Industria 4.0
Industria 4.0
Laser Metal Powder Deposition of Titanium Microalloyed HSLA Steel FeC0.12Si0.25Mn1.3
18/02/2026 -
This study investigates the additive manufacturing of titanium‐doped high‐strength low‐alloy (HSLA) steel via laser metal deposition. It reveals distinct process‐structure relationships for...
Additive Manufacturing of Polymer‐Derived SiOC Ceramics: A Review of Materials, Techniques, and Applications
17/02/2026 -
This review explores the additive manufacturing of polymer‐derived SiOC ceramics, highlighting how stereolithography, digital light processing, and direct ink writing enable the fabrication of...
Integrated Computer‐Aided Hybrid Additive Manufacturing of Multimaterial Ceramics via Stereolithography and Material Extrusion Compound Process
17/02/2026 -
This article develops an integrated computer‐aided manufacturing framework for stereolithography and material extrusion hybrid additive manufacturing. It features variable layer slicing for...
On‐Demand Activation of Thin Alginate Shell Encapsulated Volatile Liquid for Untethered Pneumatic Soft Actuation
17/02/2026 -
Phase‐changing liquids enable untethered pneumatic actuation in soft robotics but suffer from volatility and storage challenges. This work reports a simple method to encapsulate Novec 7000 within...
Polyvinyl Chloride Gel Incorporated by ZnO Core‐Shell Nanoparticles for Dielectric Elastomer Actuator With Enhanced Electromechanical Response
16/02/2026 -
A series of polydopamine encapsulated ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized and incorporated into the plasticized polyvinyl chlorides for dielectric elastomer actuator with an enhanced electromechanical...
Harnessing Chain Mobility via Protonation for Tough and Isotropic Hydrogel
18/02/2026 -
A protonation‐guided strategy enables ultra‐tough, isotropic PVA hydrogels by temporarily unlocking chain mobility via acidification and fixing homogeneous networks through salting‐out. The...
Porous Hybrid Soft Actuators From Liquid Crystal Networks and Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystal Templated Hydrogels
15/02/2026 -
The graphic illustrates the design of a hybrid bilayer composed of a liquid crystal hydrogel (LCH) and a liquid crystal network (LCN). The figure highlights the magnetic alignment of the chromonic...
Efficient Process Development for Laser Powder Bed Fusion of a Soft‐Magnetic Metallic Glass Composite
08/02/2026 -
Iron‐based metallic glass alloys exhibit excellent soft‐magnetic properties, and unprecedented geometrical freedom in the design of soft‐magnetic metallic glass components is made possible by...
Chiropto‐Neuromorphic Devices Based on a Photocatalytic Dye/Polymer Semiconductor Bulk Heterojunction for Circularly Polarized Light Detection and Memorization
08/02/2026 -
A chiropto‐neuromorphic device is demonstrated using a bulk heterojunction of photocatalytic dye/polymer semiconductor composed of chiral BODIPY and PBTTT‐C12. Circularly polarized light...
Magnetically Controlled Delivery of Injectable Magnetoactive Adhesive Hydrogel for Vascular Repair in the Challenging Blood Environment
08/02/2026 -
This study presents an injectable magnetoactive adhesive hydrogel designed with biocompatible functional components including the superparamagnetic component, a bio‐inspired tissue adhesive, and...
Electrostatic Enhanced Dual‐Mode Electronic Skin for Multifunctional Robotic Hands Capable of Object Shape and Material Recognition
07/02/2026 -
A dual‐mode electronic skin (e‐skin) capable of both non‐contact and contact sensing was designed and fabricated by embedding an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene electret layer into a soft...
Liquids as Reinforcements for Anisotropic and Tough Soft Matter Composites
07/02/2026 -
Liquid metal droplets are shaped and oriented within soft elastomers to create all‐soft matter composites with programmable mechanical anisotropy. These liquid inclusions act as fiber‐like...
Single‐Fiber Design for Higher Performance Artificial Muscles
04/02/2026 -
Highlighting the paradigm shift toward single‐fiber artificial muscles, this review elucidates how intrinsic actuation is encoded through precise molecular engineering. We systematically examine...
Scalable Growth of Quasi‐1D TiS3 Nanoribbons for High‐Temperature Flexible Strain Sensor
03/02/2026 -
Ethanol‐assisted chemical vapor deposition produces vertically aligned TiS3 nanoribbons (NRs) with controllable aspect ratios, facilitating easy transfer. These TiS3 NRs maintain high conductivity...
Rewriting Polymer Fate via Chemomechanical Coupling
03/02/2026 -
This work introduces a life‐like “living” polymer platform that can grow, degrow, and reprogram its properties after fabrication. By integrating mass transport, reversible polymerization, and...
Hierarchical Deformation Mechanisms and Energy Absorption in Thin‐Walled Lattice Composite Structures
31/01/2026 -
This study demonstrates the effectiveness of structured thin‐walled lattice composites (TWLCs) in enhancing mechanical performance and energy absorption (EA) capabilities. Compared to monolithic...
Laser Metal Deposition of Aluminum Alloys 7075 and 5083 with the Addition of Volatile Alloying Elements through Powder Blending
31/01/2026 -
This study investigates laser metal deposition of aluminum alloys EN AW‐7075 and EN AW‐5083, using powder blending to compensate zinc and magnesium evaporation. In situ alloying and ex situ...
Supramolecularly Engineered Flexible Zinc‐Iodine Batteries for Wearable Electronics
30/01/2026 -
Flexible zinc‐iodine batteries with stable electrochemical and mechanical interface are achieved by synergistic supramolecular interactions engineering strategy to enable the applications in...
