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Inductively Expandable Supraparticles as Microscopic Force Generators for Remote Mechanical Actuation

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates the combination of magnetic nanoparticles and functional blowing agents into supraparticles. Upon induction heating, they actuate via rapid gas generation or extensive volume expansion. These supraparticles lift up to 25 000 times their own mass and rapidly open cured epoxy resins, providing a versatile strategy for fast micron ...
Leoni Luthardt, Stephan Müssig, Robert Luxenhofer, Karl Mandel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Buyer beware: home insurance, extreme weather and climate change [PDF]

, 2014
As climate change is mixing with natural variability to increase the risk of damage to Australian homes, this paper provides a snapshot of how the home insurance industry is responding to climate risk.

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Radiative Thermal Management for Extreme Environments: Mechanisms and Design Strategies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
In this review, we discuss the fundamental mechanisms of radiative cooling and solar heating, material and structural design strategies, hybrid approaches integrating additional heat transfer pathways, and durability‐oriented designs addressing environmental stresses.
Hyung Rae Kim, Haeseong Kim, Joo Hwan Ko, Gil Ju Lee, Dae‐Hyeong Kim, Young Min Song   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on Temporal and Spatial Changes of Extreme Climate in Guangdong Province from 1961 to 2016

Renmin Zhujiang, 2021
Extreme climate has the most serious and destructive impact on natural ecosystems,socio-economic development,human health and biodiversity.This paper examines the spatial and temporal variability of climate extremes in Guangdong Province during the ...
HUANG Weijie, ZHANG Dawei, ZHANG Xin, LI Qingfeng, LI Wangming, WANG Yadi   +5 more
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Photocatalytic Water Splitting on the Lunar Surface: Prospects for In Situ Resource Utilization

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Water has been found in craters on the moon nearby locations which are illuminated >80% of the time. Photocatalysis uses energy from sunlight to drive chemical reactions such as water splitting to produce oxygen and hydrogen. It is a scalable technology that requires lighter equipment and utilizes resources available on the moon. ABSTRACT The discovery
Ranjani Kalyan, Thomas D. Small, Gregory F. Metha, Mahmoud Adel Hamza, Thomas J. O'Dea, Yideng Shen, Cameron J. Shearer   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Risk in Intermediate Goods Trade: Impacts on China’s Fisheries Production

Fishes
Climate change, especially extreme weather events, has significantly heightened the vulnerability of fisheries production supply chains. This study firstly investigates the input-driven climate risks through intermediate goods trade and their indirect ...
Shunxiang Yang, Zefang Liao, Yingli Zhang, Yuqing Ren, Hang Qu   +4 more
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Village Extreme Climate Index in Indonesia

Archives of Current Research International
This study aims to compile and analyze the Village Extreme Climate Index in Indonesia as a proxy for disaster exposure triggered by extreme climate dynamics. The study used data from the 2021 Village Potential Data Collection (PODES), which covers all villages and sub-districts in Indonesia from 34 provinces, focusing on six types of climate disasters:
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Ultra‐White Elastomeric Coatings for Daytime Radiative Cooling

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Passive daytime radiative cooling meets elasticity in a new class of ultra‐white silicone coatings. Combining high solar reflectance with strong sky‐window emission, they hold surfaces below ambient temperature under full sunlight while remaining flexible and stretchable. This combination of cooling performance and mechanical flexibility enables energy‐
Abdulrahman Aljwirah, Xiaojie Liu, Khalid Alhammadi, Orlando G. Rivera Gonzalez, Won‐June Lee, Xiulin Ruan   +5 more
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Divergent Responses of Productivity and Its Stability to Climate Extremes in Northern China’s Grasslands

Ecosystem Health and Sustainability
Climate forecasts predict that extreme climate events will become more frequent in the next decades, which will pose serious challenges to both the function and structure of grassland ecosystems.
Linming Huang, Fen Zhao, Guozheng Hu, Hasbagan Ganjurjav, Rihan Wu, Weilin Du, Qingzhu Gao   +6 more
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Quantification of Climate Change Vulnerability Index for Extreme Weather - Focused on Typhoon case -

Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment, 2015
VRI(Vulnerability-Resilience Index), which is defined as a function of 3 variables: climate exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity, has been quantified for the case of Typhoon which is one of the extreme weathers that will become more serious as climate change proceeds.
Cheol-Hee Kim, Ki-Pyo Nam, Jong-Jae Lee
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