Can Elastomers Combine Stiffness, Toughness and Fatigue Resistance?
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This review studies how the molecular and macroscopic architecture of elastomers influence their mechanical properties including: stiffness, stretchability, toughness, fatigue resistance, and damping behavior. By linking the structure to performance, it proposes design principles for advanced elastomeric systems that combine mechanical properties ...
Eva Baur, Esther Amstad
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Data-Driven and Physics-Informed Modeling Perspectives for Soft Manipulators: From SINDy to Hybrid Intelligence. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)Hui W, Wang Y, Zhang T, Chen Y, Pan M.
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Radiative Thermal Management for Extreme Environments: Mechanisms and Design Strategies
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.In this review, we discuss the fundamental mechanisms of radiative cooling and solar heating, material and structural design strategies, hybrid approaches integrating additional heat transfer pathways, and durability‐oriented designs addressing environmental stresses.
Hyung Rae Kim +5 more
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Soft and Transient Bioelectronics Enabled by Polymer‐Free Ti3C2Tx MXene Hydrogels
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.We present Ti3C2Tx MXene hydrogel (MXgel) bioelectronics, a soft, flexible, and fully transient platform for high‐fidelity neural recording and stimulation. MXgel bioelectronics exhibit exceptional electrical conductivities, low electrochemical impedances, and high charge injection capacities.
Raghav Garg +15 more
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Recent Advances in Modeling, Control and Motion Planning for AI-Driven Soft Robotic Systems. [PDF]
Biomimetics (Basel)Tang L, Yang W, Chen W, Yang J.
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Fiber‐Format Flexible Linear Electrostatic Motors
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.A flexible coaxial fibre‐format electrostatic motor enables backdrivable and reversible linear actuation with high force density and functionality under bending, offering a scalable actuation platform for soft and wearable robotics. ABSTRACT Linear motion is fundamental to robotics, yet existing solutions are either rigid electromagnetic motors or ...
Sylvain Schaller, Herbert Shea
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How does hard magnetic soft matter deform? [PDF]
PNAS NexusKatusele D +4 more
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Biohybrid Crawling Robot With Spiral‐Spring Backbone and Inclined Legs for Enhanced Locomotion
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.We present a biohybrid crawling robot integrating a muscle ring with a flexible skeleton combining two complementary structural elements. The spiral‐spring backbone enables large‐amplitude bending without compromising axial stability, while outward‐inclined legs with unequal front–rear lengths effectively convert deformation into directional strides ...
Tomohiro Morita +2 more
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Development and validation of a pregnant phantom with adjustable fetal presentation for region-specific fetal radiation dose assessment during pelvic radiography. [PDF]
J Appl Clin Med PhysMatsunaga Y +3 more
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Seamless Mechanical Programming Through Hybrid Epoxy–Acrylate Printing for Soft–Rigid Robots
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Hybrid epoxy‐acrylate printing enables seamless fabrication of soft–rigid robotic systems with covalently integrated interfaces and functionally graded mechanics. Grayscale exposure expands the accessible material space, enabling spatially programmed actuation through patterned stiffness while revealing the mechanics and durability of continuously ...
David C. Bershadsky +3 more
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