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View article: Dual Control of Permeability-Viscosity in Coalbed CO<sub>2</sub> Flow: Carbon Safety Supervision Assessment for Optimized Sequestration
Dual Control of Permeability-Viscosity in Coalbed CO<sub>2</sub> Flow: Carbon Safety Supervision Assessment for Optimized Sequestration Open
Geological sequestration of CO2 in coal seams is one of the effective methods to reduce carbon emissions. However, the combined effects of evolving CO2 viscosity and the inherently low permeability of coal reservoirs can significantly inhi…
View article: 3D-printing advanced ZIF-67@aluminum phosphate/Al2O3 ceramic catalyst by aluminum phosphate-assisted surface bonding
3D-printing advanced ZIF-67@aluminum phosphate/Al2O3 ceramic catalyst by aluminum phosphate-assisted surface bonding Open
The 3D-printed ceramic catalyst has a broad range of application prospects. Notably, the ZIF-67-loaded 3D-printed ceramic catalyst demonstrates exceptional catalytic performance and a high degree of structural design flexibility. However, …
View article: Magnetic-Driven Tubular Micromotors with Bases for Precise Positioning and Cargo Carrying
Magnetic-Driven Tubular Micromotors with Bases for Precise Positioning and Cargo Carrying Open
Micro/nanomotors present considerable potential in various fields, such as medical treatment, environmental remediation, and cell engineering. However, their restricted lifetime and issues in navigation control hinder their applications in…
View article: 4D printing of direct-driven deformable wheel with multiple programmable configurations
4D printing of direct-driven deformable wheel with multiple programmable configurations Open
Conventional deformable wheel systems in robots and other mechatronic systems face significant challenges in achieving miniaturization, intelligence, and integration. To address these issues, we propose a novel integrated structural design…
View article: Temperature-Responsive Microrobot for High-Temperature Sensing in Constrained Environments
Temperature-Responsive Microrobot for High-Temperature Sensing in Constrained Environments Open
Temperature measurement in confined environments has long been a substantial challenge. Due to poor accessibility to constrained space, and low visibility, conventional thermometry and existing nanoscale thermometers struggle to achieve ef…
View article: Design and manufacturing of micro/nanorobots
Design and manufacturing of micro/nanorobots Open
Micro/nanorobots (MNRs) capable of performing tasks at the micro- and nanoscale hold great promise for applications in cutting-edge fields such as biomedical engineering, environmental engineering, and microfabrication. To cope with the in…
View article: Magneto‐Acoustic Field‐Induced Unstable Interface of Magnetic Microswarm
Magneto‐Acoustic Field‐Induced Unstable Interface of Magnetic Microswarm Open
Research on the interfacial instability of two‐phase systems can help in gaining a better understanding of various hydrodynamic instabilities in nature. However, owing to the nonlinear and complex spatiotemporal dynamics of the unstable in…
View article: Simultaneously improving fabrication accuracy and interfacial bonding strength of multi-material projection stereolithography by multi-step exposure
Simultaneously improving fabrication accuracy and interfacial bonding strength of multi-material projection stereolithography by multi-step exposure Open
Multi-material additive manufacturing (MMAM) takes full advantage of the ability to arbitrarily place materials of additive manufacturing technology, enabling immense design freedom and functional print capabilities. Among MMAM technologie…
View article: A Flytrap‐Inspired Bistable Origami‐Based Gripper for Rapid Active Debris Removal
A Flytrap‐Inspired Bistable Origami‐Based Gripper for Rapid Active Debris Removal Open
Space Debris Capture Robotics Flexible robots have shown promising adaptability and dexterity in space capture owing to their inherent compliance. In article number 2200468, Yongchang Zhang and colleagues present a flytrap-inspired bistabl…
View article: Breaking through Barriers: Ultrafast Microbullet Based on Cavitation Bubble (Small 18/2023)
Breaking through Barriers: Ultrafast Microbullet Based on Cavitation Bubble (Small 18/2023) Open
Ultrafast Microbullets As the excited cavitation bubble expands and collapses close to the polystyrene (PS)/ magnetic nanoparticle (MNP) microbullet, a high pressure is generated, which violently propels the microbullet to realize its hurt…
View article: 3D printing of high-precision and ferromagnetic functional devices
3D printing of high-precision and ferromagnetic functional devices Open
Highlights A novel NdFeB-Fe 3 O 4 magnetic photosensitive resin comprising 20 wt.% solid loading of magnetic particles is developed to fabricate high-precision and ferromagnetic functional devices via micro-continuous liquid interface prod…
View article: A Flytrap‐Inspired Bistable Origami‐Based Gripper for Rapid Active Debris Removal
A Flytrap‐Inspired Bistable Origami‐Based Gripper for Rapid Active Debris Removal Open
Space debris is considered an increasingly serious threat to on‐orbit spacecrafts. There are several potential solutions to this problem, including active debris removal. Flexible robots have shown promising adaptability and dexterity in s…
View article: Progress, Challenges, and Prospects of Soft Robotics for Space Applications
Progress, Challenges, and Prospects of Soft Robotics for Space Applications Open
The development of space robots is vital to broadening human cognitive boundaries. Space robots have been deployed in space science experiments, extravehicular operations, and deep space exploration. The application of space robots undoubt…
View article: Three-Dimensional Rock Core-Like Microstructure Fabricated by Additive Manufacturing for Petroleum Engineering
Three-Dimensional Rock Core-Like Microstructure Fabricated by Additive Manufacturing for Petroleum Engineering Open
To improve the recovery rate of oil in the formation, oil recovery technology has been continuously studied. Considering the experimental cost and data measurement in oil recovery research, laboratory oil recovery is the most effective met…
View article: A Bioinspired Soft Robot Combining the Growth Adaptability of Vine Plants with a Coordinated Control System
A Bioinspired Soft Robot Combining the Growth Adaptability of Vine Plants with a Coordinated Control System Open
Tip-extending soft robots, taking flexible film or rubber as body material and fluid pressure as input power, exhibit excellent advantages in constrained and cluttered environments for detection and manipulation. However, existing soft con…
View article: Lightweight Self‐Forming Super‐Elastic Mechanical Metamaterials with Adaptive Stiffness
Lightweight Self‐Forming Super‐Elastic Mechanical Metamaterials with Adaptive Stiffness Open
Scarcity of stiff, yet compliant, materials is a major obstacle toward biological‐like mechanical systems that perform precise manipulations while being resilient under excessive load. A macroscopic cellular structure comprising two pre‐st…
View article: Cover Feature: Phototaxis Motion Behavior of a Self‐propelled Submarine‐like Water Droplet Robot in Oil Solvent (ChemNanoMat 11/2020)
Cover Feature: Phototaxis Motion Behavior of a Self‐propelled Submarine‐like Water Droplet Robot in Oil Solvent (ChemNanoMat 11/2020) Open
We all live in a yellow submarine: Different from previous robots, a light-driven self-propelled water-phase droplet microrobot, which is doped with Fe2O3 nanoparticles, moving in oil solvent is proposed. Fenton reaction occurs on the irra…
View article: Enhanced Light-Harvesting Efficiency and Adaptation: A Review on Visible-Light-Driven Micro/Nanomotors
Enhanced Light-Harvesting Efficiency and Adaptation: A Review on Visible-Light-Driven Micro/Nanomotors Open
As visible light accounts for a larger proportion of solar energy and is harmless to living organisms, it has the potential to be the energy source of micro/nanomotors, which transform visible-light energy into mechanical motion, for diffe…
View article: Magnetic Nanomotor-Based Maneuverable SERS Probe
Magnetic Nanomotor-Based Maneuverable SERS Probe Open
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a powerful sensing technique capable of capturing ultrasensitive fingerprint signal of analytes with extremely low concentration. However, conventional SERS probes are passive nanoparticles whi…
View article: Potential application of functional micro-nano structures in petroleum
Potential application of functional micro-nano structures in petroleum Open
This paper takes micro-nano motors and metamaterials as examples to introduce the basic concept and development of functional micro nano structures, and analyzes the application potential of the micro-nano structure design and manufacturin…
View article: Light‐Ultrasound Driven Collective “Firework” Behavior of Nanomotors
Light‐Ultrasound Driven Collective “Firework” Behavior of Nanomotors Open
It is of great interest and big challenge to control the collective behaviors of nanomotors to mimic the aggregation/separation behavior of biological systems. Here, a light‐acoustic combined method is proposed to control the aggregation/s…
View article: Correction: Visible-light controlled catalytic Cu<sub>2</sub>O–Au micromotors
Correction: Visible-light controlled catalytic Cu<sub>2</sub>O–Au micromotors Open
Correction for 'Visible-light controlled catalytic Cu2O-Au micromotors' by Dekai Zhou, et al., Nanoscale, 2017, DOI: 10.1039/c6nr08088j.
View article: Propulsion mechanisms and applications of multiphysics- driven micro- and nanomotors
Propulsion mechanisms and applications of multiphysics- driven micro- and nanomotors Open
Multiphysics-driven synthetic micro/nanomotors can convert chemical or other types of energies, such as magnetic, electrical, photochemical, thermal, acoustic energies into mechanical energies in terms of motion and velocity. Significant e…
View article: WeC-3-3 NUMERICAL STUDY ON RESIDUAL MAGNETIC FIELD OF UNDERGROUND PIPE WITH CORROSION DAMAGE
WeC-3-3 NUMERICAL STUDY ON RESIDUAL MAGNETIC FIELD OF UNDERGROUND PIPE WITH CORROSION DAMAGE Open
A three-dimensional finite element model is developed to study the residual magnetic field (RMF) of underground pipe with corrosion damages, which is modeled as a hole. The effect of damage size and burried depth of the pipe on the residua…
View article: WeB-2-2 BUBBLE PROPELLED TUBULAR MESOSTRUCTUR SILICA/METALMICROMOTOR
WeB-2-2 BUBBLE PROPELLED TUBULAR MESOSTRUCTUR SILICA/METALMICROMOTOR Open
In recent years,a lot of attention has been paid onmicro/nanomotors for their potential use in micro-fluid,drug targeting, nano-sensors and pollution controlling.Most of the current micro/nanomotors are made ofpolymer or metallic materials…