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Soil degradation: a threat to developing-country food security by 2020? [PDF]

Global population in the year 2020 will be a third higher than in 1995, but demand for food and fiber will rise by an even higher proportion, as incomes grow, diets diversify, and urbanization accelerates.
Scherr, Sara J.
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A Comprehensive Review of Waste‐Derived Materials for Solar Still Performance Enhancement

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Solar desalination reduces energy use and produces freshwater sustainably, but its productivity is limited and cannot meet rising demand. Thus, solar desalination system improvements are sought to boost water productivity. Waste materials are abundantly available and burden the environment, making them low‐cost enhancers for solar desalination systems.
A. S. Abdullah, Abanob Joseph, Wissam H. Alawee, Gamal B. Abdelaziz, Mohammed El Hadi Attia, Swellam W. Sharshir, Ahmed El‐Harairy   +6 more
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One‐Step Fabrication of Highly Transparent Superhydrophobic Coatings Via Atmospheric Pressure Radio Frequency Plasma Deposition

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Atmospheric‐pressure RF plasma deposition enables the fabrication of transparent, superhydrophobic coatings with anti‐reflective functionality. Process optimization yields high optical transmittance, robust environmental stability, and self‐cleaning properties.
Sultan S. Ussenkhan, Baglan A. Kyrykbay, Almasbek U. Utegenov, Sagi A. Orazbayev, Assanali T. Sultanov, Maratbek T. Gabdullin, Tlekkabul S. Ramazanov, Yerassyl Yerlanuly   +7 more
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Influence of Carbon Nanoparticles on Electrically Induced Wear of Grease‐Lubricated Steels

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
When an electric current enters a pair of rubbing surfaces, enormous damage takes place. In this research, how such damage occurs in the presence of protective grease and the mitigation with added carbon nanoparticles, were investigated. It was discovered that those particles regulate transport and interfacial electrical stability of the grease ...
Mohammad Humaun Kabir, Darrius Dias, Jacob Bons, MD Wasek Foysal, Evan Johnson, Joe Kosmoski, Hong Liang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combining the Stock Unearthing Method and Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry for a Gapless Estimation of Soil Mobilisation in Vineyards

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2018
In vineyards, especially on steep slopes like the Ruwer-Mosel Valley, Germany, soil erosion is a well-known environmental problem. Unfortunately, some enterprises and farmers are not aware of how much soil is being lost and the long-term negative impacts
Alexander Remke, Jesús Rodrigo-Comino, Yeboah Gyasi-Agyei, Artemi Cerdà, Johannes B. Ries   +4 more
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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

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

MAPPING OF SOIL DEGRADATION POTENCY IN PADDY FIELD WONOGIRI, INDONESIA

Sains Tanah: Journal of Soil Science and Agroclimatology, 2016
Sustainability of paddy field becomes the main concern as the media of biomass production, thus it is needed a datum and information about land characteristics to find out its degradation.
Mujiyo, Rahayu, Reni Ustiatik, Dhika Sri Anggrahini   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Edible Pouch Motors

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Edible robotics is an emerging field that leverages edible materials to construct robotic systems. This study presents a method to create thin, lightweight, yet powerful edible soft actuators, namely edible pouch motors. The successful operation of these edible actuators and grippers renders their potential to advance future developments in edible ...
Keigo Takahashi, Kazuma Takai, Ryuma Niiyama, Jun Shintake   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elevated CO2 and Warming Altered Grassland Microbial Communities in Soil Top-Layers. [PDF]

, 2018
As two central issues of global climate change, the continuous increase of both atmospheric CO2 concentrations and global temperature has profound effects on various terrestrial ecosystems.
Deng, Ye, He, Zhili, Jin, Decai, Tai, Xin, Van Nostrand, Joy D, Wang, Aijie, Wang, Daohan, Wang, Shang, Wu, Liyou, Yu, Hao, Zhou, Jizhong   +10 more
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