Extreme Environments

Breakthroughs in 3D Printing Research: Nine Articles in 2023 Issues of Science and Nature

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Breakthroughs in 3D Printing Research: Nine Articles in 2023 Issues of Science and Nature

△The generation process of random pores in Ti6Al4VFull text link: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add4667Five, “Nature”: Vision-Controlled Jetting (VCJ) TechnologyResearchers from MIT, the pioneering advanced additive manufacturing solutions company Inkbit™, and ETH Zurich have jointly developed anew 3D inkjet printing system that demonstrates how to use its Vision-Controlled Jetting (VCJ) technology to directly manufacture complex multifunctional systems in a … Read more

Maze Navigation and Ice Melting! Professor Zhang Weihong and Team Successfully Develop a Miniature Multifunctional Robot

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Maze Navigation and Ice Melting! Professor Zhang Weihong and Team Successfully Develop a Miniature Multifunctional Robot

Recently, Professor Zhang Weihong from Northwestern Polytechnical University, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with partners from City University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Polytechnic University, successfully developed a miniature multifunctional soft robot based on electroactive polymers. This robot can autonomously inspect and melt ice in extremely cold environments and … Read more

Maze Navigation and Ice Melting! A Multi-functional Micro Robot Developed at Northwestern Polytechnical University!

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Maze Navigation and Ice Melting! A Multi-functional Micro Robot Developed at Northwestern Polytechnical University!

Recently, the team led by Academician Zhang Weihong from the Key Laboratory of Aerospace Structure Technology at Northwestern Polytechnical University collaborated with Academician Lui Kin from City University of Hong Kong and Professor Wang Zuankai from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to achieve new advancements in the field of soft robotics. They successfully developed a … Read more

Perceiving the Unseen Realm with Technology

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Perceiving the Unseen Realm with Technology

The romantic imagination and courage to explore unknown fields are important sources driving human progress. People perceive and understand the colorful world through vision, smell, hearing, touch, and taste. With the advancement of sensor technology, traditional human perception methods have been greatly expanded, achieving a qualitative to quantitative deepening of information perception regarding temperature, pressure, … Read more