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A Thermoreversible Gelation Pathway to Plant Cuticle‐Inspired Biopolymer Aerogel Monoliths Based on Network‐Spherulitic Crystal Assemblies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
To address functionality limitations in plant‐based and industrially compostable polymer aerogels, this work introduces bio‐inspired aerogels with broadened functionality. Inspired by functional plant tissues, lightweight biopolymer aerogels based on exclusively stereocomplex crystals are fabricated, featuring hierarchically macro‐/meso‐porous ...
Anthony V. Tuccitto, Zeineb Ben Rejeb, Rafaela Aguiar, Nello D. Sansone, Sumaiya Farzana, Isaac Ali, Jun Uk Lee, Daniel J. Davidson, Ailsa K. Edward, Chul B. Park, Patrick C. Lee   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organic Amendment Source Affects Soil Aggregation, Carbon–Nitrogen Allocation, and Wheat Yield in a Long-Term Rice–Wheat Rotation System

Agronomy
Long-term reliance on mineral fertilizers may degrade soil structure and weaken carbon and nitrogen retention in rice–wheat rotation systems. Organic amendments combined with mineral fertilizers can provide organic substrates, promote aggregate formation,
Yao Lu, Jiabao Wang, Gang Wu, Pingping Wu, Qi Miao, Manman Yuan, Chuang Liu, Zhili Sun, Hong Wang, Yixiang Sun   +9 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

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

Simple models and concepts as tools for the study of sustained soil productivity in long-term experiments. I. New soil organic matter and residual effect of P from fertilizers and farmyard manure in Kabete, Kenya [PDF]

, 2011
The rough outcomes of a long-term experiment in Kenya were (re-)interpreted using simple models to find causes of success or failure with regard to sustained soil productivity.
Janssen, B.H.
core   +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

Technical Feasibility Study of Autonomous Field Robot‐Based on‐the‐go Assessment of Soil Nutrients Using Ion‐Sensitive Field‐Effect Transistors

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Autonomous field robots equipped with ISFET‐based sensors enable rapid, spatially resolved soil nutrient analysis directly in the field. An automated system based on the BoniRob platform is presented for standardized on‐site extraction and measurement of key macronutrients and soil pH.
Vadim Riedel, Stefan Hinck, Edgar Peiter, Arno Ruckelshausen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil carbon dynamics and nutrient cycling

, 2015
Chapitre 7 Section 2 SPE EcolDurInternational audienceThe quantity of organic carbon in soil and the quantity and type of organic inputs have profound impacts on the dynamics of nutrients.
Cai, Z., Cai, Zucong, Powlson, D. S., Lemanceau, P., Lemanceau, Philippe, P., Powlson, David S.   +5 more
core  

Effects of Zinc and Organic Fertilizer Amendments, Applied Individually or in Combination, on Cadmium Uptake by Wheat Grown in Alkaline Soil

Plants
Zinc (Zn) and organic fertilizer (OF) play a dual role in both promoting plant growth and modulating cadmium (Cd) uptake. However, the individual and combined effects of soil-applied Zn and OF on Cd accumulation in wheat remain insufficiently understood,
Jiang Liu, Lingxuan Kong, Yanan Wan, Qi Wang, Zhong Zhuang, Huafen Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long-term straw incorporation benefits the elevation of soil phosphorus availability and use efficiency in the agroecosystem

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2018
Soil pH and organic matter are important factors influencing phosphorus (P) fertilizer use efficiency. Long-term crop straw incorporation alters soil pH and soil organic matter.
Zhibin Guo, Hui Liu, Keke Hua, Daozhong Wang, Chuanlong He   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source