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Laboratory experiments related to marine plastic pollution: a review of past work and future directions

Comptes Rendus. Physique
Plastic pollution is a very active research topic for a wide variety of scientific disciplines. While existing reviews of plastic pollution in the ocean cover the topic from different disciplinary and interdisciplinary viewpoints, this review addresses ...
Poulain-Zarcos, Marie, Pujara, Nimish, Verhille, Gautier, Mercier, Matthieu J.   +3 more
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Plastic Pollution from Ships

Pomorski zbornik, 2016
The environmental impact of shipping on marine environment includes discharge of garbage. Plastic litter is of particular concern due to abundance, resistance to degradation and detrimental effect on marine biota. According to recently published studies, a further research is required to assess human health risk.
Čulin, Jelena, Bielić, Toni
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Advances in Halide Perovskites for Photon Radiation Detectors

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This work highlights recent progress in perovskite‐based photon radiation detectors, covering organic–inorganic hybrid, inorganic, lead‐free double, and vacancy‐ordered halide perovskites. Their detection performance is compared, material‐specific advantages and challenges are examined, and provides insight into current limitations and future ...
Liangling Wang, Jieqi Wang, Xiaojun Cui, Carsten Ronning   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Upcycling Compact Discs Into Ultra‐Stable, Flexible, and Stretchable Nanoporous Gold Electrodes for Enhanced Biosensing Performance

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This article highlights the development of robust and high‐performance flexible and stretchable biosensors that maintain long‐term functionality and optimal electrical conductivity under mechanical deformation, utilizing sustainable and cost‐effective manufacturing principles.
Mousa H. Aldosari, Ahyeon Koh
wiley   +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

Governance Solutions to the Tragedy of the Commons That Marine Plastics Have Become

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018
Plastic pollution has become the new millennium's tragedy of the commons. This is particularly true with the marine debris plastic pollution issue, which has seen significant global interest recently.
Joanna Vince, Britta D. Hardesty
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Indicators for plastic pollution

, 2023
Negotiations have started for an international treaty to solve the global problem of plastic pollution. This agreement and other actions need reliable measurements. It was the objective of this project to analyze and recommend indicators for plastic pollution, which are relevant, easy to measure and comprehensive.
Vorkamp, Katrin, Ryberg, Morten, Fauser, Patrik, Bach, Lis, Fries Linnebjerg, Jannie, Strand, Jakob   +5 more
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Durability of Soft Pneumatic Actuators: A Review and Benchmarking Protocol

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Lack of durability is a key challenge hindering the broad scale adoption of soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) in automation industries. This review provides a comprehensive overview of existing research on SPA durability, introduces a standardized durability benchmarking protocol to consolidate the testing of SPAs, and outlines promising directions for ...
Dickson Chiu Yu Wong, Yucheng Luo, Rob Bernardus Nicolaas Scharff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Macro impacts of plastic pollution in Ghana

Cambridge Prisms: Plastics
In recent decades, the proliferation of single-use plastic products has significantly contributed to a surge in plastic pollution on a global scale. Researchers have extensively investigated the impacts of plastic pollution across various regions, yet a ...
Amin Hosseinian-Far, Ebenezer Laryea, Chijioke D. Uba, Dilshad Sarwar, Simon Derrick, Oluwaseyi Omoloso   +5 more
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