The use of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, has progressed beyond prototyping to
produce intricate and valuable finished goods. The potential of additive manufacturing has …

The booming wearable market and recent advances in material science has led to the rapid
development of the various wearable sensors, actuators, and devices that can be worn …

Multifunctional polyurethane shape memory polymers (PU-SMPs) have been of increasing
interest in various applications. Here we report structure characterization, detailed …

Functional nanoengineering of nanofibrous materials is getting more important day by day
due to an increased demand for smart nanomaterials in many industrial technologies. A …

As an important part of soft robots, artificial muscles have received increasing attention. And
since artificial muscles are developed by imitating the characteristics of biological muscles …

Amongst various intermetallic shape memory alloys (SMAs), nickel–titanium-based SMAs
(NiTi) are known for their unique elastocaloric property. This widely used shape …

Both poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) and NiTi possess shape memory and
biocompatibility behavior. The macroscale properties of PMMA–NiTi composites depend …

As a two-dimensional material, graphene film is a good solid lubricant candidate for
improving the tribomechanical performance of micro-and nano-electromechanical systems …

As the use of drones grows, so too does the demand for physical protection against drone
damage resulting from collisions and falls. In addition, as the flight environment becomes …

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are widely used across various industries, including medicine,
due to their inherent properties such as the shape memory effect, pseudo-elasticity …