Vanadium oxide: phase diagrams, structures, synthesis, and applications
Vanadium oxides with multioxidation states and various crystalline structures offer unique
electrical, optical, optoelectronic and magnetic properties, which could be manipulated for …
electrical, optical, optoelectronic and magnetic properties, which could be manipulated for …
Soft actuators for real-world applications
Inspired by physically adaptive, agile, reconfigurable and multifunctional soft-bodied
animals and human muscles, soft actuators have been developed for a variety of …
animals and human muscles, soft actuators have been developed for a variety of …
Functional fiber materials to smart fiber devices
The development of fiber materials has accompanied the evolution of human civilization for
centuries. Recent advances in materials science and chemistry offered fibers new …
centuries. Recent advances in materials science and chemistry offered fibers new …
Soft actuators for soft robotic applications: A review
Soft robotics technologies are paving the way toward robotic abilities which are vital for a
wide range of applications, including manufacturing, manipulation, gripping, human …
wide range of applications, including manufacturing, manipulation, gripping, human …
Digital light processing of liquid crystal elastomers for self-sensing artificial muscles
Artificial muscles based on stimuli-responsive polymers usually exhibit mechanical
compliance, versatility, and high power-to-weight ratio, showing great promise to potentially …
compliance, versatility, and high power-to-weight ratio, showing great promise to potentially …
Printing ferromagnetic domains for untethered fast-transforming soft materials
Soft materials capable of transforming between three-dimensional (3D) shapes in response
to stimuli such as light, heat, solvent, electric and magnetic fields have applications in …
to stimuli such as light, heat, solvent, electric and magnetic fields have applications in …
Biodegradable electrohydraulic actuators for sustainable soft robots
Combating environmental pollution demands a focus on sustainability, in particular from
rapidly advancing technologies that are poised to be ubiquitous in modern societies. Among …
rapidly advancing technologies that are poised to be ubiquitous in modern societies. Among …
The grand challenges of Science Robotics
GZ Yang, J Bellingham, PE Dupont, P Fischer… - Science robotics, 2018 - science.org
One of the ambitions of Science Robotics is to deeply root robotics research in science while
developing novel robotic platforms that will enable new scientific discoveries. Of our 10 …
developing novel robotic platforms that will enable new scientific discoveries. Of our 10 …
Artificial muscles: Mechanisms, applications, and challenges
SM Mirvakili, IW Hunter - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The area of artificial muscle is a highly interdisciplinary field of research that has evolved
rapidly in the last 30 years. Recent advances in nanomaterial fabrication and …
rapidly in the last 30 years. Recent advances in nanomaterial fabrication and …