supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21673015)。
Carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites(CFRPs)possess contrastingly high strength but low toughness,which limits their application under special circumstances,such as high stress,cryogenic temperatures,or vibration...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12272202,and U22B2042)。
Natural swarms arranged from cells to herds are usually decentralized but display intriguing collective intelligence in coordinating individuals across large scales to efficiently achieve their common goals.Learning f...
supported by the Canada Foundation for Innovation(CFI),the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada(NSERC),the Frontier Fundamental Research Program of Jiangsu Province for Leading Technology(BK20222002);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2022M722198);the Medical-Industrial Integration Project of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University(YGRH005);the Basic Research Project of Changzhou Medical Center of Nanjing Medical University(CMCB202317);the Canada Research Chairs program(H.Zeng).
Hydrogel bioadhesives,when applied to dysfunctional tissues substituting the epidermis or endothelium,exhibit compelling characteristics that enable revolutionary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.Despite their de...
supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11972170).
Biological water striders have advantages such as flexible movement,low disturbance to the water surface,and low noise.Researchers have developed a large number of biomimetic water strider robots based on their moveme...
This work was partly supported by the Nagoya University Interdisciplinary Frontier Fellowship and the DII Collaborative Graduate Program for Accelerating Innovation in Future Electronics,Nagoya University,Japan.
This study presents an innovative approach in soft robotics,focusing on an inchworm-inspired robot designed for enhanced transport capabilities.We explore the impact of various parameters on the robot’s performance,i...
This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52205057 and 52175052);the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China(Grant No.22KJB460002);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2022M723702);Taizhou Science and Technology Plan Project(Grant No.22gyb42);in part by the Youth Talent Development Program of Jiangsu University.
As a global concern,environmental protection and energy conservation have attracted significant attention.Due to the large carbon emission of electricity,promoting green and low-carbon transformation of the power indu...
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial supports from the Jilin Provincial Scientific and Technological Department(20220201123GX).
Inspired by the safe landing of cats falling from high altitudes,a bionic flexible rubber bushing structure is proposed and its motion characteristics are systematically studied to explore its potential application in...
supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52105589 and U1909221);in part by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2021M692590);in part by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(Grant No.xzy012021009);in part by the State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems(HIT),China(Grant No.SKLRS2021KF17);in part by the Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Intelligent Robots and Systems,China(Grant No.2019IRS08).
Capacitive sensors are efficient tools for biophysical force measurement,which is essential for the exploration of cellular behavior.However,attention has been rarely given on the influences of external mechanical and...
the National Nature Science Foundation of China(No.52275210);the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province(No.2022JM-175);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities;SEM facility of Instrument Analysis Center of Xi'an Jiaotong University,China.
Switchable adhesives have attracted widespread attention due to their strong reusability and adaptability to operate stably in complex environments.However,the simple fabrication of adhesive structures and reliable co...
We acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51975502);Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Council(Nos.SGDX20201103093005028 and JCYJ20200109143206663);Research Grants Council of Hong Kong(Nos.C1006-20WF,11213320,and 11219219),and the Health@InnoHK(Hong Kong Centre for Cerebro-cardiovascular Health Engineering(COCHE)).
Harvesting water energy in various forms of water motion,such as evaporation,raindrops,river flows,ocean waves,and other,is promising to relieve the global energy crisis and reach the aim of carbon neutrality.However,...