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Fish Scales: A Multifunctional Biomaterial from Nature

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Fish scales demonstrate nature's solution to impact protection through overlapping multilayered architecture. This biological design combines mineralized surfaces with collagen networks to achieve both flexibility and fracture resistance. The structural principles inspire advanced protective materials and biomedical implants, where damage tolerance ...
Liyao Dong, Xiaojie Sun, Xiguang Chen
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Nanofiber PVA‐Based Membranes Incorporating Functionalized Spanish Broom Derivatives for Sustainable Water Purification

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
This study investigates Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) as a renewable source for electrospun composite membranes in sustainable water purification. MCC and biochar were functionalized with eco‐friendly precursors and nanomaterials (i.e., HNT, β‐CDs) to develop hybrid PVA nanofiber composites.
Giulia Rando, Silvia Sfameni, Jozefien Geltmeyer, Alessandra Palella, Lorenzo Spadaro, Alberto Riminucci, Karen De Clerck, Maria Rosaria Plutino   +7 more
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Carbon‐Negative Upcycling of Sewage Sludge into Superiorly Stable Gel Via Liquid‐Phase Utilization Strategy for Water‐Remediation

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
This work developed a low‐temperature sludge hydrothermal coupled with gel crosslinking strategy which could upgrade the waste liquid generated from sewage sludge hydrothermal treatment into the hydrothermal‐liquid‐gel. The inventive hydrothermal‐liquid‐gel exhibited the enhanced pollutant removal capability, high synthetic stability, and superior ...
Zifan Liu, Sunxinyi Wang, Lingxiao Lu, Weiguo Zhang, Qiang Zheng, Cailiang Yue, Huimin Chang, Xiaohui Lu, Ming Xu, Zhi Qian, Qing Zhou, Fuqiang Liu, Baoshan Xing   +12 more
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The contrasting roles of fungal and bacterial diversity and composition in shaping the multifunctionality of rhizosphere and bulk soils across large-scale bamboo forests

BMC Microbiology
Soil microbes regulate nutrient cycling, organic matter decomposition, and other processes, thereby maintaining soil multifunctionality (SMF). However, the relationship between microbial characteristics and soil multifunctionality has primarily been ...
Wen Guo, Mai-He Li, Lianghua Qi
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Closing the Loop in Agrivoltaics: A Radiative Cooling Coating for Synergistic Self‐Cleaning and Water Harvesting

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
A nanostructured photonic‐thermal coating enables radiative‐cooling‐induced condensation and water harvesting, establishing a self‐sustaining agrivoltaics microclimate loop that transforms PV panels into active climate regulators. The integration of photovoltaic (PV) panels into agricultural landscapes (i.e., agrivoltaics) offers a promising path for ...
Saichao Dang, Abdul Rahim Siddiqui, Murali Gedda, Yuxuan Huang, Shakeel Ahmad, Jehad K. El‐Demellawi, Dan Daniel, Osman M. Bakr, Stefaan De Wolf, Hussam Qasem, Husam N. Alshareef, Qiaoqiang Gan   +11 more
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Mechanisms of Rhizosphere Microbial Regulation on Ecosystem Multifunctionality Driven by Altitudinal Gradients in Hylodesmum podocarpum

Biology
To reveal how the altitude gradient regulates the effects of rhizosphere microbial dynamics on ecosystem multifunctionality in Hylodesmum podocarpum, a field experiment was conducted across four elevation transects (a.s.
Kunlun Liang, Li Wang, Lili Nian, Mingyan Wang, Yang Li, Zhuxin Mao   +5 more
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Insights to Industrial Electrocatalytic Sulfide Oxidation: Electrode Fabrication, System Engineering, and High‐Value Product Acquisition

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
This review summarizes recent advances in electrocatalytic sulfide oxidation (SOR), focusing on catalyst design strategies, reaction system engineering, and pathways for high‐value product generation. The roles of different reduced sulfur species (S2−, HS−, H2S) under various industrial conditions are highlighted, along with approaches to enhance ...
Zhongyuan Wang, Yinxi Han, Yufei Zhang, Jinghuan Chen, Jiade Wang   +4 more
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Recent Advances in Pickering Emulsion Templated Phase Change Material Microcapsules: Design, Fabrication, and Multifunctional Applications

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Fabrication process of phase change microcapsules using a Pickering emulsion template method and their subsequent applications. The increasing demand for efficient thermal energy storage systems has driven the development of phase change material microcapsules (PCMMs), which provide high energy‐storage density, reversible phase change, and reduced ...
Ziyan Li, Jinsheng Sun, Kaihe Lv, Chaozheng Liu, Meichun Li   +4 more
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Low‐Dimensional Materials and Van Der Waals Heterostructures for Energy Application: A Comprehensive Review

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Low‐dimensional materials (0D, 1D, and 2D) exhibit unique electronic and physicochemical properties, enabling advanced nanoelectronic and optoelectronic devices. Mixed‐dimensional heterostructures combine these materials to enhance functionality.
Qaisar Alam, Sajjad Ali, Pir Muhammad Ismail, ABM Sharif Hossain   +3 more
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Cascading effects of soil salinization on agricultural soil biodiversity-multifunctionality relationship

Abstract Soil salinization poses a threat to global food security by deteriorating soil biodiversity and especially various soil functions. However, how soil salinization affects the soil biodiversity-multifunctionality relationship remains largely unknown in agro-ecosystems.
Shuwen Hu, Tairan Zhou, Yun Zhang, Xu yang, Jiaxin Hu, Lingyu Kong, Qilin Lv, Jie Wang, Xueqin Ren, Chen Ning   +9 more
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