4 papers
Hydrofluoric acid-free titanium etching for rare-event searches
P. Knights, I. Manthos, K. Nikolopoulos +3
Rare-event search experiments require construction materials with high radiopurity to minimise background contributions. Thanks to its high mechanical strength, low density, machin…
Titanium for rare-event searches: Hydrofluoric acid-free etching
P. Knights, K. Nikolopoulos, G. Rogers +2
Rare-event search experiments require construction materials with high radiopurity to minimise background contributions. Thanks to its high mechanical strength, low density, machin…
Optical Waveguide-based Spider Web Enables Resilient Impact Detection and Localization
Dylan Wilson, Marco Pontin, Peter Walters +1
Spiders use their webs as multifunctional tools that enable capturing and localizing prey and more general environmental sensing through vibrations. Inspired by their biological fu…
Soft and Highly-Integrated Optical Fiber Bending Sensors for Proprioception in Multi-Material 3D Printed Fingers
Ellis Capp, Marco Pontin, Peter Walters +1
Accurate shape sensing, only achievable through distributed proprioception, is a key requirement for closed-loop control of soft robots. Low-cost power efficient optoelectronic sen…