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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

A Termite‐Inspired Alternative to Cement

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A termite‐inspired composite of clay, cellulose, and lignin forms a dense fibrous network with concrete‐like strength (32 MPa) and superior elasticity, processed at ambient temperature. Abstract Clay combined with organic materials is used by termites as a strong and durable construction material for their mounds with minimal environmental impact. Here,
Oren Regev, Peter Fratzl, Emeline Raguin, Markus Antonietti   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Upcycling of Disposable Face Masks into Water‐Resistant and Flame Retardant Foams

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Disposable mask waste is upcycled into lightweight polypropylene‐based foams with tunable porosity and composite architectures reinforced by ear‐loop fibers. The sustainable solvent‐based process enables upcycling rates of 91% and solvent recovery of >90%.
Jingjing Pan, Erlantz Lizundia, Hao Jia, Lennart Bergström   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anti‐Slip Material‐Based Strategies and Approaches

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review highlights the principle mechanisms of slipping at the microscale, linking contact mechanics with a friction behavior model for surface interfaces. Main strategies to develop anti‐slip properties to the surfaces are discussed alongside standardized testing approaches.
Sogand Abbaspoor‐Zanjani, Carlo Antonini, Teresa Gatti, Mengjiao Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative analysis on costs and benefits of producing natural and recycled concrete aggregates: A South African case study

Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2020
In this paper, comparative analysis of the costs and benefits of producing natural and recycled concrete aggregates for concrete works in South Africa was conducted.
Eric A. Ohemeng, Stephen O. Ekolu
doaj   +1 more source

Magnetic Textiles: A Review of Materials, Fabrication, Properties, and Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Magnetic textiles (M‐textiles) are emerging as a programmable materials platform that merges magnetic matter with hierarchical textile structures. This article consolidates magnetic material classes, textile architectures, and fabrication and magnetization strategies, revealing structure–property–function relationships that govern magneto‐mechanical ...
Li Ke, Moses Kumi, Xiaoming Tao, Junhong Pu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The prediction of compressive strength for recycled coarse aggregate concrete in cold region

Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2023
Concrete in cold environments may suffer from frost damage, which effects the hydration reaction and early strength development of cement. This study aims to test the early strength development of recycled coarse aggregate concrete in cold region using ...
Quan Ma, Jianzhuang Xiao, Tao Ding, Zhenhua Duan, Min Song, Xue Cao   +5 more
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Stabilization of Single Metal Atoms on Graphitic Carbon Nitride: Synthetic Strategies and Emerging Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advancements in stabilizing single metal atoms on graphitic carbon nitride emphasizing innovative synthesis strategies and emerging applications in electrocatalysis, photocatalysis and organic transformations, along with key challenges and future perspective. Abstract Emerging as a new frontier in catalysis science, single‐
Wenyao Zhang, Junjie Cui, Zhenjie Yao, Boyuan Zhu, Nithinraj Panangattu Dharmarajan, Ajayan Vinu, Junwu Zhu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Critical Limitations in Cryogenic Laser Cooling of Solids: Symmetry‐Related Fluorescence Trapping and Condensation‐Induced Parasitic Heating

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study uncovers two overlooked bottlenecks in cryogenic laser cooling of solids: symmetry‐driven fluorescence trapping and water vapor condensation. We demonstrate that breaking sample symmetry enhances fluorescence escape, while condensation dominates parasitic heating below 135 K.
Biao Zhong, Jiayi Zhang, Haodong Yang, Lianzhong Deng, Mauro Tonelli, Ercang Luo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Properties of self-compacting high-strength concrete containing multiple use of recycled aggregate

Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences, 2020
Advances in recycling can exceed traditional practice in that a non-renewable resource can at least become a partially renewable resource. This research attempts to support the cradle-to-cradle concept by testing the effect of reused recycled concrete ...
Mohammed Abed, Rita Nemes, Bassam A. Tayeh   +2 more
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