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Biomass DNA: An Emerging Building Block for Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Biomass DNA is rapidly emerging from its traditional role as a genetic blueprint to serve as a versatile abundant, highly programmable polymeric building block. This review highlights the transformation of macroscopic bulk biomass DNA into next generation of functional materials, spanning from dynamic hydrogels, sustainable bioplastics, and high ...
Yuwei Hu, Itamar Willner, Li Niu
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Organic Farming

Organic farming is a sustainable agricultural system that focuses on producing food using natural methods without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or genetically modified organisms. It promotes soil health, biodiversity, and ecological balance by using practices such as crop rotation, composting, green manuring, and biological pest control.
Zaffar Bashir, Rohitashw Kumar, Mehrun Nisa   +2 more
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Near‐Infrared Imaging of H2O2 in Plants With Nanosensors Under Environmentally Changing Conditions

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This paper reports a ratiometric nanosensor enabling robust, multivariate detection of stress signals (H2O2) in plants, with high resistance to light fluctuations and mechanical disturbances. Single‐walled carbon nanotubes serve as the sensor, Egyptian Blue nanosheets serve as a stable reference, and plant autofluorescence serves as a label‐free ...
Jiaqi Li, Bjoern F. Hill, Chen Ma, Juliana Gretz, Tanuja Kistwal, Janus A. C. Wartmann, Justus T. Metternich, Juan Pablo Giraldo, Sebastian Kruss   +8 more
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Pan-genome analysis reveals structural variation- associated expression and evolutionary diversity of the ZmCYP450 gene family in maize

Frontiers in Plant Science
The plant cytochrome P450 (CYP450) superfamily plays a key role in metabolic diversity and environmental adaptation; however, systematic analyses of its intraspecific structural variation, copy number dynamics, and evolutionary mechanisms remain limited.
Weijian Qi, Jingcheng Wang, Jianzhong Chang, Jianzhong Chang, Huahu Bu, Huahu Bu, Jianhong Xiao, Jianhong Xiao, Ning Zhang, Ning Zhang, Zhiqiang Ren, Zhiqiang Ren   +11 more
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Recent Advances of Slip Sensors for Smart Robotics

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review summarizes recent progress in robotic slip sensors across mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, magnetic, and acoustic mechanisms, offering a comprehensive reference for the selection of slip sensors in robotic applications. In addition, current challenges and emerging trends are identified to advance the development of robust, adaptive,
Xingyu Zhang, Liao Wu, Shuai He, Zhao Sha, Yuwan Huang, Shuying Wu, Dewei Chu, Chun H. Wang, Shuhua Peng   +8 more
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Chitin‐Chitosan Cryogels for the Reversible Sequestration and Recovery of Heavy Metals From Wastewater

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Chitin‐chitosan cryogels with degrees of N‐acetylation from 12.2% to 71.4% are fabricated by dissolution, coagulation and lyophilization for the sequestration of heavy metals from water. Colorimetry and differential pulse voltammetry showed controlled adsorption and desorption capacities for As5+, Co2+ and Cu2+, making this material attractive for ...
Marta García‐Castrillo, Maialen Uribarrena, Jorge Sáiz, Guillermo Copello, Erlantz Lizundia   +4 more
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Almost a hundred years of farmers’ homegardens in Eastern Tyrol, Austria – an assessment of dynamics based upon locally relevant characteristics

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background Farmers’ homegardens (FHGs) in Eastern Tyrol have undergone notable changes over the past century. We examined how traditional farmers’ homegardens (TFHGs, as described by contemporary witnesses for 1930–1960) compare with FHGs at data ...
Brigitte Vogl-Lukasser, Christian R. Vogl   +1 more
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Productivity and profit enhancement through turmeric (Curcuma longa)intercropped with okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in Punjab

The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), a long-duration crop overlapping with the rainy (kharif) season, limits the growth period of subsequent winter (rabi) crops. To enhance income, intercropping with short-duration crops is viable due to turmeric’s slow initial
RAJENDER KUMAR, MANISHA THAKUR, VAJINDER PAL   +2 more
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3D‐Printed Actuator Powered by Liquid Crystal Elastomer Muscles at the Water–Air Interface

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Soft robots for unstructured environments require responsive, durable actuators. Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) provide large reversible deformations under thermal or optical stimuli. Direct ink writing enables fabrication of LCE actuators integrated with silicone, with mesogen chemistry and oligomers optimized for printable inks.
Cecilie Ryberg, Stefan Pendlmayr, Jan Skov Pedersen, Jens Vinge Nygaard, Jan P. F. Lagerwall, Brigitte Städler   +5 more
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Multiobjective Codesign Optimization of a Planar Pneumatic Artificial Muscle‐Based Snake‐Like Robot for Enhanced Agility and Energy Efficiency

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A codesign multiobjective optimization framework was developed to enhance the morphology and controller of a snake‐like robot driven by artificial muscles. It improved planar locomotion, agility, and power efficiency. The approach optimized link geometry and controller gains, revealing that shorter muscles near joints and longer linkages maximize ...
Ayla Valles, Mahdi Haghshenas‐Jaryani
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