“In certain embodiments, for each thermally responsive shape memory actuator of the plurality of thermally responsive shape memory actuators, the body comprises a first substantially straight segment ...

ANTIOCH, Calif. — Nanomuscle Inc. has tapped the properties of shape-memory alloys to yield small actuators that it believes could address a large applications niche between macroscopic motors and ...

Engineers have created shape-memory materials made of ceramic rather than of traditional metal. The development opens a new range of applications, especially for actuators in high-temperature settings ...

The commercialization of clothing-type wearable robots has taken a significant step forward with the development of equipment ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Army-funded researchers created nanosized robots that could enable locomotion, novel metamaterial design and high-fidelity sensors. Cornell University researchers ...

Abstract: The return of commercial supersonic flight requires innovative solutions to be developed that meet noise and efficiency requirements for overland flight. To study such a possibility NASA is ...

Researchers have created micron-sized shape memory actuators that enable atomically thin two-dimensional materials to fold themselves into 3D configurations. All they require is a quick jolt of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics contains research articles on mathematical methods and their applications in the physical, engineering, financial, ...

TOULOUSE—Airbus is evaluating an energy-saving, passively controlled engine nacelle cooling system as part of overall efforts to improve efficiency and reduce complexity in current and future ...

Researchers from the Advanced Robotics Research Center at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) have built an automated weaving system that continuously produces ultra-thin, shape ...