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FiN‐Kiri: Fabric‐Based Inflatable Kirigami Actuator for Multimodal Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study introduces a type of inflatable fabric‐based kirigami actuator capable of performing bending motion. The actuator is utilized as soft grippers, a crawling robot and a swimming robot. The crawling robot demonstrated extraordinary motion capabilities, such as moving forward, turning and navigating a narrow tunnel.
Yang Yu, Yupei Zhang, Yanqi Yin, Yehui Wu, Jinyao Zhang, Ruiyu Bai, Jiaqiang Yao, Kewei Su, Chenyi Yu, Zhicheng Tian, Naipeng Li, Zhuang Zhang, Bo Li   +12 more
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Dry matter yields and hydrological properties of three perennial grasses of a semi-arid environment in East Africa [PDF]

, 2010
Enteropogon macrostachyus (Bush rye), Cenchrus ciliaris L. (African foxtail grass) and Eragrostis superba Peyr (Maasai love grass) are important perennial rangeland grasses in Kenya.
Nyangito, M.M., Musimba, N.K.R., Ekaya, W.N., Muiri, W.M., Nyangito, M. M., Francis, J., Kaufmann, R., Von, Clavel, D., Mganga, K. Z., Musimba, N. K. R., Mwang'ombe, A.W., Ekaya, W. N., Muiru, W. M., Mganga, K.Z., Kaufmann, R. von, Verhagen, J., Nyariki, Dickson M., Mwangombe, A.W., Von Kaufmann, R., Nyariki, D.M.   +19 more
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Iron‐Mediated Release of Aged Dissolved Organic Carbon From Waterlogged Peatland Under Warming

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study conducts a five‐year in situ warming experiment in high‐altitude peatlands to examine dissolved organic carbon (DOC) release. The study shows that warming promotes the release of plant‐derived modern DOC in drained peatlands, but amplifies aquatic export of century‐old DOC from waterlogged peatlands via Fe‐mediated DOC mobilization—a ...
Guohua Dai, Zhiying Yang, Zongguang Liu, Wanjia Hu, Lixiao Ma, Enze Kang, Wanqing Luo, Yunpeng Zhao, Chengzhu Liu, Juan Jia, Ting Liu, Chen He, Quan Shi, Jianliang Liu, Yongheng Gao, Huai Chen, Hailong Zhang, Meixun Zhao, Xiaojuan Feng   +18 more
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Photorespiration in C4 grasses remains slow under drought conditions [PDF]

, 2008
The CO(2)-concentrating mechanism present in C(4) plants decreases the oxygenase activity of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) and, consequently, photorespiratory rates in air.
Powers, S. J., Arrabaca, M. C., Parry, M. A. J., Carmo-Silva, A. E., Keys, A. J.   +4 more
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Polychip‐A High‐Throughput Droplet Microfluidics Platform for Interrogating Microbial Interactions

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Polychip, a fully integrated droplet microfluidics platform, enables high‐throughput, single‐cell resolution screening of polymicrobial interactions. By seamlessly combining six automated microfluidics operations on a single chip, the system accelerates antimicrobial discovery by 11 to 14 times compared to traditional robotic methods.
Jeong Jae Han, Adrian Ryan Guzman, Aifen Zhou, Han Zhang, Rohit Gupte, Haemin Jung, Kaylee Delgado, Sini Skariah, Ali Sultan, Arul Jayaraman, Paul de Figueiredo, Arum Han   +11 more
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A Worm‐Inspired Origami Robot with Multimodal Locomotion for Adaptive Mobility in Complex Pipeline Environments

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An origami worm‐inspired robot achieves multimodal locomotion in confined pipelines through mechatronic integration that embeds actuation, control, and communication within each origami module. Large, reversible configuration and dimensional changes enable 25 gaits synthesized by a unified framework across peristaltic, inchworm, and wheel‐rolling modes
Qiwei Zhang, Kangning Tan, Zihan He, Hongsen Pang, Yanjie Wang, Hongbin Fang, Jian Xu   +6 more
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Nanomaterials for Allergy Diagnosis and Treatment: Advances, Opportunities and Translational Challenges

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Nanomaterials offer dual applications in allergy management. For diagnosis, nanomaterials enhance analytical sensitivity and improve detection in specific IgE and functional assays such as the basophil activation test (BAT). For allergen‐specific immunotherapy, nanomaterials enable allergen masking and controlled release, and effectively modulate the ...
Madiha Habib, Shan Jiang, Joyce ZX Lee, CW Lim, HL Yeung, Nicki YH Leung, Patrick SC Leung, Ting F Leung, Christine YY Wai   +8 more
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Variations in Seed and Fruit Traits of the Rare and Endangered Chinese Plant Lilium tsingtauense Along Environmental Gradients

Ecology and Evolution
Lilium tsingtauense Gilg is a rare and endangered wild plant, but there is insufficient research on the environmental drivers of intraspecific variation in its seed and fruit traits.
Wanpei Lu, Anning Ding, Xiao Guo, Pulin Sun, Xinqiang Jiang, Jinming Yang, Hai Wang, Xuebin Song, Qingchao Liu   +8 more
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Modified MXene Aerogel With Broadband Microwave Absorption Inspired by Melanophila Acuminata Beetle

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work introduces a novel biomimetic strategy inspired by the infrared‐sensing sensilla of the Melanophila acuminata beetle. We have designed a multi‐level aerogel, featuring a three‐dimensional carbon framework decorated with synergistic CeO2 nanoparticles and Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets.
Zhiwei Liu, Dingyu Xu, Zhaobo Liu, Haitian Song, Qianqian Zhang, Junxiao Zhou, Xiewen Wen   +6 more
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Strategic inter-cropping for saline agriculture: quantifying the impact of Medicago sativa–Festuca arundinacea ratios on soil properties and crop performance

Frontiers in Plant Science
Soil salinization is an abiotic stress that hinders crop growth, agricultural productivity, and environmental protection. In this study, alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) were sown in seven inter-cropping ratios, with ...
Yuchen Sun, Yuchen Sun, Jiayu Shi, Jiayu Shi, Xindi Liu, Xindi Liu, Xindi Liu, Li Zhao, Guofeng Yang, Guofeng Yang, Guofeng Yang, Qibo Tao, Qibo Tao, Qibo Tao, Shangzhi Zhong, Shangzhi Zhong, Shangzhi Zhong, Qingping Zhang, Fuhong Miao, Fuhong Miao, Fuhong Miao   +20 more
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