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Wearable, broadband auscultation patch with cantilever pressure transducer for remote healthcare monitoring
System overview Figure 1a illustrates multimodal applications of AusculPatch that can be attached to multiple sites of the…
The undulating tripod gait as a model of the locomotion of walking fish
Definition of the undulating tripod gait model The undulating tripod gait can be described as a coordinated combination…
Scientists Create Strange Shape-Shifting Material
A close look at a free-standing arch made of crown-leg staples. Credit: CU Boulder A simple bundle of…
Squeaking at soft–rigid frictional interfaces
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American “Sasuke” contestant defied the odds to land in top three
Josh Levin, a veteran of reality competition show “American Ninja Warrior” and a decorated rock climber, defied the…
On-chip phased interdigital metamaterials enable versatile manipulation of surface acoustic waves, microfluids, and micro/nano-objects
On-chip phased interdigital metamaterials (PIMs) for manipulating surface acoustic waves (SAWs), fluids, and micro/nano-objects The PIM is inspired…
Vibration behavior analysis of reamers based on drill string dynamics
Based on multibody dynamics (ADAMS2020, https://hexagon.com/products/product-groups/computer-aided-engineering-software/adams) integrated with full-well drill string dynamics theory, comprehensive drill string assembly modeling,…
Google’s DeepMind Cracks a Century-Old Physics Mystery With AI
For over a century, mathematicians and physicists have wrestled with the chaotic nature of fluid movement — how…
Magnetostrictive mechanical frequency combs | Nature Communications
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