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Confinement‐Induced Donnan Potential Enables Sealed Hydrovoltaic Power From Microliter Water

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
An ultrathin MXene/cellulose nanofiber (CNF) nanochannel‐based hydrovoltaic generator produces sustained direct current (DC) from a single microliter droplet under sealed operation. Asymmetric nanochannel confinement establishes a persistent ion gradient and a confinement‐induced Donnan potential, harvesting the interfacial free energy released upon ...
Sangyun Na, Geonyoung Jung, Yoojin Chang, Yun Goo Ro, Cheolhong Park, Jeonghee Yeom, Jinyoung Kim, Jeeyoon Kim, Hyejin Lee, Hyeji Oh, Hyunhyub Ko   +10 more
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Occurrence factors of large vacant lots in central districts and their utilization by local governments in Japan

Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2016
In Japan, local cities experience a number of problems related to deterioration of residential environment, quality of public service, and vitalization of commercial land.
Takeshi Kobayashi, Shinji Ikaruga
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Eco‐Designed Transparent Bacterial Cellulose Composites for Next‐Generation Opto‐Electronics

Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.
The developed transparent bacterial cellulose (BC) composite film using bio‐based resin results in higher transparency (89%) and lower haze (12%) at 550 nm, combined with insulative, hydrophobic and mechanically robust properties, thereby, enabling successful fabrication of an electrochromic device with efficient optical modulation on a sustainable ...
Liya Antony, Sanosh Kunjalukkal Padmanabhan, Amal Alliyankal Vijayakumar, Marco Pugliese, Maria Assunta Signore, Antonella Giuri, Vincenzo Maiorano, Antonio Licciulli, Sonia Carallo, Aurora Rizzo, Carola Esposito Corcione   +10 more
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Unveiling the carbon neutrality pathways of compact cities: a simulation-based scenario analysis from China

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
In the global effort to address climate change, achieving carbon neutrality has become a central objective in urban planning worldwide. Compact cities, due to their potential for land conservation, resource efficiency, and carbon emissions reduction ...
Tianhui Fan, Yujie Ren, Andrew Chapman
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A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett, Maxwell Hammond, Niloufar Seyfi, Amirreza Fahim Golestaneh, Venanzio Cichella, Caterina Lamuta   +5 more
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Analysing the Physical and Spatial Expansion Pattern of Margheh Using Quantatitive Models [PDF]

نشریه جغرافیا و برنامه‌ریزی, 2013
The growth and development pattern or city form is defined as spatial pattern of human activities. At present the city pattern is divided into two groups as horizontal or sprawl and vertical or compact.
Sedigheh Lotfi, Ayob Manochehri miyandoab, Hasan Ahar   +2 more
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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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Genome‐Wide In Vivo RNAi Screening Identifies HOXD4 as a Tumor Metastasis Suppressor in Colorectal Cancer

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Metastasis remains a major challenge in colorectal cancer. Using an in vivo shRNA screening system, this study identifies Homeobox D4 as a key metastasis suppressor. Reduced Homeobox D4 expression is associated with aggressive tumor features. Functional and mechanistic analyses show that it inhibits epithelial‐mesenchymal transition by repressing ...
Zhi‐hua Ye, Wen‐jing Luo, Lu Li, Wen‐di Shuai, Ling Zhou, You‐fa Duan, Xue Chen, Jun‐kai Zhang, Wenlin Huang, Ran‐yi Liu   +9 more
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Mapping Urbanization Dynamics in Major Cities of Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, and Bolivia Using Night-Time Satellite Imagery

Land, 2013
By 2050, 90% of the population in Latin America will live in cities, but there is a lack of up-to-date spatial information about the urban extent and patterns of urbanization in cities of this region.
Isabel K. Parés-Ramos, Nora L. Álvarez-Berríos, T. Mitchell Aide   +2 more
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Sustainable Materials Design With Multi‐Modal Artificial Intelligence

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Critical mineral scarcity, high embodied carbon, and persistent pollution from materials processing intensify the need for sustainable materials design. This review frames the problem as multi‐objective optimization under heterogeneous, high‐dimensional evidence and highlights multi‐modal AI as an enabling pathway.
Tianyi Xu, Tianshuo Wei, Yan Ge, Bo Peng, Yue Li, Maolin Wang, Peng Wen, Chao Yang, Ye Wei   +8 more
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