Abstract: A fluid-induced vibration energy harvesting apparatus with a non-rotating bluff body is provided. The apparatus does not use a common design method of rigidly securing a bluff body to an elastic beam in a design of the bluff body, but adopts a manner of connecting the bluff body and the elastic beam through a rotating shaft and a connecting shaft. Because a kinematic pair at a connection position is a rotating pair, the bluff body will only vibrate transversely and will not rotate, thereby achieving an effect of increasing an amplitude at the same frequency, and finally realizing an increase of converted electric energy and improving the conversion efficiency.

Abstract: The invention relates to an energy harvesting and self-cleaning system based on graphene aerogels and its preparation method, which a layer of metal collector is sputtered on both sides of the freeze-dried graphene aerogel by magnetron sputtering; the graphene aerogel with collector is fixed on the side and bottom of the substrate in series and/or parallel connection, and then is put into the electrolyte to get the target system. The system provides a new idea for mechanical energy harvesting. Firstly introduced aerogels into the field of mechanical energy harvesting. In addition, the system can not only collect mechanical energy, but also absorb oil and other impurities in the ocean, playing the role of ocean cleaning. The energy collection system formed by single aerogel can produce ˜220 mV open circuit voltage in Sodium Chloride Solution or organic electrolyte, and generate 2 W/kg power density.

Abstract: A magnetically driven hopping soft robot based on magnetically programmed temperature-sensitive hydrogels includes first moving bodies and a second moving body. Several first moving bodies are distributed evenly on a bottom portion of the second moving body. The first moving bodies are made of a temperature-responsive hydrogel containing magnetic particles. An alternating magnetic field is applied to the first moving bodies to cause the first moving bodies to deform due to magnetocaloric effect. The first moving bodies have a two-layered structure. A first layer is made of a double-network cross-linked hydrogel and a second layer is made of a magnetic temperature-responsive hydrogel with added magnetic nanoparticles. An alternating magnetic field is applied to the first moving bodies in a manner that an amount of deformation of the second layer is greater than that of the first layer. The second layer is made of a temperature-responsive hydrogel with added magnetic nanoparticles.

Abstract: A magnetically driven hopping soft robot based on magnetically programmed temperature-sensitive hydrogels includes first moving bodies and a second moving body. Several first moving bodies are distributed evenly on a bottom portion of the second moving body. The first moving bodies are made of a temperature-responsive hydrogel containing magnetic particles. An alternating magnetic field is applied to the first moving bodies to cause the first moving bodies to deform due to magnetocaloric effect. The first moving bodies have a two-layered structure. A first layer is made of a double-network cross-linked hydrogel and a second layer is made of a magnetic temperature-responsive hydrogel with added magnetic nanoparitcles. An alternating magnetic field is applied to the first moving bodies in a manner that an amount of deformation of the second layer is greater than that of the first layer. The second layer is made of a temperature-responsive hydrogel with added magnetic nanoparticles.