Subterranean environments contribute to three‐quarters of classified ecosystem services
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Beneath the Earth's surface lies a network of interconnected caves, voids, and systems of fissures forming in rocks of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic origin. Although largely inaccessible to humans, this hidden realm supports and regulates services critical to ecological health and human well‐being.
Stefano Mammola +30 more
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Metasurface Enhanced Photothermal Cement Foam for Robust and High‐Throughput Seawater Desalination
Carbon Energy, EarlyView.Schematic of 3D metasurface‐enhanced cement foam for robust and high‐throughput seawater desalination. This study presents a cement‐based solar evaporator (CSE) fabricated in one step via viscoelastic lithography with simple negative pressure. In addition to boosting solar‐to‐vapor conversion efficiency via excellent light‐harvesting capacity, the ...
Jianjun Guo +4 more
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Bioinspired Crossmodal Tactile Sensory Nerve for High‐Accurate Object Recognition
ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.An artificial crossmodal sensory neuron system (ACSNS) that combines a complementary memristor with high‐sensitivity pressure–temperature bimodal sensors, which integrate tactile perception, information storage, and neuromorphic computing. With the aid of machine learning, this ACSNS presents an improved accuracy of 96.67% in recognizing temperatures ...
Delu Chen +8 more
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ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.First integration of ZnO nanorods with aerosol‐printed 3D Ag meshes for UV photodetector. 3D Ag/ZnO enhances light absorption and charge separation by providing a large active surface area for efficient charge generation and a strong UV response.
Elius Hossain +3 more
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Animal tracks and human footprints in prehistoric hunter-gatherer rock art of the Doro! nawas mountains (Namibia), analysed by present-day indigenous tracking experts. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Lenssen-Erz T +5 more
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Programmable crack dynamics engineering enables flexible strain sensors with high linearity
FlexMat, EarlyView.First‐decoupling theoretical framework of crack evolution elucidating the control methods, mechanistic insights, and structure‐activity relationships is established. Crack propagation from uncontrollable randomness systematically evolves into spatially ordered states.
Chunjin Wu +9 more
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Kinetic Compensation of Barrel Launch Under High‐Speed Solid‐Phase Particulate Impacts
International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT An accurate launch‐dynamics computational method is critical for barrel weapon service life assessment and multiphase physics field refinement. Given the lack of studies on the solid‐phase buildup behavior at the projectile base, this paper provides an improved method for calculating the launching dynamics under high pressure and high speed ...
Zhiyi He +3 more
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On the botanical history and nomenclature of the New World genus Piscidia (Fabaceae)
Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Piscidia L. (Fabaceae) is a New World genus with nine recognized taxa (seven species and two varieties). The previous nomenclatural revisions, made in 1910 and in 1969, are revisited here. The names Derris grandifolia Heyde & Lux ex Donn.Sm. and P. cubensis Urb. required step II lectotypifications, with an epitype for the latter name.
Camila Sánchez‐ Vega +4 more
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Printed emblems and manuscript meditations from the Norbertine nunnery
Biblioteka. The aim: The article discusses a “hybrid volume” – a book that integrates engravings (mechanically reproduced pieces) and handwritten texts. More specifically, it is an emblem book that combines engravings and a Polish translation of Paradisus Sponsi ...
Justyna Kiliańczyk-Zięba
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The oldest plans to scale of humanmade mega-structures. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Crassard R +10 more
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