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Polyphenol‐Inspired Materials for Agricultural Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review outlines the use of polyphenol‐inspired materials for sustainable agriculture, highlighting their molecular design, interfacial assembly, structure–property relationships, and prospects toward precision agriculture, climate resilience, ecosystem protection, and circular bioeconomy strategies.
Haofu Liu, Omid Mazaheri, Zhixing Lin, Tianzheng Wang, Jingqu Chen, Yuang Gu, Xia Liang, Deli Chen, Frank Caruso   +8 more
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Revitalising traditional rice varieties (landraces) through natural farming: story of Manne Srinivasa Rao (India)

Frontiers in Agronomy
This paper is based on a farmer, Manne Srinivasa Rao’s experiences and observations over a period of 4 years from 2021. Affected by the incidence of higher cancer rates in the villages and his own father’s loss, he chose to grow food on his own farm ...
Teki VV Visweswara Rao, Kodeboyina Sivannarayana Varaprasad   +1 more
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All‐Amyloid Functional Coacervates

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces an all‐amyloid interfacial complex coacervate technique that employs charge‐mediated or functionalization‐assisted complexation of oppositely charged food protein‐derived amyloid nanofibrils to engineer functional soft constructs across multiple length scales.
Seyyed Alireza Hashemi, Mohammad Peydayesh, Laura Baraldi, Mohammad Arjmand, Raffaele Mezzenga   +4 more
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Assessing role of natural farming in enhancing ecosystem services and sustainable agriculture

Frontiers in Agronomy
Natural farming is an environment friendly holistic approach emphasizing agricultural sustainability ecosystem health by reducing external inputs. It is a chemical free farming practice based on livestock and locally available resources.
Swarnali Duary, Kousik Biswas, Amit Biswas, Tufleuddin Biswas, Sujay Kumar Paul, Odisi Netaji   +5 more
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Electrolyte Engineering Challenges and Opportunities for Next‐Generation Aqueous Ammonium‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Aqueous ammonium‐ion batteries (AAIBs) face a hydrogen‐bond paradox: the HB network enables fast NH4+ transport but triggers water decomposition. This review dissects this dilemma, evaluates multiple electrolyte engineering strategies, and outlines four future directions for next‐generation AAIB design ABSTRACT Aqueous ammonium‐ion batteries (AAIBs ...
Zi‐Hang Huang, Xiaoyu Liu, Shuai Mao, Lingfeng Zhu, Zhijun Wu, Hongge Pan, Tianyi Ma   +6 more
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Bioinspired Mechanosensitive Organic Artificial Neuron With Programmable Excitatory and Inhibitory Responses via Nonlinear Mechano‐Electrochemical Coupling

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Organic artificial neurons couple mechanical deformation and ionic environments through nonlinear mechano‐electrochemical dynamics. Mechanical strain and electrolyte concentration reshape their nonlinear electrical characteristics, programming excitatory or inhibitory spiking responses that mimic mechanosensitive biological neurons and enable ...
Rassen Boukraa, Pietro Belleri, Zsolt M. Kovács‐Vajna, Paschalis Gkoupidenis, Fabrizio Torricelli   +4 more
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Improving Water Productivity and Reducing Water and Energy Consumption in Rice Production Through Natural Farming-Based Management Practices in Southern India

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Natural farming (NF) has emerged as a promising agro-ecological tactic to enhance resource use and reduce dependence on synthetic agricultural inputs. However, comprehensive field-based evidence across diverse agro-climatic regions remains limited.
Battu Krishna Rao, Somepalli Annapurna, Brahmanapuduru Gireesh, Priyanka Jha, Masireddy Sruthi, Kunapuli Vijaya Gowri, Karanam Sunitha, Ramineni Harsha Nag, Mahipal Choudhary, Zakir Hussain, Mood Anitha   +10 more
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Farm animal welfare: Beyond “natural” behavior

Science, 2023
An animal-centered view guided by what animals value could improve welfare on ...
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Multi‐Li+ Coordination for Superior Room‐Temperature Ionic Conductivity in PEO Solid Electrolytes

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A phosphonate‐functionalized polycarboxylate ether (P‐PCE) is introduced into PEO electrolytes to induce multi‐Li+ ions coordination, which effectively dissociates lithium salts, liberates Li+ from the strong chelation by PEO chains, and promotes fast Li+ hopping between adjacent coordination sites. Simultaneously, this design establishes dynamic, high‐
Hengming Yan, Bowen Zhang, Xuefan Liu, Lu Wang, Cunlong Hu, Anran Sheng, Congcong Zhang, Linglong Kong, Zhenzhen Wu, Yulin Zhong, Sheng Liu, Shanqing Zhang   +11 more
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Nonplanar Bouligand Architectures for Enhanced Mechanical Performance in Cementitious Composites

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Inspired by the impact region of the Mantis shrimp dactyl club, nonplanar additive manufacturing translates sinusoidal Bouligand architectures into cementitious composites. Printing‐induced anisotropy and architected interfaces promote distributed damage and arrest crack propagation, enhancing strength and energy absorption.
Yu Wang, Loukham Shyamsunder, Phani Saketh Dasika, Andrew Nguyen, David Kisailus, Jan Olek, Jeffrey P. Youngblood, Pablo D. Zavattieri   +7 more
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