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Recent Advances on Thermochromic Inks for Security Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Thermochromic security inks have garnered interest in recent years as security elements for authentication, information encryption, and anti‐counterfeiting. This review outlines different types of thermochromic materials, how they have been developed as functional inks, and how advancements in property enhancement, sustainability, and printing ...
Duarte B. Oliveira, Andreia Araújo, Elvira Fortunato, Rodrigo Martins, Marta C. Corvo, Emanuel Carlos   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moving toward automated µFTIR spectra matching for microplastic identification: addressing false identifications and improving accuracy

Microplastics and Nanoplastics
Infrared spectroscopy is a widely used tool for studying microplastics and identifying microparticles. Researchers rely on spectral libraries to differentiate between synthetic and natural materials.
Rachel Kozloski, Win Cowger, Monica M. Arienzo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

Advanced 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, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plants forage for soil patches free of plastic pollution but cannot bag the profits. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2023
Speißer B, van Kleunen M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Environmental effects of plastic pollution and sustainability: where are we now? [PDF]

Andrew Barrick, Tham C. Hoang
openalex   +1 more source

COVID-19 and Plastic Pollution in the Citarum River, Indonesia

, 2023
Arisman Arisman
openalex   +2 more sources

UTact: Underwater Vision‐Based Tactile Sensor with Geometry Reconstruction and Contact Force Estimation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Embedded flexible sensing technologies advance underwater soft robotics, yet most systems still suffer from hysteresis and limited perceptiveness. Instead, vision‐based tactile sensors provide reliable and rapid feedback essential for complex underwater tasks.
Qiyi Zhang, Zonghao Zuo, Haoxuan Wang, Bin Liu, Yilidusi Yilihamu, Li Wen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Industrial Growth and Environmental Protection in Metro Cebu: Some Challenges and Recommendations [PDF]

Associated with industrialization is the aggravation of environmental problems. This issue looks into Metro Cebu manufacturing data to investigate industrial pollution and environmental protection.
Israel, Danilo C.
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Soils in distress: The impacts and ecological risks of (micro)plastic pollution in the terrestrial environment.

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023
A. Bodor, G. Feigl, Bálint Kolossa, Enikő Mészáros, K. Laczi, Etelka Kovács, Katalin Perei, G. Rákhely   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Techno‐Economic Analysis of Polylactic Acid from Corn Stover: Understanding Uncertainty and Variability via Artificial Intelligence Tools

Advanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.
This study analyses the uncertainty and variability existing in the economic performance of polylactic acid (PLA) production, via integrating techno‐economic analysis with process models and Monte Carlo simulation enabled by artificial intelligence. The results show that the minimum selling price varies from $2,107 to $3076/t PLA.
Yinqiao Wang, Jiawei Huang, Chuan Xu, Sipan Liu, Junwei Li, Kai Lan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source