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Use of Waste Raw Materials in the Form of Hemp Shives and Waste Sheep Wool to Produce Composites Dedicated to Thermal Insulation

Journal of Natural Fibers
The aim of this research was to develop composites dedicated to thermal insulation, developed on the basis of natural raw materials. The composites consisted of mixture of lime, cement, water, and two biodegradable materials: a local mountain sheep wool ...
Jacek Kołodziej, Anna Kicińska-Jakubowska, Jerzy Mańkowski, Justyna Grzymisławska   +3 more
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Revitalization of Industrial Hemp Cannabis sativa L. Var. sativa in Slovenia: a Study of Green Hemp Fibres [PDF]

Tekstilec, 2017
The importance of industrial hemp as a source of highly valuable textile fi bres is briefly presented through its use for textiles and composites and its increasing cultivated areas in the 21st century.
Rijavec Tatjana, Janjić Svjetlana, Kocjan Ačko Darja   +2 more
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Architectural Tuning of Bouligand Electrospun Laminates Enables Coupled Mechanical Robustness and Electromechanical Sensing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bioinspired Bouligand architectures are translated into biodegradable polymer laminates with integrated sensing, revealing how structural design governs multifunctional performance. A 20° interlayer rotation optimizes strength, flexibility, and electromechanical response, while embedded nanotube networks enable real‐time damage detection and wearable ...
Piotr K. Szewczyk, Daniel P. Ura, Michał Kopacz, Katarzyna Marszalik, Urszula Stachewicz   +4 more
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Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong, You Zhou, Qingxiu Li, Wenyu Zhao, Sunyingyue Geng, Hangfei Li, Yan‐Bing Leng, Shirui Zhu, Guanglong Ding, Yongbiao Zhai, Ziyu Lv, Ye Zhou, Su‐Ting Han   +12 more
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Optimized production of extracellular proteases by Bacillus subtilis from degraded abattoir waste [PDF]

Journal of BioScience and Biotechnology, 2016
Proteases are ubiquitous in occurrence and are found in all living organisms. These are essential for cell growth and differentiation. The extracellular proteases are of a high commercial value and find multiple applications in various industrial sectors.
PALLAVI BADHE, MANASI JOSHI, RAVINDRA ADIVAREKAR   +2 more
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Beyond Presumptions: Toward Mechanistic Clarity in Metal‐Free Carbon Catalysts for Electrochemical H2O2 Production via Data Science

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Metal‐free carbon catalysts enable the sustainable synthesis of hydrogen peroxide via two‐electron oxygen reduction; however, active site complexity continues to hinder reliable interpretation. This review critiques correlation‐based approaches and highlights the importance of orthogonal experimental designs, standardized catalyst passports ...
Dayu Zhu, Hsi‐wen Wu, Xiao Wang, Jie Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmentally friendly and highly productive bi-component melt spinning of thermoregulated smart polymer fibres with high latent heat capacity

eXPRESS Polymer Letters, 2018
A stable and reproducible bi-component melt spinning process on an industrial scale incorporating Phase Change Material (PCM) into textile fibres has been successfully developed and carried out using a melt spinning machine.
Ch. Cherif, N. H. A. Tran, M. Kirsten, H. Bruenig, R. Vogel   +4 more
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Neuromorphic Electronics for Intelligence Everywhere: Emerging Devices, Flexible Platforms, and Scalable System Architectures

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The perspective presents an integrated view of neuromorphic technologies, from device physics to real‐time applicability, while highlighting the necessity of full‐stack co‐optimization. By outlining practical hardware‐level strategies to exploit device behavior and mitigate non‐idealities, it shows pathways for building efficient, scalable, and ...
Kapil Bhardwaj, Roshni Satheesh Babu, Yuxin Xia, Eva Bestelink, Radu Sporea, Nikos Hastas, Ioannis Zeimpekis, Dimitra G. Georgiadou, Sayani Majumdar   +8 more
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Characteristics of the New Fiber Flax Variety HERA in Terms of Fiber Quality Parameters Regard to Agronomic Assessment and Seeds Quality

Journal of Natural Fibers
The work deals characteristics of new flax Hera variety in terms of fiber quality with regard to agronomic assessment and seeds quality. The results of the analyzes were related to the reference varieties Nike, Sara and Modran grown in Poland in 2022 ...
Marcin Praczyk, Anna Kicińska-Jakubowska, Barbara Romanowska, MD Masud Alam, Katarzyna Wielgusz, Joanna Banach   +5 more
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Toward Pore‐Engineered 3D‐Printed Materials for Sorption Water Harvesting, Interfacial Evaporation, and Radiative Cooling

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Water harvesting, radiative cooling, and interfacial solar evaporation are fundamentally governed by coupled heat, mass, and light transport processes. These processes are mediated by pore architecture, including pore size, connectivity, and hierarchical organization.
Dejan J. Trajkovski, Higgins M. Wilson, Abdallah Y. M. Ali, Jiaxing Xu, Ruzhu Wang, Primož Poredoš   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source