Articles in 2025

Jianyu Chen and colleagues propose an easily deployable method that optimizes exoskeleton assistance in just 2-min with comfort and effectiveness. This rapid optimization could make personalized assistive devices more accessible for everyday use.

Bower and colleagues demonstrate sub-diffraction 3D imaging to visualize rods and foveal cones in the living human eye. Their modular strategy can be readily applied to most existing high-resolution ophthalmic imaging systems to improve resolution.

Zhuang Yaoming and colleagues propose a diffusion model-based framework for generating underwater detection datasets. This approach requires only a small set of underwater images with corresponding annotations to produce high-quality, diverse underwater images, thereby enhancing object detection performance in real-world underwater scenarios.

Eloisa Torchia and colleagues present HYDRA, a robotic approach for fabricating uniform and planar hydrogel layers in multiwell plates. The method enables scalable, imaging-compatible drug screening on physiologically relevant substrates

Conventional body-coupled wireless communication links for wearables rely on electro-quasistatic conduction, treating the human body as a wire. Samyadip Sarkar and colleagues demonstrate leveraging fields beyond electro -quasistatic frequencies unveils the human body’s transmission-line behaviour that enhances wearable-to-wearable communication channel capacity.

Shahin Alipour Bonab and colleagues proposed and developed AI surrogate models that can predict time-dependent AC losses of superconducting motor of future hydrogen-powered cryo-electric aircraft. Benefiting of ultra-fast predictions, the model will be used in system-level model for aircraft propulsion system in the context Airbus CryoProp project.

James Gruber and colleagues explore sub-THz CMOS communication systems from recent years, highlighting novel approaches to high-speed data links. In addition, they compare many recent designs and evaluate trends in the field.

Mechanical stress during cycling critically affects lithium-ion battery performance, but traditional models are limited in scale and parameter identification. Xiaoyu Li and colleagues report a multi-scale electrochemical-mechanical modelling framework that uses voltage and strain for non-destructive parameter identification, achieving high-fidelity simulations.

Single-molecule localization microscopy visualizes individual biological molecules but suffers from sample drift that degrades resolution. Hao Qiu and colleagues present reinforced optical cage systems to readily prevent drift for uncompromised resolution

Usual biofeedback methods require the use of multiple sensors and actuators to inform the user. Here, Waldez Gomes and colleagues show that task-relevant vibratory feedback can be generated by an active exoskeleton and lead to significant human posture adaptations.

Mu-Ping Hsu and colleagues report a low-temperature Cu-Cu bonding approach using a thin silver layer that resists heat and humidity. The method improves bond stability, enabling reliable stacking for next-generation advanced packaging.

Tommaso Grossi and colleagues propose NeuberNet, a multi-task manifold decoder that maps low-fidelity elastic displacement fields to high-resolution stress-strain in regions with sharp notches. This framework allows engineers to model plastic effects near stress raisers efficiently, improving design reliability without fully nonlinear simulations.

Lattice structures enable programmable mechanics but often require complex manufacturing or electronic systems. Xiaoheng Zhu, Yucong Hua and colleagues present a pneumatic control method that is easily reconfigurable and suitable for diverse structural applications

Qingang Li and colleagues present a miniaturized, flexible low frequency mechanical antenna designed for efficient cross-medium communication in underground and underwater environments. The antenna can transmit signals over 60 meters and facilitates reliable communication between ground-based quadruped robots and aerial robots operating within caves

Urban bridges need affordable tools to monitor loads in traffic. Yanjie Zhu and colleagues propose a low-cost video– strain system that tracks vehicles and lanes and accurately estimates vehicle weights in real-time, aiding bridge safety and digital twins.

Jingyang Yan and colleagues report the use of V-shaped PDMS stamps for roll-to-roll microcontact printing. With physics-informed displacement control, variable pattern sizes can be produced using a single stamp.

The class of micro-electromechanical systems are renowned for their fast timescales and nonlinear behaviour. Seigan Hayashi and colleagues overcome these challenges by applying experimental continuation to characterise the dynamics of their device.

Jonathan Thomas and colleagues present real-time plasma effector measurements during wound treatment. In- situ monitoring enables precise plasma device control, advancing precision plasma medicine and supporting clinical translation.

Dairy wastewater treatment requires efficient and sustainable solutions. Yuqi Gong and colleagues reported a self-regulating anaerobic system that achieved high pollutant removal and methane production, while significantly reducing energy use and emissions.

Offshore wind farms can act as synergistic energy hubs when integrated with coastal plants, storage, and marine ranches. Da Xie and colleagues report how such clusters in East China enhance renewable absorption and deliver economic and ecological benefits.