Simple Summary There is a rising demand for food security in the face of threats posed by a
growing human population. Bees as an insect play a crucial role in crop pollination …

For implantable medical devices, it is of paramount importance to ensure uninterrupted
energy supply to different circuits and subcircuits. Instead of relying on battery stored energy …

Numerous light-based diagnostic and therapeutic devices are routinely used in the clinic.
These devices have a familiar look as items plugged in the wall or placed at patients' …

Magnetoelectric (ME) effect experimentally discovered about 60 years ago remains one of
the promising research fields with the main applications in microelectronics and sensors …

With the growing demand for next-generation health care, the integration of electronic
components into implantable medical devices (IMDs) has become a vital factor in achieving …

Wireless power transfer (WPT) systems have become increasingly suitable solutions for the
electrical powering of advanced multifunctional micro-electronic devices such as those …

Sensory feedback from touch is critical for many tasks carried out by robots and humans,
such as grasping objects or identifying materials. Electronic skin (e-skin) is a crucial …

The current cardiac pacemakers are battery dependent, and the pacing leads are prone to
introduce valve damage and infection, plus a complete pacemaker retrieval is needed for …

Wireless power transfer provides a most convenient solution to charge devices remotely and
without contacts. R&D has advanced the capabilities, variety, and maturity of solutions …

Technology is continually undergoing a constituent development caused by the appearance
of billions new interconnected “things” and their entrenchment in our daily lives. One of the …