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Soil quality assessment through a multi-approach analysis in soils of abandoned terraced land in NE Spain

Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica, 2013
The abandonment of agricultural land in mountainous areas has been an outstanding problem along the last century and has captured the attention of scientists, technicians and administrations, for the dramatic consequences sometimes occurred due to soil ...
G. Pardini, M. A. Gispert
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Elephant‐Skin‐Inspired Porous Cementitious Tiles with Programmable Crack Networks for Passive Cooling

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Elephant‐skin‐inspired crack networks are programmed in porous diatomaceous earth (DE)‐cement composites using substrate‐guided, stress‐concentration induced fracture. The resulting crack lattices act as capillary conduits that redistribute water, while the porous matrix stores moisture.
Qingya Huang, Kun‐Hao Yu, Ji Yoon Bae, Yunchan Lee, Dorit Aviv, Shu Yang   +5 more
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Leaftronics: Bio‐Fractal Scaffolds From Leaf Venation for Low‐Waste Electronics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
“Leaftronics” transforms naturally evolved leaf venation into quasi‐fractal scaffolds for sustainable electronics. Polymer‐infiltrated leaf skeletons can be used to fabricate ultra‐smooth, reflow‐ and thin‐film‐compatible decomposable substrates, while making the same lignocellulose networks conducting results in flexible transparent electrodes.
Rakesh Rajendran Nair, Hrisheekesh Thachoth Chandran, Karl Leo, Hans Kleemann   +3 more
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Molecular‐Level Insights into Interfacial Adsorption Mechanisms of PFOA on Functional Dolomite Surfaces via AIMD and Spectroscopy

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD), density functional theory (DFT), Dolomite (DL), metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs), calcined modified dolomite (CDL), zero‐point of charge (PZC), metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM ...
Yating Yang, Yuhan Li, Zhaohui Li, Hang Wei, Yaqi Wen, Po‐Hsiang Chang, Christopher Rensing, Ahmed I. Osman, Baoyu Kong   +8 more
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Photocatalytic Water Splitting on the Lunar Surface: Prospects for In Situ Resource Utilization

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Water has been found in craters on the moon nearby locations which are illuminated >80% of the time. Photocatalysis uses energy from sunlight to drive chemical reactions such as water splitting to produce oxygen and hydrogen. It is a scalable technology that requires lighter equipment and utilizes resources available on the moon. ABSTRACT The discovery
Ranjani Kalyan, Thomas D. Small, Gregory F. Metha, Mahmoud Adel Hamza, Thomas J. O'Dea, Yideng Shen, Cameron J. Shearer   +6 more
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Exploring the Potential of Zero‐Dimensional Carbon Nanomaterials in Photoluminescent, Electrochemiluminescent and Electrochemical Sensors

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Zero‐dimensional carbon nanomaterials are presented as multifunctional platforms linking structure, property, and sensing performance. Surface engineering and heteroatom doping modulate electron‐transfer and luminescent behavior, enabling electrochemical, photoluminescent, and electrochemiluminescent detection. Fundamental design principles, analytical
Gustavo Martins, Jeferson Luiz Gogola, Ava Gevaerd, Cristiane Kalinke, Paulo Roberto de Oliveira, Fabio Roberto Caetano, Bruno Campos Janegitz, Márcio Fernando Bergamini, Luiz Humberto Marcolino‐Junior   +8 more
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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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A Reusable Polymeric Sensor Based on Green‐Synthesized CQDs@ZIF‐8 for the Rapid Detection of Nitro‐Explosive Picric Acid

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
This study presents the rational design and synthesis of a highly luminescent polymeric nanocomposite. Initially, highly fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method using citric acid and β‐alanine as precursors, followed by rigorous purification through centrifugation and filtration.
Yunus Emre Toprak, Soner Çubuk, Memet Vezir Kahraman   +2 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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Soil Organic-Matter in Water-Stable Aggregates Under Different Soil-Management Practices

Agriculture, 2017
An experiment of different management practices in a commercial vineyard, which was established in 2006 in the locality of Nitra-Dražovce, Slovakia on Rendzic Leptosol, was used to evaluate the dynamics of soil organic-matter parameters during the years ...
Šimanský Vladimír, Horák Ján, Clothier Brent, Buchkina Natalya, Igaz Dušan   +4 more
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