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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological water quality indices in environmental management

open access: yes, 2012
published_or_final_version ; Environmental Management ; Master ; Master of Science in Environmental ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Coordinated Architectural and Chemical Reinforcement in the Crushing Mandible of a Soldier Termite

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The crushing mandible of a soldier termite withstands substantial biting loads despite lacking mineral. Its cuticle is partitioned: convex teeth pair hardness and zinc enrichment with aligned chitin fibers for contact durability, while stiffer concave regions between teeth carry bending loads.
Andrew Tran Nguyen   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Melanin's Role in Balancing Mechanical Strength and Reproductive Output in Environmentally Stressed Fungal Spores

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Melanin content directly controls fungal spore mechanical properties, with pigmented spores achieving rupture forces two orders of magnitude higher than hyaline spores. Environmental stress drives this quantity‐quality tradeoff; stressed species invest energy in melanin‐reinforced, mechanically superior thick‐walled, super‐hydrophobic spores, while ...
Atul Agrawal, Steven E. Naleway
wiley   +1 more source

Divers of ozone pollution across the Pearl River Delta during spring 2022: insights from observation and WRF-CMAQ

open access: yesAsian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
Ozone (O3) pollution has emerged as a critical environmental issue in the Pearl River Delta (PRD), particularly during spring and autumn. This study employs the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model coupled with the Community Multiscale Air ...
Jin Shen   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The relevance of environmental quality standards for biota in the evaluation of the ecological quality of aquatic ecosystems

open access: yes, 2022
Abstract: Aquatic chemical pollution, mainly of anthropogenic origin, is a global issue. A specific group of persistent pollutants with distinct hydrophobic/lipophilic characteristics tend to biomagnify (i.e. reaching high concentrations in higher trophic levels) and exhibit low detection rates in water samples.
openaire   +2 more sources

Dimensionality‐Driven Interfacial Electronic Coupling in Carbon‐Supported Gd‐CuO Catalysts for Selective CO2 Electroreduction to Ethylene

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The 2D carbon‐supported Gd–CuO exhibits strong interfacial electronic coupling, abundant oxygen vacancies, and highly exposed active sites, enabling efficient CO enrichment and C─C coupling toward selective and durable CO2‐to‐C2H4 conversion. ABSTRACT Copper‐based catalysts are promising for electrochemical CO2 reduction toward value‐added chemicals ...
Xueya Zhu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biodegradable 3D‐Printable and Coatable Antifouling Composites for Marine Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Marine biofouling damages submerged surfaces and raises greenhouse gas emissions. Biodegradable antifouling biocomposites were developed by hot‐mixing beeswax, Tween 80, and calcium stearate or stearic acid. Adjusting the component ratio enables processing via hot‐pressing, 3D‐printing, or dip‐coating.
Gabriele Corigliano   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Sunset Evaluation Report October 2009

open access: yes, 2009
Evaluation report on the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality detailing the agency's mission, accomplishments, and ...
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
core  

Digitally Printed Eco‐Friendly Electronic Devices

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Fabrication of electronics using eco‐friendly materials through digital printing routes is a promising strategy for improving life cycle sustainability and reducing the environmental impacts of conventional manufacturing. This review highlights state‐of‐the‐art eco‐friendly materials, green ink formulations, various resource‐efficient digital printing ...
Nitheesh M. Nair   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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