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Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva, Giulio Fatti, Emanuel Carlos, Guilherme Ferreira, Sumita Goswami, Suman Nandy, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Elvira Fortunato, Caio G. Otoni, Rodrigo Martins   +9 more
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Multimodal Structural Color Graphics Based on Colloidal Photonic Microdome Arrays

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A hybrid photonic system combining colloidal crystals and microscale domes is designed to achieve four switchable optical states via the interplay of Bragg reflection and TIR interference. The graphics composed of the photonic microdome arrays provide tunable, angle‐sensitive structural coloration and concealed‐to‐revealed transitions, offering a ...
Jun‐Gu Kang, Hwan‐Young Lee, Chaerim Son, Hyeonbin Jo, Shin‐Hyun Kim   +4 more
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Conjugate heat transfer performance of stepped lid-driven cavity with Al2O3/water nanofluid under forced and mixed convection

SN Applied Sciences, 2021
Two-dimensional conjugate heat transfer performance of stepped lid-driven cavity was numerically investigated in the present study under forced and mixed convection in laminar regime.
Naveen Janjanam, Rajesh Nimmagadda, Lazarus Godson Asirvatham, R. Harish, Somchai Wongwises   +4 more
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Bio‐Inspired Nanoarchitected LiFePO4 Cathodes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) is synthesized using a bio‐inspired method, using acidic macromolecules similar to those found in many calcareous mineralized organisms to modulate the morphology and crystal growth of LFP‐carbon composite particles. The observations from this process indicate a non‐classical crystallization process, which subsequently ...
Parawee Pumwongpitak, Ibrahim El‐Halees, Martyn Kim, Andrew Sanchez, Zachery Robinson, Taifeng Wang, Krassimir Bozhilov, Siriporn Larpkiattaworn, David Kisailus   +8 more
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Evaluation and comparing of natural and forced solar dryer for mint drying in Khuzestan province [PDF]

Journal of Agricultural Machinery, 2017
Introduction Many vegetables such as mint are highly seasonal in nature. They are available in plenty at a particular period of time in specific regions that many times result in market glut.
J Habibi Asl, L Behbahani, A Azizi
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Numerical optimization of forced thermal convection in transverse tube bundles based on double-distribution-function lattice Boltzmann method

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2023
Forced thermal convection of transverse tube bundles is common in various thermal equipment, such as boiler economizers and air pre-heaters. In this study, the forced thermal convection in transverse tube bundles is simulated based on the double ...
Jialei Xue, Ruijie Zhao, Desheng Zhang, Renhao Cheng   +3 more
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Membrane Wrapping for High Capacity and Rapidly Switchable Adhesives

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A membrane‐wrapping mechanism enables high‐capacity, rapidly switchable adhesion by coupling suction, friction, and adhesion. Broadband performance is achieved in dry and underwater conditions, allowing fast, reversible manipulation of objects of diverse sizes and shapes, from delicate eggs and berries to flat, complex, or heavy objects. These outcomes
Yeunhee Kim, Camryn A. Mills, Michael D. Bartlett   +2 more
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Photothermal Macroporous Lignin Cryogels for Off‐Grid, Continuous Atmospheric Water Collection via Interlayer Heat Recovery

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Photothermal, macroporous lignin‐based cryogels are engineered to convert sunlight into low‐grade heat. Integrated as stacked beds in a drum‐type device, a thin copper interlayer transfers waste heat between beds, enabling interlayer heat recovery and continuous solar cycling.
Jie Yan, Jiqing Lu, Tian Bai, Lin Li, Zhaoxuan Niu, Yiying Yue, Wanli Cheng, Guangping Han, Orlando J. Rojas   +8 more
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MAGTWIST: A Magnetically‐Driven Rotary Actuator Using a Traveling‐Wave With Integrated Stiffness Tunability

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
MAGTWIST: A compact magnetic rotary actuator, enabling smooth, stepless rotation, and on‐demand locking. Inspired by peristalsis, a soft polymer belt generates a traveling‐wave, enabling 270° rotation when heated. Cooling stiffens the belt, locking it in position and enabling it to withstand high loads.
Simon Frieler, Jean‐Paul P.M. de Vries, Sarthak Misra, Venkatasubramanian Kalpathy Venkiteswaran   +3 more
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Bioinspired Polypeptide Dendrimer‐Modified Thin‐Film Composite Membranes for Selective Lithium‐Magnesium Separation with DFT Insights

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We fabricated a biomimetic dendrimer‐modified thin‐film nanocomposite membrane with a coordination‐assisted ion‐selective interface. pH‐responsive polypeptide sites preferentially bind Mg2+ and promote Li+ permeation, as predicted by density functional theory calculations of metal‐ligand interactions.
Mehrasa Yassari, Seyedeh Fatemeh Seyedpour, Bamlak Setegne, Amir Aghaei, Behzad Ahvazi, Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei, Mark Elliott, Mohtada Sadrzadeh   +7 more
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