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Sustainable Plant‐Based Water Repellent Coatings Using Hydrophobic Pine and Palm Pollen

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
A novel formulation strategy for creating superhydrophobic coatings using plant‐derived waxes and chemically treated pine and palm pollen. By employing acid modification, the hydrophobicity of the pollen surface is enhanced, resulting in water contact angles exceeding 150°.
Brenda Resendiz‐Diaz, Emma Sadler, Colin Roger Crick   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pistil Receptivity of Saidy Date Palms Grown under New Valley Conditions when Pollinated with Pollen Suspension [PDF]

Journal of Plant Production, 2016
This trial was conducted during 2015 and 2016 seasons to found the best time of pollination of Saidy date palms grown under NewValley conditions. Pollination was done by spraying pollen grains suspension (5 g pollens/L water).
S. El-Sharabasy, H. Saied, E. Ahmed
doaj   +1 more source

Hairiness: the missing link between pollinators and pollination [PDF]

PeerJ, 2016
Background Functional traits are the primary biotic component driving organism influence on ecosystem functions; in consequence, traits are widely used in ecological research. However, most animal trait-based studies use easy-to-measure characteristics of species that are at best only weakly associated with ...
Stavert, Jamie R, Liñán-Cembrano, Gustavo, Beggs, Jacqueline R, Howlett, Brad G, Pattemore, David E, Bartomeus, Ignasi   +5 more
openaire   +7 more sources

Flexible Pressure Sensor With Co‐Optimized Sensitivity and Linearity Based on Gradient Toroidal Microstructures

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A flexible piezoresistive pressure sensor with gradient toroidal CNT/PDMS microstructures is reported. The hierarchical geometry enables sequential electrode contact, achieving a sensitivity of 256.20 kPa−1 and linear response (R2 = 0.99) over 0–1000 kPa.
Rongmei Wang, Ruolin Liu, Ming Lei, Yifan Liu, Fengming Hu, Bing Ji, Chao Peng, Jianyi Luo, Bingpu Zhou   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of cone volatiles and thermogenesis in the pollination of Encephalartos cycads with particular reference to E.villosus [PDF]

, 2011
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Pollination systems of cycads usually involve obligate mutualisms in which the cycad taxa depend on between one and three insect pollinators.
Suinyuy, Terence Nkwanwir
core   +1 more source

Microfabrication of Soft Millirobots Propelled by Low Voltage Electrohydraulic Actuators

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Manual layer‐by‐layer assembly is replaced by wafer‐level MEMS batch fabrication for compliant polymer‐based electrohydraulic actuators. The microfabricated devices integrate sacrificially defined microcavities, Parylene‐C‐sealed inlets, and multilayer polymer–metal films.
Shai Shmulevich, Florian Hartmann, Herbert Shea   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are giraffes pollinators or flower predators of Acacia nigrescens in Kruger National Park, South Africa? [PDF]

, 2006
We examined the relationship between giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) and Acacia nigrescens in Kruger National Park, South Africa, to determine whether these tall ungulates may be providing a pollination service for the trees, or are simply flower ...
Fleming, P.A., du Toit, J.T., Nicolson, S. W., Nicolson, S.W., Fleming, P. A., du Toit, Johan T., Hofmeyr, S.D., Hofmeyr, S. D.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Cross‐Scale Hierarchical Targeted Delivery System Based on Small‐Scale Magnetic Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article reviews a cross‐scale hierarchical targeted delivery system that integrates magnetic continuum robots and magnetic microrobots. By combining rapid long‐range navigation with precise microscale targeting, the system overcomes key limitations of single‐scale approaches.
Junjian Zhou, Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanbiao Ma, Zhiqiang Tang, Qianqian Wang   +4 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

Autonomous Navigation of Pollen‐Inspired Magnetic Microrobots for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A sunflower pollen‐inspired magnetic microrobot enables controlled rolling navigation in vessel‐like environments. Its open geometry reduces hydrodynamic drag, while vision‐based closed‐loop control, shortest‐path planning, and reinforcement learning support target‐reaching and maze navigation with microrobot‐scale accuracy, highlighting a route toward
Ali Anil Demircali, Abdurrahim Yilmaz, Meysam Keshavarz, Jinshi Zhao, Ara Darzi, Eric Yeatman, Burak Temelkuran   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source