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  • Blockchain technology can be integrated into mobile multi-robot systems. This Perspective overviews the initial achievements, open challenges and research directions in the field of blockchain-based mobile multi-robot systems.

    • Marco Dorigo
    • Alexandre Pacheco
    • Volker Strobel
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  • The rapid development of on-body sensors and multimodal artificial intelligence is accelerating the emergence of the human body digital twin (DT) as an interdisciplinary research topic. This Perspective outlines a roadmap for applications of human body DTs in health monitoring, disease prevention and treatment.

    • Chenyu Tang
    • Wentian Yi
    • Luigi G. Occhipinti
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  • Block copolymer self-assembly provides sub-10-nm periodic nanopatterned structures to fabricate Internet of Things (IoT) hardware components with a cost-effective, large-area approach. This Perspective focuses on how nanostructuring can improve the performance and introduce versatile functionalities to IoT components.

    • Geon Gug Yang
    • Hee Jae Choi
    • Sang Ouk Kim
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  • Increasing grid penetration of renewables coupled with intensifying climate extremes under climate change presents superimposed risks to future power systems. This Perspective analyses the critical factors influencing the resilience of renewable power systems under climate risks and proposes climate-resilient solutions towards a net-zero future.

    • Luo Xu
    • Kairui Feng
    • Mark O’Malley
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