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Technology Roadmap of Micro/Nanorobots

Inspired by Richard Feynman’s 1959 lecture and the 1966 film Fantastic Voyage, the field of micro/nanorobots has evolved from science fiction to reality, with significant advancements in biomedical and environmental applications. Despite the rapid progress, the deployment of functional micro/nanorobots remains limited. This review of the technology roadmap identifies key challenges hindering their widespread use, …

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Corrosion-Resistant Shape-Programmable Zn–I2 Battery

Zinc–iodine (Zn–I2) batteries are promising, low-cost and safe aqueous rechargeable energy storage devices. An iodide shuttle-induced corrosion and poor zinc (Zn) stripping/plating often result in a limited battery lifetime, urges the development of multifunctional Zn anodes. To overcome these problems, here multifunctional Zn-anode is demonstrated with shape-programmability and uniform Zn morphology along low-indexed (002) crystal …

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