Artificial intelligence for urban soundscape augmentation: a benchmark dataset, probabilistic models, and real-life validation by Ooi, Kenneth Wen Rui

“…Subjective evaluations are known to be the main bottleneck in terms of time and resources of soundscape studies, so being able to sidestep this requirement is extremely crucial in the field of soundscape analysis and design, because urban planners and soundscape architects could then iterate faster through their ideas. …”
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Design and additive manufacturing of mechanical metamaterials by Zeng, Zhuohong

“…Mechanical metamaterials represent a new class of architected materials that exhibit exceptional mechanical properties and unique responses such as high stiffness, extreme strength-to-weight ratios, and enhanced energy absorption capacity, achieved through rationally designed geometries instead of compositions. …”
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Extending the design space of kinematics in electroactive shape memory polymers by Lai, Samson Iskandar

“…The embedded 3DC not only serves as an intrinsic heater but, during synthesis, its cell walls also act as a confinement framework for architecting porosity within 3DC-eSMPCs, which can be actuated with low-voltage (7.5 V, <2 W). …”
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