Within the field of robotics, stiffness tuning technologies have potential for a variety of applications—perhaps most notably for robotic grasping. Many stiffness tuning grippers have been develope...

This chapter introduces the foundation of IoT and formulates a comprehensive definition. The chapter presents a framework to monitor and control things from anywhere in the world and provides business justifications on why such monitoring and control of things is import...

ABSTRACT Nowadays, much of user interface is based on touch and the touch sensors have been common for displays, Internet of things (IoT) projects, or robotics. They can be found in lamps, touch screens of smartphones, or other wide arrays of applications as well. Howev...

Inspired by natural swarms such as bees and ants, various types of swarm robotic systems have been developed to work together to complete tasks that transcend individual capabilities. Autonomous robots controlled by collective algorithm and colloidal swarms energized by...

Nanotechnology is playing a significant role in addressing a vast range of environmental challenges by providing innovative and effective solutions. Heavy metal (HM) contamination has gained considerable attention in recent years due their rapidly increasing concentrati...

Inflatable robotics is a promising area for the deployment of low-cost structures that are easy to transport and deploy while allowing safe interactions with humans and the environment. One of the ...

Promotion of sustainable agriculture is one of the most priority development goal set by United Nations for achieving the food security to meet the ever-increasing global population food demand. Because of extreme importance of agriculture sector, significant technologi...

Abstract Solar activity modulates cosmic ray (CR) particles with different magnitudes on different time scales. CR modulations have been studied using ground-based detectors, primarily neutron monitors, distributed around the world. In 2002, CR research began in Saudi A...

Funding Information: Financial support from the Academy of Finland (grant No. 309881) and from the South Savo Regional Council of the European Regional Development Fund (project code A7389) is acknowledged. Publisher Copyright: © 2021, The Author(s). Hot water extractio...