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Maya Blue‐Inspired Hybrid Coating for Robust and Superhydrophilic Solar Evaporators Using Commercial Black Acrylic Paint

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates a Maya blue‐inspired hybrid solar evaporator using commercial black acrylic paint, achieving 98% solar‐thermal conversion efficiency and 2.39 kg m−2 h−1 water evaporation rate through a durable, hydrophilic organic–inorganic structure that enables scalable, cost‐effective desalination and wastewater purification.
Dao Thi Dung, Do Van Lam, Young Kim, Wonzee Jung, Kanghoon Yim, Seung‐Mo Lee   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in growth of tropical forests: evaluating potential biases [PDF]

, 2002
Over the past century almost every ecosystem on Earth has come under the influence of changes in atmospheric composition and climate caused by human activity.
Baker, T., Brown, S., Ferreira, L.V., Grace, J., Higuchi, N., Laurance, S., Laurance, W.F., Lewis, S.L., Malhi, Y., Nunez Vargas, P., Phillips, O.L., Stern, M., Vasquez Martinez, R., Vincenti, B.   +13 more
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Interactions among spruce beetle disturbance, climate change and forest dynamics captured by a forest landscape model

, 2015
The risk of bark beetle outbreaks is widely predicted to increase because of a warming climate that accelerates temperature-driven beetle population growth and drought stress that impairs host tree defenses.
C. Temperli, T. Veblen, S. J. Hart, D. Kulakowski, A. Tepley   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Complex forest dynamics indicate potential for slowing carbon accumulation in the southeastern United States

Scientific Reports, 2015
Over the past century forest regrowth in Europe and North America expanded forest carbon (C) sinks and offset C emissions but future C accumulation is uncertain.
J. Coulston, D. Wear, J. Vose
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Electroactive Liquid Crystal Elastomers as Soft Actuators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electroactive liquid crystal elastomers (eLCEs) can be actuated via electromechanical, electrochemical, or electrothermal effects. a) Electromechanical effects include Maxwell stress, electrostriction, and the electroclinic effect. b) Electrochemical effects arise from electrode redox reactions.
Yakui Deng, Min‐Hui Li
wiley   +1 more source

Companion modeling to facilitate adaptive forest management in Nam Haen sub-watershed, Nan Province, northern Thailand [PDF]

, 2007
Forest management through the establishment of headwater management units and the new Nantaburi National Park in Nan Province, northern Thailand, deals with many stakeholders.
Barnaud, Cécile, Dumrongrojwatthana, P., Gajaseni, Nantana, Trébuil, Guy   +3 more
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Identifying climatic drivers of tropical forest dynamics

, 2015
. In the context of climate change, identifying and then predicting the impacts of climatic drivers on tropical forest dynamics is becoming a matter of urgency.
M. Aubry-Kientz, Vivien Rossi, F. Wagner, B. Hérault   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Microplastics from Wearable Bioelectronic Devices: Sources, Risks, and Sustainable Solutions

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bioelectronic devices (e.g., e‐skins) heavily rely on polymers that at the end of their life cycle will generate microplastics. For research, a holistic approach to viewing the full impact of such devices cannot be overlooked. The potential for devices as sources for microplastics is raised, with mitigation strategies surrounding polysaccharide and ...
Conor S. Boland
wiley   +1 more source

Declining Bark Beetle Densities (Ips typographus, Coleoptera: Scolytinae) from Infested Norway Spruce Stands and Possible Implications for Management

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012
The eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) is the most serious insect pest in Central European forests. During the past two decades, extreme meteorological events and subsequent beetle infestations have killed millions of cubic meters of ...
Alexander Angst, Regula Rüegg, Beat Forster   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Roll‐to‐Roll Mechanical Exfoliation for Large‐Area van der Waals Films with Preserved Crystallographic Alignment

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A roll‐to‐roll exfoliation method is demonstrated that preserves the crystallographic alignment of anisotropic 2D materials over large areas, enabling scalable fabrication of directional electronic and optoelectronic devices. Abstract Anisotropic 2D materials such as black phosphorus (BP), GeS or CrSBr, exhibit direction‐dependent optical and ...
Esteban Zamora‐Amo, Francisco Fernandez‐Canizares, Yigit Sozen, Thomas Pucher, Pedro L Alcázar Ruano, Carmen Munuera, Ryo Ishikawa, Naoya Shibata, María Varela, Der‐Yuh Lin, Bing Wu, Jorge Quereda, Zdenek Sofer, Gabriel Sánchez‐Santolino, Andres Castellanos‐Gomez   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source