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Bio-mediated soil improvement of loose sand with fungus

, 2020
This article presents an innovative method of bio-mediated soil improvement for increasing the shear strength of loose sand. The improvement is realized by mixing the loose sand with the inoculum of Rhizopus oligosporus, a kind of fungus widely used in ...
Aswin Lim, Petra Cahaya Atmaja, Siska Rustiani   +2 more
semanticscholar   +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

Simultaneous Measurement of Thermal Expansion and Thermo‐Optic Effect in Solids Using Terahertz Spectroscopy

Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.
Thermal expansion and the thermo‐optic effect in solids are closely coupled, reflecting concurrent changes in mass density and polarizability. Using echo‐resolved THz spectroscopy, we simultaneously determine sub‐micrometer thermal expansion and complex refractive index changes of MgO and Al2O3 from 10–325 K. The analysis yields both the coefficient of
Nicolas S. Beermann, Andreas Gebauer, Savio Fabretti, Wentao Zhang, Hassan A. Hafez, Dmitry Turchinovich   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crop residue degradation by fungi isolated from conservation agriculture fields under rice–wheat system of North-West India

International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture
Purpose In North West-Indo Gangetic Plains (NW-IGP) of India in situ burning of crop residues is practiced by majority of farmers’ which deteriorates soil and environmental quality.
Madhu Choudhary, Parbodh C. Sharma, Hanuman S. Jat, Vibha Nehra, Andrew J. McDonald, Neelam Garg   +5 more
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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

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

Echinoderm‐Inspired Autonomy for Soft‐Legged Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Inspired by echinoderms, a modular soft robot achieves autonomous phototaxis without a central controller or explicit communication. Each limb independently adapts its actuation timing through local sensing and short‐term memory. Coordination emerges purely from physical interactions, demonstrating resilience to changes in morphology, environment, and ...
Harmannus A. H. Schomaker, Jelle de Vries, Johannes T. B. overvelde   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biochar-based microbial fertilizer improves soil fertility and rice productivity by regulating soil nutrient-microbe-metabolite interactions

Frontiers in Microbiology
Soil degradation and population growth threaten agricultural sustainability, necessitating innovative fertilization strategies. In this study, we developed and evaluated biochar-based microbial fertilizers (BMFs) that integrate biochar, organic manure ...
Wendan Xiao, Dan Li, Qi Zhang, De Chen, Zhen Zhao, Miaojie Huang, Xiaolei Huang, Xuezhu Ye   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Multidirectional Textile Interface for Remote Control Using Dynamic Area‐Based Capacitance Modulation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Here, we present a textile, wearable capacitive interface enabling multidirectional remote control by dynamically modulating electrode overlap and spacing via a freely gliding upper electrode. A forearm‐mounted prototype drives robotic and media tasks with 12–15 ms latency, maintains < 0.8% drift after 500 cycles, and remains stably functional at 90 ...
Cagatay Gumus, Fulya Yenilmez, Kadir Ozlem, Hakan Kestir, Eren Tasdemir, Berkant Bakisli, Gökhan Ince, Ozgur Atalay, Asli Tuncay Atalay   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimizing the Nitrogen Fertilizer Management to Maximize the Benefit of Straw Returning on Early Rice Yield by Modulating Soil N Availability

Agriculture
Straw returning has gradually been adopted as an effective approach to address the serious degradation of farmland. However, the carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratio of rice straw is generally too high for microorganisms to decompose the organic materials and ...
Juan Hu, Xianjiao Guan, Xihuan Liang, Binqiang Wang, Xianmao Chen, Xiaolin He, Jiang Xie, Guoqiang Deng, Ji Chen, Xiuxiu Li, Caifei Qiu, Yinfei Qian, Chunrui Peng, Kun Zhang, Jin Chen   +14 more
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