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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermally Drawn Bioelectric Catheters: Enabling Proprioceptive Endovascular Navigation

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This work introduces a novel bioelectric navigation system eliminates the need for harmful fluoroscopy during endovascular surgeries. A bespoke 16‐electrode catheter is fabricated using rapid thermal drawing and laser micro‐machining. Paired with a real‐time tracking algorithm fusing vascular geometry detection and distance estimation, this technology ...
Alex Ranne   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards a Digital Window: Interpenetrations, challenges and potential of augmented reality in architecture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
The present work has as its starting point and inspiration in the observation of the habit of staying at the window, mostly performed by older adults, in Lisbon, Portugal.
Nogueira, Alex   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Magneto‐responsive fibers and fabrics for soft systems

open access: yesFlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract The combination of functional materials in fiber form has led to a surge in the integration of functional fibers and fabrics into soft systems that span sensing, communication, and actuation domains. A key subset is magnetic fibers and fabrics.
Hanlin Zhu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Additive Manufacturing of Glass Fiber‐Reinforced Polypropylene and Its Behavior Under Controlled Hydrogen Exposure

open access: yesPolymer Composites, EarlyView.
Experimental and numerical assessment of GFRPP under lower experimental hydrogen pressures using tensile testing, SEM analysis, and hydrogen uptake estimation. ABSTRACT Glass fiber‐reinforced polypropylene (GFRPP) composites are increasingly explored for hydrogen transport and storage due to their lightweight nature and corrosion resistance.
Ahmadyar Qureshi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Forestscapes [PDF]

open access: yes
This issue of SPOOL elaborates a designerly perspective on urban forestry. Evidence has increased rapidly in the recent years to confirm the agency of trees and urban forests to cure a number of ills besetting urban societies.
de Wit, Saskia   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Bioelectronic Wearable Sensors Produced by Computerized Embroidery Using a Dual Thread Approach

open access: yesSmall, EarlyView.
A dual‐thread embroidered SmartBra integrates silver‐plated and conductive‐polymer (PECOTEX) threads to enable simultaneous cardiac monitoring and open‐circuit potentiometric sensing of potassium and sodium in a breast milk substitute. The wearable platform is fabricated using computerized embroidery, offering a scalable, proof‐of‐concept route toward ...
Taliya Weinstein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing PET Printability via Solid‐State Polymerization: Structure‐Processing‐Properties Relationships

open access: yesPolymer Engineering &Science, Volume 66, Issue 9, Page 6705-6718, September 2026.
Solid‐state polymerization (SSP) enhances rheological properties, filament stability, and adjusts crystallization issues for improved PET 3D printability. ABSTRACT This paper aims to investigate the impact of solid‐state polymerization (SSP) on the printability of PET for 3D printing.
Benjamin Sandei   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extrusion‐Based Additive Manufacturing of Advanced Ceramics: Strengthening Mechanisms and Process Optimization Review

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, Volume 28, Issue 16, 19 August 2026.
This review comprehensively evaluates extrusion‐based additive manufacturing for advanced ceramics, detailing feedstock options and key process parameters. By critically addressing defect mechanisms like porosity and cracking, the work highlights optimization strategies through machine learning and advanced postprocessing.
Meisam Bakhtiari   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Learning lessons from Earth and Space towards Sustainable Multi-planetary Design [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Off-Earth structural design has been a subject of fascination and research for decades. Given that the vision of permanent lunar and Martian human presence is materialising, it is an opportune moment to reflect on the future applicability and challenges ...
Wilkinson, Samuel   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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