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institutional innovation from the bottom up? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
A sustainable economy fulfills societal needs in a fundamentally different way to the current economic system. Improvements to the efficiency of existing technologies or practices appear insufficient for achieving sustainable development within the ...
Antoni-Komar, Irene   +10 more
core   +1 more source

A sustainable ocean for all

open access: yesnpj Ocean Sustainability, 2022
ocean ...
Frazão Santos, Catarina   +19 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Transducers Across Scales and Frequencies: A System‐Level Framework for Multiphysics Integration and Co‐Design

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Transducers convert physical signals into electrical and optical representations, yet each mechanism is bounded by intrinsic trade‐offs across bandwidth, sensitivity, speed, and energy. This review maps transduction mechanisms across physical scale and frequency, showing how heterogeneous integration and multiphysics co‐design transform isolated ...
Aolei Xu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Empirical Analysis of the Industrial Bioeconomy: Implications for Renewable Resources and the Environment

open access: yesBioResources, 2015
An empirical analysis was undertaken to quantify the utilization of the primary, first-generation agriculture and forestry feedstocks within the industrial bioeconomy.
Brandon Morrison, Jay S. Golden
doaj   +1 more source

Potential Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Groundwater Resources in Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Climate change observed over the past decades has been consistently associated with modifications of components of the hydrological systems such as precipitation patterns, sea surface temperature, accelerated melting of glacier and ice caps, soil ...
Aizebeokhai, A. P.
core   +3 more sources

Radiative Cooling by Green(er) Solvents‐Upcycled Polyvinyl Chloride From Drug Blisters Waste

open access: yesAdvanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.
This study explores upcycling poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) from used pharmaceutical blisters into sustainable radiative cooling materials. Using solvent separation and membrane fabrication, PVC was converted into white membranes paired with aluminum foil.
Andrea Lanfranchi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing public health through ocean research—a model for global partnership

open access: yesFrontiers in Climate
Understanding the connection between ocean health and human health is currently limited and fragmented, calling for transdisciplinary research and strategic action. The contribution of public health experts alongside marine scientists are essential for a
Andrea Piccioli   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Psychology of Ocean Literacy

open access: yesEncyclopedia
Ocean Literacy (OL) can be broadly defined as a framework for understanding the complex and evolving relationships between people and the ocean. It is increasingly recognized as a vital component of marine conservation and sustainability efforts.
Brianna Le Busque
doaj   +1 more source

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