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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.An overview of design principles and scalable fabrication strategies for multifunctional bio‐based packaging. Radiative cooling films, modified‐atmosphere films/membranes, active antimicrobial/antioxidant platforms, intelligent optical/electrochemical labels, and superhydrophobic surfaces are co‐engineered from material chemistry to mesoscale structure
Lei Zhang +6 more
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Shuitu Baochi Xuebao[Objective] To explore how phosphorus input regulates the effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on soil aggregate organic carbon content and the relationship between carbon and phosphorus.
HE Lingyun +5 more
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Congressional testimony at the House Resources Committee hearing to discuss the president's healthy forests: An initiative for wildfire prevention and stronger communities, September 5, 2002 in Washington, DC. [PDF]
, 2002 My testimony will focus on the science of forest restoration and how to reverse the trend of increasing catastrophic wildfires in the dry forests of the West by implementing science-based forest restoration ...
Covington, W.W.
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Recent Advances of Slip Sensors for Smart Robotics
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review summarizes recent progress in robotic slip sensors across mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, magnetic, and acoustic mechanisms, offering a comprehensive reference for the selection of slip sensors in robotic applications. In addition, current challenges and emerging trends are identified to advance the development of robust, adaptive,
Xingyu Zhang +8 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 Tropical forest restoration initiatives are becoming more frequent worldwide in an effort to mitigate biodiversity loss and ecosystems degradation.
Juan Manuel Díaz-García +4 more
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Pak Biawak, a necrobot, embodies an unusual fusion of biology and robotics. Designed to repurpose natural structures after death, it challenges conventional boundaries between nature and engineering. Its movements are precise yet unsettling, raising questions about sustainability, ethics, and the untapped potential of biointegrated machines.
Leo Foulds +2 more
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Grip and Grasp: Lizard Claw Inspired Robotic Manipulators
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Our study identifies the most effective lizard claw shape for use as an end effector in a bioinspired robotic manipulator. By examining key geometric features and combining them into comparative indices, the Crotaphytus collaris claw is found to be the best fit.
Hyeon Lee +4 more
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Ecological Restoration Institute forest restoration training survey [PDF]
, 2009 The Ecological Restoration Institute (ERl) at Northern Arizona University commissioned the Social Research Laboratory (SRL) to create and administer a telephone survey of land managers in the Southwest, primarily in Arizona and New Mexico. The purpose of
Hagen, Kristi K. +2 more
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
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Trees, Forests and PeopleCarbon accumulation and structural development are key indicators of the progress of forest-ecosystem restoration. However current techniques of quantifying them are time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly.
Waiprach Suwannarat +4 more
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