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A Soft Robotic Fish With a Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Body and Negative Stiffness Spine

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work introduces a bio‐mimetic soft robotic fish driven by fiber‐reinforced dielectric elastomer actuators integrated as its body. By prestretching this active skin against a flexible spine, a negative stiffness system is created, enabling large‐amplitude bending.
Markus Koenigsdorff, Simon Holzer, Stefania Konstantinidi, Yoan Civet, Yves Perriard   +4 more
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3D‐Printing Aided Rapid Prototyping of Pretensioned Tensegrity Structures for Robotic Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Printing, injection molding, and assembly (PMA) is a method for rapid prototyping mesoscale, topologically complex, and tensioned tensegrity structures. In combination with PMA method, two mold design strategies: modular mold and compact channel layout, enable efficiency and scalability for tensegrity fabrication.
Yi Sun, Jan Petrš, Omar Aloui, Dario Floreano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing VOC Dispersion from Hydrocarbon Storage Tanks: A Case Study on Emission Temporal Resolution

Applied Sciences
Volatile Organic Compound emissions from hydrocarbon storage tanks are a key source of industrial air pollution and odour nuisance. This study evaluates odour impact predictions using annual average emissions versus time-resolved emissions from fixed ...
Francesca Tagliaferri, Selena Sironi, Marzio Invernizzi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Pentaradial and Bilateral Combined Photoreception System in the Sea Cucumber is Mediated by a Blue Light‐Sensitive R‐Opsin

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota detects blue and adjacent wavelengths of light via an r‐opsin with a maximum absorption at 459 nm. In the oral tentacles, papillae, and tube feet, distinct light‐sensing structures with specialized morphologies are formed, constituting a unique pentaradial and bilateral combined photoreception system.
Jiasheng Huang, Chunhua Ren, Zhou Qin, Yimeng Cui, Bingbing Zhang, Peng Luo, Xuan Wang, Yaoqi Xie, Xin Zhang, Aifen Yan, Yang Zhang, Dingding Fan, Yang Liu, Wenjie Pan, Xiao Jiang, Lihong Yuan, Haipeng Qin, David M. Irwin, Chaoqun Hu, Yang Liu, Ting Chen   +20 more
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Decontamination of naturally contaminated liquid nitrogen storage tanks

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2014
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of cleaning and decontamination procedures in liquid nitrogen tanks. We evaluated 151 canisters and 133 bottoms from 133 nitrogen tanks of companies or farms for the presence of bacteria and fungi.
Gilson Antonio Pessoa, Mara Iolanda Batistella Rubin, Carlos Antonio Mondino Silva, Denize Costa da Rosa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cross Kingdom Metabolic Engineering Paradigm Elevating Sustainable Protein Production

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Confronting the dual crisis of escalating global protein demand and unsustainable agriculture necessitates transformative solutions. Here, we pioneer evolutionary insights from maize nitrogen optimization via asparagine synthetase (ASNS) to rewire metabolism in Pichia pastoris.
Yuanyuan Du, Changyu Pi, Kai Hong, Le Gao, Xin Wu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early Investigations on Electrolyte Mixing Issues in Large Flow Battery Tanks

Batteries
Most investigations on flow batteries (FBs) make the assumption of perfectly mixed electrolytes inside the tanks without estimating their likelihood, while specific analyses are missing in the literature. This paper presents a pioneering investigation of
Andrea Trovò, Pablo A. Prieto-Díaz, Nicolò Zatta, Francesco Picano, Massimo Guarnieri   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Nano-Silica Coating Strategy for the Attenuation of Gasoline Vapor Emissions from Storage Tanks [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
Overall, the evaporation of petroleum products can have a significant negative impact on the environment and human health. It is important to implement measures to reduce evaporation and minimize these environmental effects.
Farshad Farahbod, abuzar shakeri, Seyede Nasrin Hosseinimotlagh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Miniaturized Bidirectional Thermal Stimulation System Integrated With an Electrode Array for Recording Neural Activities

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study presents a miniaturized bidirectional thermal stimulation system integrated with an electrode array enabling real‐time, bidirectional modulation and simultaneous recording of neural activity through localized heating and cooling. By monolithic integration of the Peltier element and with a silicon neural probe, the innovative system allows ...
Zoia Naumkina, Kanghwan Kim, Wesley Charles Smith, Keuntae Kim, Shinwoo Lee, Jiwan Woo, Il‐Joo Cho   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

RBM10 Deficiency Promotes Anti‐PD‐1 Resistance in LUAD via STING Alternative Splicing‐Driven CCL7 Signaling and Macrophage Polarization

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
RBM10 deficiency promotes anti‐PD‐1 resistance in lung adenocarcinoma by altering STING alternative splicing, which enhances CCL7 secretion and CCR2‐dependent M2 macrophage polarization. A positive feedback loop via mitochondrial transfer sustains this immunosuppression.
Weitong Gao, Ruqiong Wang, Bo An, Lishuang Qi, Zihan Jing, Xingmei Ren, Yang Zhou, Mingjun Xu, Jiaojiao Li, Jie Liu, Liying Wang, Gang Xu, Rou Li, Dexin Jia, Yan Yu   +14 more
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