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Evolutionary Robotics

Stefano Nolfi, Dario Floreano • The MIT Press eBooks (2000)

Evolutionary robotics is a new technique for the automatic creation of autonomous robots. Inspired by the Darwinian principle of selective reproduction of the fittest, it views robots as autonomous artificial organisms that develop their ow...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/2889.001.0001

Robot-Aided Neurorehabilitation: A Robot for Wrist Rehabilitation

Hermano Igo Krebs, Bruce T. Volpe, Dustin Williams, James Celestino et al. • IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (2007)

In 1991, a novel robot, MIT-MANUS, was introduced to study the potential that robots might assist in and quantify the neuro-rehabilitation of motor function. MIT-MANUS proved an excellent tool for shoulder and elbow rehabilitation in stroke...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/tnsre.2007.903899 PMC: 2733849

A Novel Passive Implantable Differential Mechanism to Restore Individuated Finger Flexion during Grasping following Tendon Transfer Surgery: A Pilot Study

Suraj Chakravarthi Raja, Won Suk You, Kian Jalaleddini, Justin C. Casebier et al. • Applied Sciences (2023)

Tendon transfer surgery is often used to restore hand grasp function following high median-ulnar nerve palsy. This surgery typically reroutes and sutures the tendon of the extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL) muscle to all four flexor digi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app13095804

4D printing of semi-crystalline crosslinked polymer networks with two-way shape-memory effect

Lorenzo Bonetti, Daniele Natali, Stefano Pandini, Massimo Messori et al. • Materials & Design (2024)

This paper introduces a novel approach to 4D printing tailored structures with reversible two-way shape-memory effect (SME) through material extrusion technology. To this aim, methacrylated poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) was synthesized and eva...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2024.112725

Monolithic UV‐Laser Programming of Photothermally Meta‐Morphing SMA Structures: Dual‐Encoded Kirigami Mechanics and Photonic Absorbance

Hyunsoo Kim, Manmatha Mahato, Hunpyo Ju, Ryanda Enggar Anugrah Ardhi et al. • Advanced Science (2026)

ABSTRACT Photothermal shape memory alloys (SMAs) offer a promising pathway toward wireless soft robotic systems, yet their practical implementation remains limited by reliance on heterogeneous coatings and multistep processing to achieve su...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/advs.74930

A Two-Dimensional Sequential Packing Method for Lunar Regolith Particles Based on Random Polygons

Chunguang Zhang, Feng Sun, Ye Li, Haining Zhao et al. • Aerospace (2026)

To accurately characterize the effects of polydisperse particle sizes, multimineral composition, and angular morphology on the packing structure of lunar regolith, a two-dimensional sequential packing method based on random convex octagons ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/aerospace13070612

A Novel Bird-Shape Broadband Piezoelectric Energy Harvester for Low Frequency Vibrations

Han Yu, Xiaofan Zhang, Xiaobiao Shan, Liangxing Hu et al. • Micromachines (2023)

This work presents a novel bird-shaped broadband piezoelectric energy harvester based on a two-DOF crossed beam for low-frequency environmental vibrations. The harvester features a cantilever mounted on a double-hinged beam, whose rotating ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/mi14020421

Design, motions, capabilities, and applications of quadruped robots: a comprehensive review

Ashish Majithia, Darshita Shah, Jatin Dave, Ajay Kumar et al. • Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering (2024)

Robots are becoming integral to society and industries due to their enormous advantages. Among the various categories of mobile robots, including wheeled robot, tracked robot, and legged robots, the latter stands out as a better choice for ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmech.2024.1448681

Quantum Computing

Shruti Aggarwal, Vishal Bharti, Afroj Jahan Badhon • Advances in systems analysis, software engineering, and high performance computing book series (2024)

In this chapter, quantum computing concepts are discussed in detail. Discussion about qubit and allied terms is done in brief. Light is also thrown on quantum ambiguity, key distribution, quantum entanglement, quantum simulation, digital qu...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9522-0.ch001

Optimizing the Post Quantum Signature Scheme CROSS for Resource Constrained Devices

Jonas Schupp, Marco Gianvecchio, Alessandro Barenghi, Patrick Karl et al. • Transactions on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems (2026)

Post-quantum cryptosystems are currently attracting significant research efforts due to the continuous improvements in quantum computing technologies, which led the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to open standardizati...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.46586/tches.v2026.i3.224-246

A recent update on development, synthesis methods, properties and application of natural products derived carbon dots

Soumitra Sahana, Anupam Gautam, Rajveer Singh, Shivani Chandel • Natural Products and Bioprospecting (2023)

Abstract Natural resources are practically infinitely abundant in nature, which stimulates scientists to create new materials with inventive uses and minimal environmental impact. Due to the various benefits of natural carbon dots (NCDs) fr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/s13659-023-00415-x

A Hyperring RSA-AES Hybrid Encryption Scheme (HRA-HES): Design, Security Analysis, and Performance Evaluation for Post-Quantum Resilience

Hajar Mujeeb Alkhalidy, Nushwan Yousif Baithoon Al-Nakash, Najma F.Fadail • NTU Journal of Engineering and Technology (2026)

The fast growth of quantum computing puts widely used public-key cryptosystems like RSA and Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) at risk because Shor's algorithm can quickly factor integers and find discrete logarithms. Grover’s algorithm simi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.56286/ecmf1169

Interplay Between Vertical and Horizontal Schemes of Computation: From Bayesian Inference to Quantum Logic via Gluing Boolean Algebras

Yukio-Pegio Gunji, Kyoko Nakamura, Kazuto Sasai, Iori Tani et al. • Entropy (2026)

Artificial intelligence is typically formulated as an information-processing system composed of artificial neurons, where computation is understood as recursive operations connecting inputs and outputs. However, real neural systems are mate...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/e28050498

Application-Oriented Performance Benchmarks for Quantum Computing

Thomas Lubinski, Sonika Johri, Paul Varosy, Jeremiah Coleman et al. • IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering (2023)

In this work we introduce an open source suite of quantum application-oriented performance benchmarks that is designed to measure the effectiveness of quantum computing hardware at executing quantum applications. These benchmarks probe a qu...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/tqe.2023.3253761