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Cool Kitchen: Processing Starch and Eggshell Powder into Sustainable Coatings for Passive Daytime Cooling

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A food‐grade cooling composite made from starch and recycled eggshell powder offers a scalable, ultra‐low‐cost solution for passive daytime radiative cooling. Easily prepared using basic kitchen tools, this material empowers communities, even in areas with limited infrastructure, to stay cooler during worsening summer heat waves.
Qimeng Song, Evelyn Kubacki, Alexander Berger, Markus Retsch   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Diffuse Light on Microclimate of Solar Greenhouse, and Photosynthesis and Yield of Greenhouse-grown Tomatoes

HortScience, 2020
The application of diffuse light can potentially improve the homogeneity of light distribution and other microclimatic factors such as temperature inside greenhouses. In this study, diffuse light plastic films with different degrees of light diffuseness (
Liang Zheng, Qi Zhang, Kexin Zheng, Shumei Zhao, Pingzhi Wang, Jieyu Cheng , Xuesong Zhang , Xiaowen Chen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Semantic segmentation for plastic-covered greenhouses and plastic-mulched farmlands from VHR imagery

International Journal of Digital Earth, 2023
Due to their important role in maintaining temperature and soil moisture, agricultural plastic covers have been widely utilized around the globe for improving crop-growing conditions, which include both plastic-covered greenhouses (PCGs) and plastic ...
Bowen Niu, Quanlong Feng, Shuai Su, Zhi Yang, Sihang Zhang, Shaotong Liu, Jiudong Wang, Jianyu Yang, Jianhua Gong   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of climate and production in closed, semi-closed and open greenhouses [PDF]

, 2011
A (semi-)closed greenhouse is a novel greenhouse with an active cooling system and temporary heat storage in an aquifer. Air is cooled, heated and dehumidified by air treatment units. Climate in (semi-)closed greenhouses differs from that of conventional
Dieleman, J.A., Elings, A., Gelder, A., de, Kooten, O., van, Marcelis, L.F.M., Qian, T.   +5 more
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Multi‐Scale Interface Engineering of MXenes for Multifunctional Sensory Systems

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
MXenes, as two‐dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides, demonstrate remarkable capabilities for multifunctional sensing applications. This review systematically examines multi‐scale interface engineering approaches that enhance sensing performance, enable diverse detection functionalities, and improve system‐level compatibility in MXene ...
Jiaying Liao, Sin‐Yi Pang, Jianhua Hao
wiley   +1 more source

Silicified Wood‐Inspired, High‐Strength Fire‐Resistant Chitin‐Based Aerogels for Sustainable High‐Temperature Thermal Insulation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Inspired by natural silicified wood, a biomimetic mineralized chitin‐derived aerogel is constructed. It can withstand 81 000 times its own weight, and its backside temperature is 130.4°C after exposure to ∼1300°C butane flame for 600 s, exhibiting high‐strength, fire‐resistance, and super thermal‐insulation properties.
Kai Xu, Qihang Lv, Lubin Liu, Zhezhe Zhou, Chentao Yan, Ao Qin, Jianting Ma, Shuhui Liang, Yue Xu, Min Hong, Bin Li, Pingan Song   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidermal Patch Technologies for Integrated Healthcare and Infection Management

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Epidermal patches have evolved from simple wound coverings into multifunctional, skin‐conformable platforms integrating drug delivery, biosensing, and therapeutic functionalities. This review highlights their material innovations, fabrication strategies, and intelligent designs, including hydrogels, microneedles, and flexible electronics, while ...
Yuqi Wang, Atakan Tevlek, Pawel L. Urban, Boaz Mizrahi, Onome Ejeromedoghene, Roshan Deen, Yuanjing Lin, Jagan Mohan Dodda   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards advanced mapping of plastic greenhouses from EMIT, EnMAP and PRISMA hyperspectral missions

Environmental Challenges
Plastics are pivotal in extensive agricultural activities contributing towards the targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2 (UN SDG 2). However, there are rising concerns about biodiversity changes and waste management challenges when
Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba
doaj   +1 more source

THE IMPACT OF COUPLED SUPPORT ON VEGETABLES GROWN IN GREENHOUSES AND PLASTIC TUNNELS IN ROMANIA [PDF]

Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2020
The paper presents the impact of the coupled support on vegetables cultivated in green houses and plastic tunnels in Romania. In this study, a etailed analysis is carried out on the coupled support received by farmers for vegetables grown in greenhouses ...
Cornelia ALBOIU
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Thermography and Sonic Anemometry to Analyze Air Heaters in Mediterranean Greenhouses [PDF]

, 2012
The present work has developed a methodology based on thermography and sonic anemometry for studying the microclimate in Mediterranean greenhouses equipped with air heaters and polyethylene distribution ducts to distribute the warm air.
López Martínez, Alejandro, Molina Aiz, Francisco Domingo, Peña Fernández, Ana Araceli, Valera Martínez, Diego Luis   +3 more
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