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Polyphenol‐Inspired Materials for Agricultural Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review outlines the use of polyphenol‐inspired materials for sustainable agriculture, highlighting their molecular design, interfacial assembly, structure–property relationships, and prospects toward precision agriculture, climate resilience, ecosystem protection, and circular bioeconomy strategies.
Haofu Liu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil water content and water balance simulation of Caragana korshinskii Kom. in the semiarid Chinese Loess Plateau

open access: yesJournal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, 2014
In this paper, to evaluate the hydrological effects of Caragana korshinskii Kom., measured data were combined with model-simulated data to assess the C. korshinskii soil water content based on water balance equation.
Jian Shengqi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Defect‐Engineered Microwave‐Responsive Ni@C Composites From Waste PET for Catalytic Plastic Upcycling

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
A circular upcycling strategy transforms waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) bottles into microwave‐responsive Ni@C catalyst featuring lattice‐distorted nickel cores and defective carbon shells. These strain‐rich heterointerfaces enhance dielectric loss and promote localized microwave hotspots, accelerating peroxymonosulfate activation and polymer‐chain
Xiao Lu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water-repellent soil and its relationship to granularity, surface roughness and hydrophobicity: a materials science view [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Considerable soil water repellency has been observed at a wide range of locations worldwide. The soil exhibiting water repellency is found within the upper part of the soil profile.
Newton, Michael   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Photocatalytic Water Splitting on the Lunar Surface: Prospects for In Situ Resource Utilization

open access: yesAdvanced 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   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nature‐Derived Chitosan Biopolymer: A Promising Candidate for Sustainable Electronics

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
In the creation of environmentally friendly devices, nature‐derived chitosan biopolymer is a promising contender for sustainable electronic research. It can be utilized to create more ecologically friendly scalable gadgets and has a variety of uses in different active layers of electronics.
Joshua McDonald   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil Fragmentation and Friability. Effects of Soil Water and Soil Management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Soil fragmentation is a primary aim in most tillage operations in order to create a soil environment favourable for crop establishment and growth. Soils vary around the world from those exhibiting a self-mulching nature to those of a hardsetting nature ...
Munkholm, Lars J.
core   +1 more source

Comparative Study on the Water Sensitivity of Shear Strength of High Liquid Limit Soil and Coal-bearing Soil

open access: yes工程科学与技术, 2009
:In order to study the water sensitivity of high liquid limit soil and coal bearing soil which ranges along with Guangwu Highway, their shear strength were measured through direct shear test,the influence of water contents on the shear strength of coal ...
doaj  

3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

open access: yesAdvanced 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
wiley   +1 more source

The Study of Biological Soil Crusts: Hotspots and Prospects

open access: yes, 2013
Biological soil crusts (BSCs), which cover 35% of the continents and exceed 70% of the living cover in parts of region, play important ecological roles in the evolution of soil-water-plant systems in arid and semiarid areas.
Xie, Yongsheng   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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