Industria 4.0
Industria 4.0
Bioinspired Shape‐Memory Hook Fasteners With Programmable Interlocking and Silent Release
31/03/2026 -
Bioinspired hook fasteners made from epoxy shape‐memory polymers are shown to switch between strong, secure attachment and gentle, silent release when heated. By combining programmable geometry and...
Enhanced Mechanical Anisotropy from Lack‐of‐Fusion Voids in a Low‐Strength Near‐Alpha Titanium Alloy Fabricated by Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing
27/03/2026 -
This study clarifies the mechanical anisotropic behavior of low‐strength near‐alpha titanium alloys fabricated via electron beam powder bed fusion (EB‐PBF), focusing on lack‐of‐fusion...
Response to Comment on “Design, Additive Manufacturing, and Electromagnetic Characterization of Alumina Cellular Structures for Waveguide Antenna”
26/03/2026 -
We thank Dukata et al. for their interest in our work and for raising important points regarding the estimation of the effective dielectric constant of alumina cellular structures. Their comment...
AI‐Enhanced Bionic Aquatic E‐Skin Enables Precise Capture of Minimal Tactile Differences Toward Undisturbed Underwater Interaction
27/03/2026 -
Bioinspired triboelectric aquatic E‐skin decouples tactile signals from hydrodynamic noise to sense tiny sliding‐induced vibrations. With feature‐fusion machine learning, it discriminates...
Bioinspired Sensory Transduction for Magnetic Profile Recognition and Encryption
26/03/2026 -
Magnetic sensing in nature relies on dynamic transduction pathways, yet synthetic counterparts remain limited. We introduce a bioinspired system that couples electromagnetic induction in moldable...
3D‐Printed Dynamic Liquid Crystal Elastomer Composites with Adaptive Reconfiguration Showing Multimodal, Light‐Driven, Strider‐Inspired Locomotion at the Air–Water Interface
26/03/2026 -
Inspired by water striders, we have developed a light‐driven soft robot via 3D‐printing of dynamic liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) composites. By integrating carbon nanotubes as a photothermal...
Removing Oxide Layers and Retaining Oxide‐Free Steel Surfaces by Polishing in Oxygen‐Free Atmosphere
23/03/2026 -
In this study, the efficacy of wet mechanical polishing under an oxygen‐free atmosphere for deoxidation and the retention of an oxide‐free steel surface are elucidated using X‐ray photoelectron...
Process‐Informed Analysis of As‐Built Metal Additive Surface Features
22/03/2026 -
This article introduces a novel method for feature‐based surface texture characterisation directly incorporating manufacturing variables into the feature extraction workflow. This marks a major...
Enhanced Mechanical Properties Using Annealing Treatment of AlCoCrFeNi2.1 Fabricated via Plasma Arc Additive Manufacturing
19/03/2026 -
This study explores microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of plasma arc additive manufactured AlCoCrFeNi2.1 eutectic high‐entropy alloy (EHEA) under annealing. We identify...
Mechanically Programmable Ionogels through a Dynamic Salting‐Out Strategy
21/03/2026 -
ABSTRACTGels exhibiting mechanically programmable strength under ambient conditions are essential for advancing flexible electronic devices. Here, a mechanically programmable ionogel based on choline...
Hybrid Mn(II)‐Based Halides Gel Films for Fluorescence Lifetime‐Based Temperature Sensing
22/03/2026 -
We develop a rapid and in situ synthesis strategy to fabricate a gel film composed of CTP2MnCl3Br for temperature sensing. Gel film with high transparency and temperature sensing properties, as well...
High‐Gain Ag2Te/MoS2 Hybrid Photodetectors for Short‐Wave Infrared Imaging
20/03/2026 -
A precision‐engineered short‐wave infrared image sensor based on a 0D/2D Ag2Te/MoS2 hybrid structure is demonstrated in this work. The device exploits photodoping at the nanoscale interface to...
A Phase‐Transition‐Driven All‐Optical Neuron with Sub‐Nanosecond Nonlinear Activation
18/03/2026 -
The authors report the first sub‐nanosecond (∼260 ps), sub‐picojoule (∼0.4 pJ) all‐optical neuron, based on the solid–liquid phase transition of tellurium heterogeneously integrated on a...
Validated workflows for preparing and characterizing core-stained and surface-labeled fluorescent polymer particles with simple commercial automation tools
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Preparation workflows of fluorescent nm- and µm-sized polymer particles used as reporters in fluorescent assays, bioimaging, and sensing studies or calibration tools for fluorescence methods in...
Galvanic Replacement Synthesis Enabled by Gallium‐Based Liquid Metal: A Powerful Route for Material Design and Versatile Applications
14/03/2026 -
This work systematically summarizes the emerging field of galvanic replacement reactions on liquid metal templates, a transformative platform that transcends the limitations of conventional...
Additive Manufacturing of Molecular Architecture Encoded Stretchable Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogels and Elastomers (Adv. Mater. 15/2026)
13/03/2026 -
3D Printing of Foldable Bottlebrush NetworksBottlebrush molecular architecture prevents the crystallization of high molecular weight polyethylene glycol (PEG) polymers, enabling highly stretchable...
PBF‐LB/M of Ti‐6Al‐4V: High‐Pressure Solution Treatment and Aging for Applications in a Sustainable Aerospace
10/03/2026 -
Additive manufacturing (AM) allows great geometric freedom for lightweight components. As parts are progressively optimized exploiting potentials in AM leading in smaller material cross sections,...
