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Liquid Metal Sensors for Soft Robots

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review thoroughly reviews liquid metal sensors in soft robots. Their unique material properties like high conductivity and good biocompatibility are analyzed. Working principles are classified, and applications in environmental perception, motion detection, and human—robot interaction are introduced.
Qi Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Asymmetric Contact Resistance on the Operating Parameters of Thermoelectric Systems

open access: yesEnergies
This paper presents a simulation model for a system equipped with thermoelectric elements, considering the impact of independent thermal contact resistances on each side of the module.
Ryszard Buchalik   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Liquid Crystalline Elastomers in Soft Robotics: Assessing Promise and Limitations

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are programmable soft materials that undergo large, anisotropic deformation in response to external stimuli. Their molecular alignment encodes directional actuation in a monolithic structure, making them long‐standing candidates for soft robotic systems.
Justin M. Speregen, Timothy J. White
wiley   +1 more source

Additive fabrication and experimental validation of a lightweight thermoelectric generator. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep, 2023
Fanciulli C   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Highlighting Recent Progress in Fiber Energy Harvesters: From Working Principles to Future Perspectives

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Fiber energy harvesters offer unprecedented flexibility and a unique capacity for integration into commercial textiles, overcoming the limitations of bulky and rigid conventional devices. This review summarizes recent advances in fiber‐based energy harvesting and provides strategic outlooks to accelerate technological progress in the field. ABSTRACT As
Hanhwi Jang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design of A Thermoelectric Generator for Battery Charging using Heat from A Steam Iron Base

open access: yesJurnal ELTIKOM: Jurnal Teknik Elektro, Teknologi Informasi dan Komputer
This study explores an alternative method of generating electrical energy using a thermoelectric generator that utilizes heat from the soleplate of a steam iron and six thermoelectric units connected in series.
Delta Sundari   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

AI‐Optimized Vanadium Oxide Multilayers for More Than 20‐fold Enhancement in Bolometric Performance

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Machine‐learning‐optimized WxV1‐xOy multilayer thin films with graded doping achieve a high TCR (7.3 % K−1), reduced hysteresis, and low noise under CMOS‐compatible growth conditions. This approach overcomes the long‐standing trade‐off in microbolometers between linear response and performance, offering a universal bolometric parameter greatly enhanced
Jin‐Hyun Choi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Borophene: Crucial Challenges and the Way Forward

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
This review explores the challenges and progress in borophene research, focusing on synthesis strategies, structural properties, and potential applications. It highlights key experimental breakthroughs, discusses theoretical insights into borophene's unique features, and addresses pathways for overcoming stability and scalability issues.
Zhixuan Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Energy-saving thermoelectric generator for powering the cooling apparatus of heatgenerating electronic components

open access: yesВестник Дагестанского государственного технического университета: Технические науки
Objective. The article discusses energy-saving thermoelectric generators for autonomous power supply of the cooling apparatus of heat-generating electronic components.Method.
Kh. M. Gadzhiev   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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