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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Epitaxial piezoelectric α‐quartz/Si BioNEMS sensors, made using soft chemistry, effectively detect the Chikungunya virus. They have a mass sensitivity of 205 pg Hz−1 in liquid and can detect the virus at a limit of 9 ng mL−1. This development enables high‐frequency mass devices for point‐of‐care testing in healthcare and other electronic applications ...
Raissa Rathar +12 more
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Microbiome of lovebug (Plecia longiforceps) in Seoul, South Korea
Microbiology SpectrumLovebugs appeared in large numbers across a wide area in Seoul, South Korea, in June 2023. The sudden appearance of exotic insects not only discomforts people but also fosters anxiety, as their potential for pathogen transmission would be unknown.
Myung-hee Yi +8 more
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Elastic Energy Storage in Biological Materials: Internal Stresses and Their Functionality
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Harnessing and storing internally generated elastic energy is a clever strategy by biological materials to perform functions like shape transformation, movement, and predation. This review explores how biological systems manipulate mechanisms like atomic or protein integration into minerals, protein conformational shifts, phase transitions, and osmotic
Shahrouz Amini +3 more
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Effects of fire on ground‐dwelling arthropods in a shrub‐dominated grassland
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Arthropods are abundant and diverse animals in many terrestrial food webs. In western Oklahoma, some shrublands are interspersed with discrete, dense thickets of tall, woody vegetation, known as mottes.
Anna Butler +3 more
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Modeling, Simulation and Implementation of All Terrain Adaptive Five DOF Robot
Sensors, 2022 The ability of an off-road robot to traverse obstacles determines whether the robot can complete complex environmental tasks. In order to improve the off-road ability of off-road robots, this paper proposes a new design idea, in which four hub motors are
Zhe Wang, Jianwei Zhao, Gang Zeng
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Biological and biologically‐inspired functional nanostructures with structural, thermal, optical, and sensing applications are reviewed. The role of nanoscale features in biological materials on performance is described, and their blueprints are used for bio‐inspired nanomaterials, synthesized using advanced techniques (i.e., photolithography, bio ...
Chao Hsuan (Joseph) Sung +15 more
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The functional microbiome of arthropods
PLOS ONE, 2017 Many studies on the microbiome of animals have been reported but a comprehensive analysis is lacking. Here we present a meta-analysis on the microbiomes of arthropods and their terrestrial habitat, focusing on the functional profile of bacterial communities derived from metabolic traits that are essential for microbial life.
Mauro Degli Esposti +2 more
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Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.This review explores recent developments in micro/nanostructured surfaces, with a focus on cavity‐based and reentrant geometries for enhanced liquid repellency and interfacial control. The review discusses fabrication strategies, structural design principles, and application trends, providing a balanced perspective on opportunities and ongoing ...
Seo Rim Park +11 more
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Scientific Reports, 2017 Chrysopidae (green lacewings) is the second largest family in Neuroptera, and it includes medium-size lacewings largely recognized by the presence of golden-colored eyes, bright green bodies and delicate wings with dense venation patterns.
Yunlan Jiang +4 more
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Comparative microbiomes of ticks collected from a black rhino and its surrounding environment
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2019 ‘Eliska,’ an endangered black rhino (Diceros bicornis), died suddenly in Mkomazi National Park in Tanzania in 2016. Three Amblyomma gemma ticks were collected from Eliska's body, and four ticks were collected from the surrounding field.
Seogwon Lee +5 more
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