Technology roadmap for flexible sensors
Humans rely increasingly on sensors to address grand challenges and to improve quality of
life in the era of digitalization and big data. For ubiquitous sensing, flexible sensors are …
life in the era of digitalization and big data. For ubiquitous sensing, flexible sensors are …
Mechanically-guided 3D assembly for architected flexible electronics
Architected flexible electronic devices with rationally designed 3D geometries have found
essential applications in biology, medicine, therapeutics, sensing/imaging, energy, robotics …
essential applications in biology, medicine, therapeutics, sensing/imaging, energy, robotics …
Untethered small-scale magnetic soft robot with programmable magnetization and integrated multifunctional modules
Intelligent magnetic soft robots capable of programmable structural changes and
multifunctionality modalities depend on material architectures and methods for controlling …
multifunctionality modalities depend on material architectures and methods for controlling …
Wireless soft millirobots for climbing three-dimensional surfaces in confined spaces
Wireless soft-bodied robots at the millimeter scale allow traversing very confined
unstructured terrains with minimal invasion and safely interacting with the surrounding …
unstructured terrains with minimal invasion and safely interacting with the surrounding …
[HTML][HTML] Light-driven dandelion-inspired microfliers
Y Chen, C Valenzuela, X Zhang, X Yang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
In nature, many plants have evolved diverse flight mechanisms to disperse seeds by wind
and propagate their genetic information. Inspired by the flight mechanism of the dandelion …
and propagate their genetic information. Inspired by the flight mechanism of the dandelion …
Active materials for functional origami
In recent decades, origami has been explored to aid in the design of engineering structures.
These structures span multiple scales and have been demonstrated to be used toward …
These structures span multiple scales and have been demonstrated to be used toward …
Submillimeter-scale multimaterial terrestrial robots
Robots with submillimeter dimensions are of interest for applications that range from tools for
minimally invasive surgical procedures in clinical medicine to vehicles for manipulating …
minimally invasive surgical procedures in clinical medicine to vehicles for manipulating …
[HTML][HTML] Ultra-stretchable and biodegradable elastomers for soft, transient electronics
As rubber-like elastomers have led to scientific breakthroughs in soft, stretchable
characteristics-based wearable, implantable electronic devices or relevant research fields …
characteristics-based wearable, implantable electronic devices or relevant research fields …
Wind dispersal of battery-free wireless devices
V Iyer, H Gaensbauer, TL Daniel, S Gollakota - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Plants cover a large fraction of the Earth's land mass despite most species having limited to
no mobility. To transport their propagules, many plants have evolved mechanisms to …
no mobility. To transport their propagules, many plants have evolved mechanisms to …
Response regulation for epidermal fabric strain sensors via mechanical strategy
Advances in fabric strain sensors have established a route to comfortable‐to‐wear flexible
electronics with particularly remarkable permeability and low modulus due to their porous …
electronics with particularly remarkable permeability and low modulus due to their porous …