Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.A sensor is fabricated that reflects electromagnetic waves wirelessly using only edible materials. The substrate is made of edible materials such as sugar and starch, and the electrodes are made of gold. This sensor has isotropic electromagnetic wave characteristics in response to rotation.
Ryosuke Matsuda +5 more
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Persistence of Soil Water Repellency After the 2022 Bolt Creek Fire
GeosciencesWildfire ash and water-repellent soil are new materials that are formed after a wildfire that change the mechanical and hydraulic behavior of wildfire-burned slopes. Wildfire ash is known to be typically hydrophilic and to retain water, whereas the water-
Mustafa Demir +2 more
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Optimized border irrigation improved soil water content, increased winter wheat grain yield and water productivity. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 Yan F, Yu Z, Shi Y.
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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 +3 more
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Development of a Current Injection-Type Impedance Measurement System for Monitoring Soil Water Content and Ion Concentration. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2022 Shigemasu R +6 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 +5 more
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The effect of progressive drought on physiological traits of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi
Guan'gai paishui xuebao【Objective】 Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (SBG) is a Chinese medicine. This paper studies the combined effect of initial soil water content and progressive drought on physiological traits and quality of SBG.
CHEN Yusen +5 more
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Development and application of a relative soil water content - transpiration efficiency curve for screening high water use efficiency wheat cultivars. [PDF]
Front Plant Sci, 2022 Qiao Y +8 more
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Are low-producing plants sequestering carbon at a geater rate than high-producing plants? : a test within the genus Chionochloa : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Ecology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2016 Plant life and primary production play an important role in the global carbon (C) cycle through the fixing of atmospheric C into the terrestrial biosphere. However, the sequestration of C into the soil not only depends on the rate of plant productivity,
Dickson, Matthew Phillip Sijbe
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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 +3 more
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