Small Structures

A joint team from National Taiwan University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has developed a novel hydrogel actuator whose movement can be programmed using UV light, enabling precise spatial control of thermoresponsive deformation for presenting a potential application in soft robotics and in vitro muscle models.

A new hybrid surface design improves condensation heat transfer even at high temperature differences.

Researchers at Jilin University, China, reviewed recent progress in the study of Salvinia leaves and their artificial replicas.