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Long-term oyster shell powder applications increase crop yields and control soil acidity and cadmium in red soil drylands. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Li H, Wu Y, Li J, Han T, Liu K, Huang S.
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Laser‐Induced Graphene from Waste Almond Shells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Almond shells, an abundant agricultural by‐product, are repurposed to create a fully bioderived almond shell/chitosan composite (ASC) degradable in soil. ASC is converted into laser‐induced graphene (LIG) by laser scribing and proposed as a substrate for transient electronics.
Yulia Steksova, Anna Chiara Bressi, Marina Galliani, Attilio Marino, Gianni Ciofani, Eduardo Machado‐Charry, Hilda Gomez Bernal, Alessandra Francini, Luca Sebastiani, Francesco Greco   +9 more
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Functional diversity of ground beetles improved aphid control but did not increase crop yields on European farms. [PDF]

Ecol Appl
Bucher R, Batáry P, Baudry J, Beaumelle L, Čerevková A, de la Riva EG, Dirilgen T, Gallé R, Kesse-Guyot E, Rembiałkowska E, Rusch A, Stanley DA, Ulrich W, Birkhofer K.   +13 more
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Tuning the Dielectric Properties of Individual Clay Nanosheets by Interlayer Composition: Toward Nano‐Electret Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The dielectric properties of clays are studied on the level of individual monolayers and functional double stacks. The material breakdown characteristics and charge storage performance are analyzed. For illustration, a defined charge pattern representing a cuneiform character is produced, written into a microscopic clay tile, referencing the origins of
Sebastian Gödrich, Paul Markus, Matthias Stöter, Bernhard Biersack, Rainer Schobert, Josef Breu, Georg Papastavrou   +6 more
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Estimating future climate change impacts on human mortality and crop yields via air pollution. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Murray LT, Leibensperger EM, Mickley LJ, Tai APK.   +3 more
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Substrate Stress Relaxation Regulates Cell‐Mediated Assembly of Extracellular Matrix

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Silicone‐based viscoelastic substrates with tunable stress relaxation reveal how matrix mechanics regulates cellular mechanosensing and cell‐mediated matrix remodelling in the stiff regime. High stress relaxation promotes assembly of fibronectin fibril‐like structures, increased nuclear localization of YAP and formation of β1 integrin‐enriched ...
Jonah L. Voigt, Jens Timmer, Elisabetta Ada Cavalcanti‐Adam   +2 more
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Crop yields fail to rise in smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Wollburg P, Bentze T, Lu Y, Udry C, Gollin D.   +4 more
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Photoswitching Conduction in Framework Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This mini‐review summarizes recent advances in state‐of‐the‐art proton and electron conduction in framework materials that can be remotely and reversibly switched on and off by light. It discusses the various photoswitching conduction mechanisms and the strategies employed to enhance photoswitched conductivity.
Helmy Pacheco Hernandez, Stefan Hecht, Wolfgang Wenzel, Lars Heinke, Mariana Kozlowska   +4 more
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Straw Retention with Reduced Fertilization Enhances Soil Properties, Crop Yields, and Emergy Sustainability of Wheat-Soybean Rotation. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Yu Q, Jiao X, Wang C, Wang Y, Xu X, Liu Z, Ren G, Feng Y.   +7 more
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An All‐Optical Driven Bio‐Photovoltaic Interface for Active Control of Live Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐photovoltaic Interface (BIO‐PV‐I) for live cell manipulation is presented. BIO‐PV‐I can be activated non‐invasively and remotely to control the spatial motility, adhesion, and morphology of cells adhering to it. BIO‐PV‐I uses a patterned light‐induced electric potential in iron‐doped lithium niobate crystals whose light‐driven and reversible nature,
Lisa Miccio, Martina Mugnano, Valentina Marchesano, Alejandro Calabuig, Zhe Wang, Gennaro Giordano, Francesca Borrelli, Simonetta Grilli, Pietro Ferraro   +8 more
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