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Spider dragline silk is one of the toughest materials known and understanding the hierarchical structure is a critical component in the efforts to connect structure to function. In this paper, we take the first step in elucidating the…
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This article presents a Compact Nested Hexagonal Metamaterial Sensor designed for microwave sensing to characterize material permittivity in S and X-band applications. The proposed sensor attained compact dimensions of merely 30 mm x 30 mm…
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