Jan 8, 2025
New Cooling Pump Drops Temperatures by 16 Degrees, More at Source of Heat UCLA materials scientists have developed a compact cooling technology that can pump away heat continuously using layers of flexing thin films. The design is based on the electrocaloric effect,...
Nov 12, 2024
Science Advances: Haptic Artificial Muscle Skin for Extended Reality https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.adr1765...
Nov 5, 2024
Wu, H.*, Zhu, Y.*, Yan, W.*, Zhang, S., Budiman, W., Liu, K., … & Pei, Q. (2024). A self-regenerative heat pump based on a dual-functional relaxor ferroelectric polymer. Science, 386(6721), 546-551. Free download:...
Mar 29, 2024
Soft Materials Research Laboratory has developed two distinctive electroactive polymers for haptic applications: a multi-line Braille display and a haptic device. The bistable electroactive polymer is stiff at ambient temperature, but highly compliant and stretchable...
Mar 18, 2024
SMRL is collaborating with Prof. Arion Chatziioannou of Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging to develop a superfast scintillator for medical imaging and portal monitors. The new scintillator can detect X-ray and gamma ray with high light yield, nanosecond and faster...
Mar 4, 2024
Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) emerge as a soft actuation technology that exhibits such advantageous properties as large strains, fast responses, high energy densities, and mechanical compliancy. Extensive research over the past few decades has advanced the...
