Although an airliner's engines may be quite loud on takeoff, its wings also create a lot of wind noise when it's landing. According to a new study, the latter problem could be addressed with the ...
Fabric with shape-memory propertiesBadineres, France-based Porcher Industries has unveiled an advanced range of multilayer hybrid textiles, featuring shape-memory thermoplastic te ...
In a recent review published in Micromachines, researchers from Spain and Portugal highlighted the synergistic combination of shape-memory polymers (SMP) with carbon nanotubes (CNT) to enhance ...
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Hair-thin 'soft yarn' actuator fiber moves with electricity
Researchers at Tohoku University, working with international collaborators in France, have developed an ultrafine "soft yarn" actuator fiber capable of bending, contracting, and producing complex ...
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Japan’s new hair-thin actuator fiber can help make soft robots, body-conforming wearables
Researchers have developed new hair-thin actuator fiber that can pave way to build safer ...
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