Industria 4.0

 

Industria 4.0

Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Pure Zinc Electrodes for the Manufacturing of Biodegradable Batteries: Process Development and Preliminary Electrochemical Testing
18/01/2025 - The additive manufacturing technology laser powder bed fusion enables the manufacturing of pure Zn thin walls as battery electrodes. Modification of the laser beam parameters allows to tailor the...
Solidification Mode Shifting and Resultant Composite Microstructure Evolution during High Build Rate Laser Directed Energy Deposition of SS 316L
17/01/2025 - The change in scan strategy (0° and 90°) during high build rate L‐DED of SS 316L parts results in shifting of solidification mode. A Composite microstructure (austenitic and vermicular ferritic)...
Light‐Fueled Self‐Oscillation of a Viscoelastic Liquid Crystal Elastomer Oscillator
16/01/2025 - Based on the linear thermoviscoelastic model, this work presents a viscoelastic liquid crystal elastomer spring self‐oscillator under steady linear optical field, where key system...
Synergistic Adhesion and Shape Deformation in Nanowire‐Structured Liquid Crystal Elastomers
19/01/2025 - Liquid crystal elastomer films with dense nanowire arrays exhibit synergistic adhesion and shape‐changing properties. They curl toward the nanowire side under heat or chemical vapors but away from...
An Ontology‐Augmented Digital Twin for Fiber‐Reinforced Polymer Structures at the Example of Wind Turbine Rotor Blades
15/01/2025 - A methodology for establishing an ontology‐augmented structural digital twin for fiber‐reinforced polymer structures dedicated to individual lifetime prediction, in this case, a wind turbine...
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Tribology: Selected Case Studies and Overall Potential
15/01/2025 - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning transform tribology by providing innovative tools for the precise prediction of friction and wear. Our review explores their pivotal role in condition...
Scalable Synaptic Transistor Memory from Solution‐Processed Carbon Nanotubes for High‐Speed Neuromorphic Data Processing
15/01/2025 - Scalable synaptic transistor memory from solution‐processed carbon nanotubes, exhibiting reconfigurable weights and long‐term synaptic plasticity, enables parallel neuromorphic data processing...
Nanoparticle‐Coated X2CrNiMo17‐12‐2 Powder for Additive Manufacturing—Part II: Processability by Powder Bed Fusion of Metals Using a Laser Beam
11/01/2025 - In this manuscript, the processability of X2CrNiMo17‐12‐2 powder coated with silicon carbide, silicon, and silicon nitride nanoparticles is investigated. The amount of nanoparticles varies from...
Nanoparticle‐Coated X2CrNiMo17‐12‐2 Powder for Additive Manufacturing – Part I: Surface, Flowability, and Optical Properties of SiC, Si, and Si3N4 Coated Metal Powders
10/01/2025 - Herein, silicon‐based nanoparticle coatings on X2CrNiMo17‐12‐2 metal powder are presented. The coating process scale, process parameters, nanoparticle size (65–200 nm) as well as the...
Fully Degradable Food‐Based Solenoids and Radio Frequency Circuits for Green Electronics
10/01/2025 - Circuit elements composed of biodegradable and bioderived materials constitute a unique opportunity for the development of sustainable single‐use electronics. Herein, the use of food products for...
Development of Magnetically Actuated Pillars with NiTi–Polydimethylsiloxane Integration for Advanced Mobility in Soft Robotics
09/01/2025 - In this study, a novel approach is presented to developing magnetically actuated pillar arrays by using magnetron sputtering to synthesize iron nanoparticles. Also, the integration of...
High‐Efficiency Intrinsically Thermoplastic Semiconducting Polymer with Excellent Strain‐Tolerance Capacity for Flexible Ultra‐Deep‐Blue Polymer Light‐Emitting Diodes
12/01/2025 - High‐efficiency intrinsically thermoplastic semiconducting polymer is demonstrated via internal plasticization. The thermoplastic films not only exhibit outstanding ultra‐deep‐blue emission...
Ring‐Opening Polymerization of Surface Ligands Enables Versatile Optical Patterning and Form Factor Flexibility in Quantum Dot Assemblies
13/01/2025 - Partially ligand‐exchanged InP QDs with lipoic acid can undergo direct optical patterning when exposed to UV light, which induces disulfide ring opening, leading to polymerization and the assembly...
Ultra‐Flexible High‐Linearity Silicon Nanomembrane Synaptic Transistor Array
02/01/2025 - This paper explores ultra‐flexible silicon nanomembrane synaptic transistors on polyethylene terephthalate substrates, which maintain stable electrical performance after 10 000 bending cycles at a...
Soft, Modular Power for Composing Robots with Embodied Energy
02/01/2025 - A worm‐like robot composed of modular, self‐contained actuators is developed. The modules with embodied zinc‐iodide redox flow batteries are fabricated using a novel bonding method, allowing...
Electro‐ and Photo‐ Dual Responsive Chromatic Devices for High‐Contrast Dimmers
30/12/2024 - A highly transparent photochromic hydrogel electrolyte is developed, which not only serves as an electrolyte for zinc anode‐based electrochromic devices but also provides a photochromic effect to...
Development of a Novel Processing Route for Dispersoid/Precipitation‐Strengthened High Conductive Copper Alloys by Using Metalized Nanoceramics in Additive Manufacturing
24/12/2024 - This study explores a process chain to produce dispersoid‐strengthened CuCr1Zr for applications requiring high strength and conductivity. Using gas‐atomized powder and copper‐plated alumina...
Magnetointeractive Cr2Te3‐Coated Liquid Metal Droplets for Flexible Memory Arrays and Wearable Sensors
23/12/2024 - This work presents a novel strategy for coating liquid metals with 2D magnetic materials. The fabricated chromium(III)‐telluride‐coated liquid metal droplets exhibit controllable deformation and...
PEDOTs‐Based Conductive Hydrogels: Design, Fabrications, and Applications
23/12/2024 - In this review, the authors comprehensively examine the design strategies, fabrication technologies, and diverse applications of P‐CHs. By summarizing design strategies, such as molecular, network,...
High‐Temperature Oxidation Behavior and Grinding Performance of CoCrFeMnNi High‐Entropy Alloy
20/12/2024 - The additive manufacturing technique is employed to create the CrMnFeCoNi alloy, and the high‐temperature oxidation behavior and processing performance are discussed. The results of oxidation tests...
Porosity Reduction and Strength Increase of SS316&Cu Produced through Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing
20/12/2024 - Cold spray has traditionally been limited to small‐scale coatings of low‐strength materials due to the large deformation required for the powder material bonding. This research develops...