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Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Christia Meidiana, Abdelkader Anouzla, Faissal Aziz, Imran Ali, Joan Cecilia C. Casila, M. Imran Khan, Dongdong Zhang, Meihui Jiang, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Md Munir Hayet Khan, Kasun Kumara Dissanayake   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Calculation and Characterization of Air Void in Mortar of the Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Based on CT Scanning and Image Analysis Methods

Applied Sciences, 2023
The air void content is one of the most important volumetric properties of asphalt matrixes, such as asphalt mixtures or mortars, because it can greatly affect the performance of the matrix.
Li-Heng Shu, Fu-Jian Ni, Ji-Wang Jiang, Zi-Li Zhao, Zhao-Yuan Guo   +4 more
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Recovery and Repurposing of End‐of‐Life Graphitic Anodes for Green Lithium‐Ion Batteries

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the degradation mechanisms of spent graphite anodes in lithium‐ion batteries and highlights key recycling, regeneration, and modification strategies, including hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical approaches. It also discusses recent advances in surface engineering, structural regulation, and material hybridization, offering ...
Wei Wei, Weiguo Liu, Jiangqi Zhou
wiley   +1 more source

Studying the Properties of Cationic Emulsified Asphalts Paving Mixture at Iraqi Environmental Conditions [PDF]

Engineering and Technology Journal, 2013
Emulsified asphalt mixture is generally a mix made of emulsified asphalt with aggregate. Emulsified asphalt is manufactured from base asphalt, emulsifier agent and water.
Shakir .A. Al-Mishhadani, Hasan. H. Al-Baidhani, Hussein Hamel Zghair   +2 more
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Boosting Zinc‐Ion Hybrid Capacitors with Mesoporous Carbon Derived from Highly Graphitized Carbon Quantum Dots

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
The work presents an innovative method for the preparation of mesoporous carbon materials (MCs) from highly graphitized carbon quantum dots. The zinc‐ion hybrid capacitors assembled with MCs deliver high rate performance and stability, providing promising advancements for future energy storage solutions.
Guoli Zhang, Huihui Li, Kaiyue Wang, Gang Li, Kaixi Li, Taotao Guan, Kaiying Wang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fish Scales: A Multifunctional Biomaterial from Nature

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Fish scales demonstrate nature's solution to impact protection through overlapping multilayered architecture. This biological design combines mineralized surfaces with collagen networks to achieve both flexibility and fracture resistance. The structural principles inspire advanced protective materials and biomedical implants, where damage tolerance ...
Liyao Dong, Xiaojie Sun, Xiguang Chen
wiley   +1 more source

Micro‐Scale Dual Interface Layer With N‐Coordination Encapsulated on Coralloid Si Anode for Lithium‐Ion Batteries

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
The Zr‐doped coralloid μSi encapsulated within an N‐coordinated dual‐carbon network is fabricated by an Al‐Si melt modification integrated with in‐situ interfacial strategy, consequently improving the ionic diffusion behaviors. Micro‐scale silicon (μSi) anodes are promising candidates for enhancing energy density of lithium‐ion batteries, yet their ...
Juxuan Ding, Jifei Sun, Boyuan Ban, Yunsheng Wu, Huishe Wang, Jian Chen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bio-asphalt on Asphalt Mixture containing RAP

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2019
Abstract This study investigates the use of bio-asphalt, derived from coconut shell (BioCS) and straw (BioST) as an additive to determine its benefits in asphalt mixtures containing reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP). The study was conducted by determining and comparing the laboratory performance properties of four mixtures and the binders
A V R Sihombing, B S Subagio, E S Hariyadi, A Yamin   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Aftasten/Tantear: A sensorial, coalitional wayfinding among Muslim runners

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract Muslim recreational runners in Muslim‐minority settings that take up running as their preferred form of leisure indicate that they feel they have to navigate a sense of exclusion when running outdoors. This article explores the process of exploration and sensing in public, represented by the Dutch verb aftasten, to investigate the way Muslim ...
Jasmijn Rana
wiley   +1 more source

Study on the Parameter Optimization and Strength Mechanism of Coal Gangue Emulsified Asphalt Mixture

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2020
Emulsified asphalt mixture has the characteristics of convenient construction and durable performance, but its poor early strength and demulsification seriously restrict the popularization and application of this material.
ZhanLiang Liu, Chen Zhang, Xin Qu
doaj   +1 more source