Industry 4.0

 

Industry 4.0

Bioxolography Using Diphenyliodonium Chloride and N‐Vinylpyrrolidone Enables Rapid High‐Resolution Volumetric 3D Printing of Spatially Encoded Living Matter
26/04/2025 - Bioxolography, a novel volumetric 3D‐bioprinting technique, enables rapid and high‐resolution fabrication of >1 cm3 engineered living materials. A newly developed three‐component...
Hybrid Additive Manufacturing of Shear‐Stiffening Elastomer Composites for Enhanced Mechanical Properties and Intelligent Wearable Applications
26/04/2025 - To achieve anisotropic structural design of shear stiffening materials, a novel hybrid additive manufacturing strategy is proposed to create a lattice‐structured soft‐hard phase elastomer...
Significantly Enhanced Density and Mechanical Strength of Carbon/Graphite Blocks by Waste Gas Pressurized Sintering
25/04/2025 - The waste gas generated during carbonization in an enclosed space forms a high internal pressure, thereby effectively promoting the polymerization and densification of the carbon block. This...
3D‐Printed Scaffolds for Cranial Bone Regeneration: A Systematic Review of Design, Materials, and Computational Optimization
27/04/2025 - ABSTRACTCranial bone defects from trauma, congenital conditions, or surgery are challenging to treat due to the skull's limited regeneration. Traditional methods like autografts and allografts have...
Bio‐Inspired, Miniaturized Magnetic Heart Valve System for Superior Performance Cardiovascular Simulator (Adv. Mater. 16/2025)
23/04/2025 - Programmable Bio‐Inspired Magnetic Heart Valve SystemSoft magnetic valve (SMV) system introduces a miniaturized, biomimetic magnetic heart valve inspired by the human aortic valve, designed for...
Reduction in Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Cu‐Based Self‐Lubricating Composites without Decreasing Wear Resistance by the Addition of Ni50Fe
20/04/2025 - This article aims to match the thermal expansion coefficient (CTE) of Cu‐based self‐lubricating composites with steel by adding Ni50Fe. A composite with 40 vol% Ni50Fe achieves a 13.7% lower...
Aerosol Jet Printing of Hybrid Ti3C2Tx MXene/PEDOT:PSS Nanospheres for Flexible Planar/Fiber Architectured Micro‐Supercapacitors
20/04/2025 - MXene/PEDOT:PSS‐based planar and fiber‐architectured flexible supercapacitors (FSCs) are fabricated using aerosol jet printing (AJP) technology. The 3D MXene‐wrinkled spherical connected by...
Transparent Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite Bioceramics Prepared by High Pressure and Room Temperature Compaction
20/04/2025 - This study demonstrates that high pressure alone can effectively drive the densification of nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite compacts without the need for external heating. At pressures exceeding...
Cephalopod‐Inspired Magnetic Shape‐Morphing System for Complex 3D Transformations with Broad Reconfigurability in 3D Displays and Soft Robotics
17/04/2025 - Emulating skin‐texturing capabilities of cephalopods, a magnetic shape‐morphing platform (MMP) is developed to enable systems that reversibly modulate their morphology and stiffness. The MMP,...
Photoinduced, Swift, and Reversible Spatiotemporal Programming of Double Dynamically Bonded Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuators
16/04/2025 - Incorporating anthracene‐based dynamic bonds into a supramolecular liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) enables swift and reversible alternation of its local nematic‐isotropic transition temperature...
High‐Performance Nacre‐Inspired 2D Carbon‐Based Nanocomposites
16/04/2025 - This review summarizes recent advancements in nacre‐inspired 2D carbon‐based nanocomposites (TDCNs) based‐graphene and MXene. Innovative fabrication strategies have been developed to align...
Strut‐Buckling Transformation Enabling Anomalous Density‐Scaling Toughening Law in Ultralight Lattice Metamaterials
15/04/2025 - This work uncovers an anomalous density‐scaling toughening law in discrete lattices, where ultrahigh specific fracture toughness can be achieved at ultralow relative density, thereby filling gaps...
3D Printing of Aluminum Alloys by Vat Photopolymerization Using Radical Inhibitors
10/04/2025 - This study demonstrates enhanced photopolymerization stability of AA5052 slurry through tert‐butylhydroquinone inhibitor incorporation. Utilizing DLP‐based 3D printing, high‐resolution green...
Ultrahigh Specific Strength by Bayesian Optimization of Carbon Nanolattices
10/04/2025 - Multi‐objective Bayesian optimization algorithm designs high‐strength nanolattices made of pyrolytic carbon which offer the compressive strength of carbon steel at the density of Styrofoam. This...
A Self-Calibrating Digital Twin Approach by Integrating CFD and Sensor Data for Coal-Fired Boiler Water Wall Temperature
15/04/2025 - Climate change is already affecting and altering natural and human systems, and its effects are expected to intensify over the coming decades. Adaptation is therefore imperative for future...
Electrospinning and Nanofiber Technology: Fundamentals, Innovations, and Applications
07/04/2025 - This review explores electrospinning fundamentals, methods for synthesizing polymer, metal oxide, carbon, and composite nanofibers, and advancements in fiber architectures like porous, core–shell,...
Accelerating the Understanding of Biosensors Through the Lens of Cells: State of the Field, Emerging Directions, Advances, and Challenges
- Cell-based biosensors are evolving as versatile tools for biological research, drug development, and environmental monitoring. Living cells are used to detect elements in these biosensors, which...
Chronic mild stress exacerbates atrial fibrillation and neutrophil extracellular traps formation through S100A8/A9 signaling
04/04/2025 - Insects are crucial for the functioning of ecosystems and might be facing declines globally, although data are biased away from the tropics where insect diversity and abundance are highest. In...
Design and Evaluation of 3D‐Printed Polylactic Acid Composites Reinforced with Biodegradable Bamboo Powder and Jute Powder
28/03/2025 - The study investigates 3D‐printed polylactic acid (PLA) composites with biodegradable bamboo and jute powder fillers. Mechanical, thermal, structural properties, and rheological behavior are...
Elastomers for Soft Electronics: A Review from the Material's Perspective
28/03/2025 - The choice of elastomers as possible viable materials for soft electronic substrates and their state‐of‐the‐art feasible fabrication–integration technologies with the fundamental mechanisms...
Strain Rate Effect on the Structural Performance of Mathematically Generated Metastructures
28/03/2025 - This study investigates the strain‐rate‐dependent mechanical response of 3D‐printed triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) structures fabricated from glass micro‐balloon‐reinforced...