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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Pak Biawak, a necrobot, embodies an unusual fusion of biology and robotics. Designed to repurpose natural structures after death, it challenges conventional boundaries between nature and engineering. Its movements are precise yet unsettling, raising questions about sustainability, ethics, and the untapped potential of biointegrated machines.
Leo Foulds +2 more
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Data in Brief, 2018 This data article presents the utilization of sulphates as an indirect technique for the assessment of microbial growth, activity and SCN- biodegradation efficiency since the TDO were observed to be unable to utilise the produced sulphates as a source of
Lukhanyo Mekuto +4 more
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Durability of Soft Pneumatic Actuators: A Review and Benchmarking Protocol
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Lack of durability is a key challenge hindering the broad scale adoption of soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) in automation industries. This review provides a comprehensive overview of existing research on SPA durability, introduces a standardized durability benchmarking protocol to consolidate the testing of SPAs, and outlines promising directions for ...
Dickson Chiu Yu Wong +2 more
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Changes in physical properties of growing media constituents according to biodegradation
Frontiers in HorticultureThe use and exploration of more sustainable materials for growing media, in response to the search for alternatives to peat, are expanding. Many locally available organic resources are currently under study for this purpose.
Stan Durand, Jean-Charles Michel
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Role of microbial adaptation in the biodegradation of chemical pollutants : extrapolation from laboratory to rivers [PDF]
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) established standardized tests to predict the chemical behaviour in the environment. Difficulties exist in the extrapolation of data from laboratory OECD tests into the environment, and ...
Kowalczyk, Agnieszka
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
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Editorial: Microbial Degradation of Plastics
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Ren Wei, Nick Wierckx
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Principles of microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the environment
Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research, 2018 Petroleum hydrocarbons (PHs) are a big group of chemicals that have caused a major concern because of their widespread distribution into the environment, bioaccumulation potential, harmful effects and biodegradation resistance.
Adnan B. Al-Hawash +6 more
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Petroleum biodegradation capacity of bacteria and fungi isolated from petroleum-contaminated soil
, 2017 We investigated the potential for petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation by 95 bacterial and 160 fungal strains isolated from a former petrochemical plant. We tested whether soil origin, culture media type, and strain taxonomy influenced the degradation of
St-Arnaud, Marc, +4 more
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Micro‐ and nanorobots for targeted thrombolysis. This perspective elaborates on the clinical indication of blood clot disorders and current limitations for treatment. As a novel, alternative solution, micro‐ and nanorobots can be used to treat and break down thrombi.
Joshua M. Mesfin +3 more
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