu, Kyoung Kwan Ahn   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Double-Acting Soft Actuator for Soft Robotic Hand: A Bellow Pumping and Contraction Approach. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel), 2022
Liu H, Wu C, Lin S, Li Y, Chen Y.
europepmc   +1 more source