self-organization

3D Printing and Self-Organization for Multi-Scale Energy-Efficient Wrinkled Surfaces

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3D Printing and Self-Organization for Multi-Scale Energy-Efficient Wrinkled Surfaces

3D Science Valley Insights Bringing “Bird Feathers” into Factories: Using 3D Printing and a Self-Organization Two-Step Method, the first-ever “macro-designable, micro-adaptive” multi-scale wrinkles have been created on physical objects such as racing car wings and golf balls, significantly reducing drag and improving efficiency, with the potential to reshape the aerodynamic design paradigm for automobiles and … Read more

Micro Robots Self-Organize into Intelligent Swarms Using Sound: Principles, Applications, and Research Breakthroughs

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Micro Robots Self-Organize into Intelligent Swarms Using Sound: Principles, Applications, and Research Breakthroughs

Abstract:An international team has developed micro robots that can self-organize into intelligent swarms using sound waves, exhibiting intelligent-like behavior. They are expected to be used in disaster exploration, pollution cleanup, and medical applications in the future. The related findings were published in the journal Physical Review X. Micro Robots Self-Organize into Intelligent Swarms Adrienne Berard … Read more

Reconfigurable Microrobotic Collectives Illuminate Future Medicine and Environmental Remediation

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Reconfigurable Microrobotic Collectives Illuminate Future Medicine and Environmental Remediation

Abstract Mobile microrobots can navigate, sense the environment, and interact with it, potentially revolutionizing biomedicine and environmental remediation. Many self-organizing microrobotic collectives have been developed to overcome the inherent limitations of actuation, sensing, and manipulation of individual microrobots; however, reconfigurable collectives with robust transitions between behaviors are rare. Such multifunctional systems are advantageous for operation … Read more