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Coordinated Architectural and Chemical Reinforcement in the Crushing Mandible of a Soldier Termite

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The crushing mandible of a soldier termite withstands substantial biting loads despite lacking mineral. Its cuticle is partitioned: convex teeth pair hardness and zinc enrichment with aligned chitin fibers for contact durability, while stiffer concave regions between teeth carry bending loads.
Andrew Tran Nguyen, Patryk Wąsik, Juan Fernando Cucuyame Morales, Marie Kate Palau, Adrian Francisco Duran Ornelas, Phani Saketh Dasika, Jin Hee Kim, Radhika Laxminarayana, Eric Hintsala, Greta Chang, Junzhi Liao, Lizhi Sun, Nathan Lord, Atsushi Arakaki, Paul Bardunias, Pablo Zavattieri, David Kisailus   +16 more
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Rice Cultivation Duration Drives Soil Organic Carbon Stabilization in Saline-Alkaline Paddy Soils via Mineral-Associated Organic Carbon Accumulation and Biological Pathways. [PDF]

Biology (Basel)
Xu F, Wang M, Lu Z, Xie Y, Tian L, Lv C, Zhang X, Song Y, Yao X, Zhang H, Zhang D.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Balancing Hydrophobicity and Hydrophilicity: Dual Filler‐Engineered Proton Exchange Membranes for Durable, High‐Power Fuel Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Polarity‐matched Zr–MOFs program Nafion's nanoscale morphology during solution casting. Hydrophilic UiO‐66 preserves hydrated pathways, while hydrophobic UiO‐67 increases the proton hopping sites by densifying ionic clusters. Combining both fillers yields a membrane that delivers 176 mS cm−1 conductivity, reaches 1.46 W cm−2 under 200 kPa, and triples ...
Yonghwi Cho, Yunseong Ji, Minkyu Choi, Junsu Kim, Yejin Kim, Su Jeong Lee, Wooyoung Choi, Choong Hoo Lee, Ju Yeon Kim, Ohchan Kwon, Hanim Kim, Du Yeol Ryu, Ki Chul Kim, Dae Woo Kim   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Litter Inputs Promoted Soil Organic Carbon Formation by Increasing Particulate Organic Carbon on the Eastern Edge of the Tibetan Plateau. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Ma Z, Zhou W, Su M, Bai L, Han W, Gu Y, Han C.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Chitin‐Derived Carbon‐Metal Functional Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Functional carbon materials are synthesized from combination of biopolymer (chitin) and iron precursors. The resultant material exhibits superior surface area and adsorptive properties compared to carbon materials synthesized directly from pure chitin.
Herry Fang, Chao Hsuan (Joseph) Sung, Haitao Yu, Ezra Sarmiento, Katarina Kotanchek, Ryan Christopher Lee, Michelle Chan, David Kisailus   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differential responses of mineral-associated organic carbon and particulate organic carbon upon desertification of the Inner Mongolian grassland. [PDF]

Front Microbiol
Peng H, Dong B, Naren G, Ma L, Yu X.
europepmc   +1 more source

Reversible Tuning of Multiple Molecular Kinking for Stem Cell Regulation In Vivo

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In this work, we introduce the novel concept of background component‐free “multiple kinks” material platform composed solely of liganded multiple kink‐bearing molecules as a strategy for dynamic biomaterial design. Tri‐kink molecules enable effective near‐infrared light‐triggered ligand masking and visible light‐triggered ligand exposure, thereby ...
Kanghyeon Kim, Jeongah Shin, Chowon Kim, Honghwan Choi, Dahee Kim, Sungkyu Lee, Choongmo Kang, Hyunsik Hong, Taehoon Ha, Nayeon Kang, Jungyeon Rhi, Ramar Thangam, Yuri Kim, Jeongyun Heo, Cheol Hwan Kwak, Jangsun Hwang, Daun Jeong, Rasoul Moradi, Sunghoon Hur, Hyun‐Cheol Song, Hyun‐Do Jung, Min Jae Lee, Rongqin Huang, Pooyan Makvandi, Yun Suk Huh, Ji Hye Choi, Wenguo Cui, Sehoon Kim, Heemin Kang   +28 more
wiley   +1 more source

Empirical Analysis of Land-use Change and Soil Carbon Sequestration Cost in China [PDF]

This project examines the driving forces behind the land-use change and evaluates the effects of land-use transition on soil organic carbon density and sequestration cost in China. It contributes to the literature in three aspects.
Wu, JunJie, Deng, Xiangzheng, Li, Man
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Organic carbon recycling in subduction zones. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Debret B, Bouilhol P, Bouquerel H, Rigaudier T, Herviou C, Desmalles V, Velut PA, Ménez B, Schwartz S, Cartigny P.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Advancing SafeWax, A Bio‐Inspired Superhydrophobic Coating, Toward Sustainable and Climate‐Resilient Crop Protection

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study advances SafeWax, a bio‐inspired, fatty‐acids‐based superhydrophobic coating, by identifying an agriculturally compliant solvent and revealing how solvent‐controlled Fatty acid crystallization governs the coating's microscopic structure and performance.
Niv Ben‐Arie, Iryna Polishchuk, Franziska Tauber, Coralie Schneider, Elena Prudnikov, Alessia Calora, Silvia Milita, Simona Fermani, Mireia Alejandra Ibanez Revert, Ilaria Filippetti, Claudio Ratti, Matthias Kellermeier, Markus Rueckel, Boaz Pokroy   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source