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Banishing the myths and dogmas surrounding the biotech Stradivarius
Plants, People, Planet, 2020 Societal Impact Statement The impact of global warming on wood formation means that it is becoming increasingly difficult to find superior‐quality resonance wood for the production of musical instruments.
Francis W. M. R. Schwarze, Hugh Morris
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Divergent Deborah number-dependent transition from homogeneity to heterogeneity
Nature Communications, 2023 Heterogeneous structures are ubiquitous in natural organisms. Native heterogeneous structures inspire many artificial structures that are playing important roles in modern society, while it is challenging to identify the relevant factors in forming these
Dan Xu +4 more
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Decay resistance variability of European wood species thermally modified by industrial process [PDF]
, 2015 Thermal modification is now considered as a new ecofriendly industrial wood modification process improving mainly the material decay resistance and its dimensional stability.
Andersen, Anne Marie Nybo +27 more
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Enabling community-based metrology for wood-degrading fungi [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Lignocellulosic biomass could support a greatly-expanded bioeconomy. Current strategies for using biomass typically rely on single-cell organisms and extensive ancillary equipment to produce precursors for downstream manufacturing processes ...
Adamala, Katarzyna P. +8 more
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The Global Warming Potential of Building Materials: An Application of Life Cycle Analysis in Nepal [PDF]
, 2017 open6siThis paper analyzes the global-warming potential of materials used to construct the walls of 3 building types—traditional, semimodern, and modern—in Sagarmatha National Park and Buffer Zone in Nepal, using the life-cycle assessment approach ...
Francesca Pierobon +5 more
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New Challenges in Wood and Wood-Based Materials II
Polymers, 2023 Wood is a natural material that is available in large quantities and is easy to produce, making it the perfect material to consider for the circular economy [...]
Lubos Kristak +2 more
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Water activated disposable paper battery
Scientific Reports, 2022 We developed a disposable paper battery aiming to reduce the environmental impact of single-use electronics for applications such as point of care diagnosis, smart packaging and environmental sensing. The battery uses Zinc as a biodegradable metal anode,
Alexandre Poulin +2 more
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Communications Chemistry, 2023 Indolizine-2-carbaldehydes are important precursors for indolizine synthesis, however, their efficient construction remains challenging. Here, a recyclable stereoauxiliary aminocatalyzed strategy for one-pot synthesis of 1,2,3-trisubstituted indolizine-2-
Kui Zeng +4 more
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An empirical investigation of the determinants influencing consumers' planned choices of eco-innovative materials [PDF]
, 2016 Wood-polymer composites (WPCs) are eco-innovative materials combining wood and plastics. Due to the novelty, little is known about consumer acceptance.
Osburg, Victoria Sophie
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Renewable wood-phase change material composites for passive temperature regulation of buildings
Next MaterialsThe buildings sector consumes a significant amount of raw materials and energy resources, with high-energy consumption and environmental impact. To achieve net-zero emissions, it is crucial to address the substantial carbon footprint generated by ...
Oskar Leibnitz +6 more
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