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Tree Shade and Energy Savings: An Empirical Study [PDF]
Trees cast shade on homes and buildings, lowering the inside temperatures and thus reducing demand for power to cool these buildings during hot times of the year.
Laband, David N., Pandit, Ram
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Photothermomechanically Efficient, Low‐Cost, High‐Cycle‐Life, Hybrid MXene‐Polymer Actuators
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.The addition of MXenes to elastomer‐plastic‐paper films enables the creation of easily prepared actuators that are scalable for small robotic applications. Known as MXene‐polymer Trilayer Actuators (MPTAs), they bend from UV light. Their usefulness is demonstrated through kirigami‐inspired flower‐shaped art design, parallel manipulator for waveguiding,
Ken Iiyoshi +6 more
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UKERC Review of evidence for the rebound effect: Technical report 2: Econometric studies [PDF]
, 2007 This Working Paper examines the evidence for direct rebound effects that is available from studies that use econometric techniques to analyse secondary data.
Dimitropoulos, John, Sorrell, Steve
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Fabrication, Properties, and Applications of Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Regeneration
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review explores cutting‐edge biomaterials and fabrication techniques for scaffolds in bone tissue regeneration. It conducts a critical comparison of various strategies, meticulously analyzes the key contradictions in the field, and outlines an integrated development path spanning from biomaterial selection to clinical application, while ...
Shangsi Chen, Min Wang
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review explores advances in wearable and lab‐on‐chip technologies for breast cancer detection. Covering tactile, thermal, ultrasound, microwave, electrical impedance tomography, electrochemical, microelectromechanical, and optical systems, it highlights innovations in flexible electronics, nanomaterials, and machine learning.
Neshika Wijewardhane +4 more
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Advances in Solid‐Phase Processing Techniques: Innovations, Applications, and Future Perspectives
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Based on practical manufacturing challenges, this review examines advanced solid‐phase processing techniques that overcome the inherent limitations of conventional melting‐based and traditional solid‐phase manufacturing, enabling the production of higher‐performance components at reduced cost through process innovation and improved supply‐chain ...
Tianhao Wang
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Informatics Solutions for Data Processing of Electricity Consumption Optimization in Smart Grids [PDF]
Risk in Contemporary Economy, 2016 Considering the scarcity of primary resources of electricity environmental issues of global warming and the need to optimize electricity consumption at household level, in this paper we will present solutions for developing the data model of an ...
Simona-Vasilica Oprea, Adela Bara
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Justice aspects of flexible household electricity consumption in future smart energy systems
, 2021 Ingvild Firman Fjellså +2 more
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review explores the integration of microfluidic technology with organoid systems as an innovative platform for studying menopausea complex multi‐organ condition. By enabling precise simulation of inter‐organ communication and hormone responses, microfluidic organoids offer a physiologically relevant model for investigating menopausal syndrome and ...
Qianyi Zhang +4 more
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Conservation: From Voluntary Restraint to a Voluntary Price Premium [PDF]
This paper investigates how concern for the environment translates into predictable patterns of consumer behavior. Two types of behavior are considered. First, individuals who care about environmental quality may voluntarily restrain their consumption of
Matthew Kotchen, Michael Moore
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