Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Pneumatic systems use the energy stored in compressed air to produce the required effect. By controlling the flow and ...

Lab-on-a-chip devices aim to miniaturize laboratory procedures on microfluidic chips, which contain liquid circuits instead of electronics. Although the chips themselves are small, they are typically ...

Learn how connected pneumatic circuits can benefit operations through greater efficiency, improved productivity, and reduced machine downtimes. The connected circuit improves upon traditional ...

When envisioning the future of wearables and robotics, one may not immediately think of the foam in couch cushions. However, Rice University engineers have demonstrated that the airflow through ...

Abstract: Recently, soft valves have been designed to enhance functionality in soft robots and achieve embodied control. However, most designs still use rigid components, need high control pressure to ...

Engineers have shown that something as simple as the flow of air through open-cell foam can be used to perform digital computation, analog sensing and combined digital-analog control in soft ...

Engineers design fluidic logic into garments to help people with functional limitations perform tasks without electronic assistance. For all the talk about embedding computers in clothing, here's an ...