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"abstract": "In the last two decades, genetic and genomic studies have revealed the astonishing diversity and ubiquity of microorganisms. Emergence and expansion of the human microbiome project has reshaped our thinking about how microbes control host health—not only as pathogens, but also as symbionts. In coral re... | 2,024 |
37992160 | PMC10664981 | pmc | 233 | {
"abstract": "Unlike reef-building, scleractinian corals, Caribbean soft corals (octocorals) have not suffered marked declines in abundance associated with anthropogenic ocean warming. Both octocorals and reef-building scleractinians depend on a nutritional symbiosis with single-celled algae living within their tiss... | 5,066 |
37938252 | PMC9723718 | pmc | 234 | {
"abstract": "Using the Mediterranean coral Balanophyllia europaea naturally growing along a pH gradient close to Panarea island (Italy) as a model, we explored the role of host-associated microbiomes in coral acclimatization to ocean acidification (OA). Coral samples were collected at three sites along the gradie... | 5,936 |
27489567 | PMC4971668 | pmc | 235 | {
"abstract": "Background Biohythane is a new and high-value transportation fuel present as a mixture of biomethane and biohydrogen. It has been produced from different organic matters using anaerobic digestion. Bioenergy can be recovered from waste activated sludge through methane production during anaerobic digesti... | 3,331 |
31692992 | PMC6827597 | pmc | 236 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Neuromorphic systems consisting of artificial neurons and synapses can process complex information with high efficiency to overcome the bottleneck of von Neumann architecture. Artificial neurons are essentially required to possess functions such as leaky integrate‐and‐fire and output spike. Ho... | 362 |
30197472 | null | s2 | 237 | {
"abstract": "The balletic motion of bird flocks, fish schools, and human crowds is believed to emerge from local interactions between individuals, in a process of self-organization. The key to explaining such collective behavior thus lies in understanding these local interactions. After decades of theoretical model... | 245 |
24786096 | PMC4057678 | pmc | 239 | {
"abstract": "With the ever-increasing population of the world (expected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050), and altered life style, comes an increased demand for food, fuel and fiber. However, scarcity of land, water and energy accompanied by climate change means that to produce enough to meet the demands is getting inc... | 2,386 |
39689059 | PMC11651616 | pmc | 240 | {
"abstract": "Social insects, such as ants and bees, are known for their highly efficient and structured colonies. Division of labour, in which each member of the colony has a specific role, is considered to be one major driver of their ecological success. However, empirical evidence has accumulated showing that man... | 4,326 |
37253015 | PMC10266060 | pmc | 241 | {
"abstract": "Significance Bio-inspired self-healing conductors may significantly extend the service life of electronic devices. The promising potentials are often challenged by slow and nonspontaneous reparation processes demanding external triggering conditions. We have introduced an innovative design of self-heal... | 5,777 |
36405773 | PMC9667314 | pmc | 242 | {
"abstract": "Summary The misuse of petroleum-based plastics has resulted in serious environmental pollution and resource wastage. Biodegradable plastics can be used as green substitutes for traditional plastics. Here, we discuss the feasibility and technical bottlenecks in developing microbial cell factories for th... | 2,839 |
31300639 | PMC6626051 | pmc | 243 | {
"abstract": "The global decline of coral reefs heightens the need to understand how corals respond to changing environmental conditions. Corals are metaorganisms, so-called holobionts, and restructuring of the associated bacterial community has been suggested as a means of holobiont adaptation. However, the potenti... | 4,803 |
37862425 | PMC10588945 | pmc | 244 | {
"abstract": "Superhydrophobic (SH) surfaces have progressed rapidly in fundamental research over the past 20 years, but their practical applications lag far behind. In this perspective, we first present the findings of a survey on the current state of SH surfaces including fundamental research, patenting, and comme... | 639 |
34202857 | PMC8271930 | pmc | 245 | {
"abstract": "Electrospinning technology, which was previously known as a scientific interdisciplinary research approach, is now ready to move towards a practice-based interdisciplinary approach in a variety of fields, progressively. Electrospun nanofiber-applied products are made directly from a nonwoven fabric-bas... | 2,709 |
30923568 | PMC6423811 | pmc | 246 | {
"abstract": "Background Biological routes for utilizing both carbohydrates and lignin are important to reach the ultimate goal of bioconversion of full carbon in biomass into biofuels and biochemicals. Recent biotechnology advances have shown promises toward facilitating biological transformation of lignin into lip... | 4,075 |
39898965 | PMC11827105 | pmc | 247 | {
"abstract": "Two-dimensional-material-based\nmemristor arrays hold\npromise for\ndata-centric applications such as artificial intelligence and big\ndata. However, accessing individual memristor cells and effectively\ncontrolling sneak current paths remain challenging. Here, we propose\na van der Waals engineering a... | 238 |
34012760 | PMC8111432 | pmc | 248 | {
"abstract": "Wearable triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have recently attracted great interest because they can convert human biomechanical energy into sustainable electricity. However, there is a need for improvement regarding the output performance and the complex fabrication of TENG devices. Here, a triboelec... | 5,031 |
38167379 | PMC10761713 | pmc | 249 | {
"abstract": "Memristor-integrated passive crossbar arrays (CAs) could potentially accelerate neural network (NN) computations, but studies on these devices are limited to software-based simulations owing to their poor reliability. Herein, we propose a self-rectifying memristor-based 1 kb CA as a hardware accelerato... | 5,056 |
25097866 | PMC4109225 | pmc | 250 | {
"abstract": "Microbial species have evolved diverse mechanisms for utilization of complex carbon sources. Proper combination of targeted species can affect bioenergy production from natural waste products. Here, we established a stable microbial consortium with Escherichia coli and Shewanella oneidensis in micr... | 2,880 |
37448593 | PMC10338049 | pmc | 252 | {
"abstract": "Spider silk is considered a promising next-generation biomaterial due to its exceptional toughness, coupled with its renewability and biodegradability. Contrary to the conventional view that spider silk is mainly composed of two types of silk proteins (spidroins), MaSp1 and MaSp2, multi-omics strategie... | 1,329 |
36589136 | PMC9799978 | pmc | 253 | {
"abstract": "Plant-plant interactions and coexistence can be directly mediated by symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi through asymmetric resource exchange between the plant and fungal partners. However, little is known about the effects of AM fungal presence on resource allocation in mixed plant stands. Her... | 8,036 |
37679429 | PMC10579422 | pmc | 254 | {
"abstract": "Propionate is a key intermediate in anaerobic digestion processes and often accumulates in association with perturbations, such as elevated levels of ammonia. Under such conditions, syntrophic ammonia-tolerant microorganisms play a key role in propionate degradation. Despite their importance, little is... | 12,422 |
28989639 | PMC5625591 | pmc | 255 | {
"abstract": "‘Amine-reactive’ multilayers of a nano-complex are introduced by exploiting the Michael addition reaction to adopt ‘internal’ super-oil-wettability under water with impeccable physical/chemical durability.",
"conclusion": "Conclusions In conclusion, the design of amine-‘reactive’ NC multilayers provi... | 2,976 |
36132530 | PMC9418872 | pmc | 256 | {
"abstract": "Since the emergence of memristors (or memristive devices), how to integrate them into arrays has been widely investigated. After years of research, memristor crossbar arrays have been proposed and realized with potential applications in nonvolatile memory, logic and neuromorphic computing systems. Desp... | 2,367 |
23914141 | null | s2 | 257 | {
"abstract": "Spider dragline silk is a proteinaceous fiber with impressive physical characteristics making it attractive for use in advanced materials. The fiber is composed of two proteins (spidroins MaSp1 and MaSp2), each of which contains a large central repeat array flanked by non-repetitive N- and C-terminal d... | 137 |
36437042 | PMC9875615 | pmc | 258 | {
"abstract": "Abstract A memristive crossbar array (MCA) is an ideal platform for emerging memory and neuromorphic hardware due to its high bitwise density capability. A charge trap memristor (CTM) is an attractive candidate for the memristor cell of the MCA, because the embodied rectifying characteristic frees it f... | 8,847 |
38075822 | PMC10701864 | pmc | 259 | {
"abstract": "It is not uncommon for metals to corrode, causing the\nproperties\nof the material to be affected. Superhydrophobic materials have made\neffective advances in metal corrosion protection because they can\neffectively insulate liquids from being trapped on metal surfaces.\nIn this study, self-assembled f... | 7,055 |
26714176 | PMC4694616 | pmc | 260 | {
"abstract": "We report a methodology for enhancing the mass transfer at the anode electrode of sediment microbial fuel cells (SMFCs), by employing a fabric baffle to create a separate water-layer for installing the anode electrode in sediment. The maximum power in an SMFC with the anode installed in the separate wa... | 4,701 |
38371809 | PMC10870754 | pmc | 262 | {
"abstract": "Superhydrophobic surfaces have been studied extensively\nover the\npast 25 years. However, many industries interested in the application\nof hydrophobic properties are yet to find a suitable solution to their\nneeds. This paper looks at the rapid functionalization of nanoparticles\nand the fabrication ... | 6,493 |
23646825 | null | s2 | 264 | {
"abstract": "Flagelliform spider silk is the most extensible silk fiber produced by orb weaver spiders, though not as strong as the dragline silk of the spider. The motifs found in the core of the Nephila clavipes flagelliform Flag protein are GGX, spacer, and GPGGX. Flag does not contain the polyalanine motif know... | 386 |
27531136 | PMC4987665 | pmc | 265 | {
"abstract": "During the 20 th century, seawater temperatures have significantly increased, leading to profound alterations in biogeochemical cycles and ecosystem processes. Elevated temperatures have also caused massive bleaching (symbiont/pigment loss) of autotrophic symbioses, such as in coral-dinoflagellate ass... | 2,335 |
30966413 | PMC6415204 | pmc | 266 | {
"abstract": "A large amount of research has been devoted to developing novel superhydrophobic coatings. However, it is still a great challenge to pursuean environmentally friendly method that leads to superhydrophobic coatings. Herein, we demonstrate for the first time, an environmentally friendly method for the pr... | 6,171 |
20160978 | null | s2 | 267 | {
"abstract": "We present a facile and inexpensive approach to superhydrophobic polymer coatings. The method involves the in-situ polymerization of common monomers in the presence of a porogenic solvent to afford superhydrophobic surfaces with the desired combination of micro- and nano-scale roughness. The method is ... | 247 |
34729468 | PMC8543385 | pmc | 268 | {
"abstract": "Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) represent a wide range of different biofilm-based bioreactors that includes microbial fuel cells (MFCs), microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) and microbial desalination cells (MDCs). The first described bioelectrical bioreactor is the Microbial Fuel Cell and with the exc... | 3,664 |
30210278 | PMC6123369 | pmc | 269 | {
"abstract": "We present a massively-parallel scalable multi-purpose neuromorphic engine. All existing neuromorphic hardware systems suffer from Liebig’s law (that the performance of the system is limited by the component in shortest supply) as they have fixed numbers of dedicated neurons and synapses for specific t... | 3,065 |
34945866 | PMC8700644 | pmc | 270 | {
"abstract": "Reservoir computing is a machine learning method that solves tasks using the response of a dynamical system to a certain input. As the training scheme only involves optimising the weights of the responses of the dynamical system, this method is particularly suited for hardware implementation. Furthermo... | 2,076 |
34499428 | PMC8564445 | pmc | 272 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Remarkable progress has been made in surface icephobicity in the recent years. The mainstream standpoint of the reported antiicing surfaces yet only considers the ice–substrate interface and its adjacent regions being of static nature. In reality, the local structures and the overall propertie... | 4,359 |
31572647 | PMC6760469 | pmc | 274 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Engineering surface wettability is of great importance in academic research and practical applications. The exploration of hydrogel‐based natural surfaces with superior properties has revealed new design principles of surface superwettability. Gels are composed of a cross‐linked polymer networ... | 2,550 |
38349619 | PMC10906085 | pmc | 275 | {
"abstract": "Ionic memristor devices are crucial for efficient artificial\nneural\nnetwork computations in neuromorphic hardware. They excel in multi-bit\nimplementation but face challenges like device reliability and sneak\ncurrents in crossbar array architecture (CAA). Interface-type ionic\nmemristors offer low v... | 12,464 |
36223455 | PMC9555773 | pmc | 276 | {
"abstract": "Spider silks are among the toughest known materials and thus provide models for renewable, biodegradable, and sustainable biopolymers. However, the entirety of their diversity still remains elusive, and silks that exceed the performance limits of industrial fibers are constantly being found. We obtaine... | 9,043 |
30913545 | null | s2 | 277 | {
"abstract": "Biofilms are communities of sessile microbes that are bound to each other by a matrix made of biopolymers and proteins. Spatial structure is present in biofilms on many lengthscales. These range from the nanometer scale of molecular motifs to the hundred-micron scale of multicellular aggregates. Spatia... | 383 |
26510159 | PMC4624983 | pmc | 278 | {
"abstract": "Tropical reef-building coral stress levels will intensify with the predicted rising atmospheric CO 2 resulting in ocean temperature and acidification increase. Most studies to date have focused on the destabilization of coral-dinoflagellate symbioses due to warming oceans, or declining calcification d... | 9,988 |
25895940 | null | s2 | 279 | {
"abstract": "Nearly all bacteria form biofilms as a strategy for survival and persistence. Biofilms are associated with biotic and abiotic surfaces and are composed of aggregates of cells that are encased by a self-produced or acquired extracellular matrix. Vibrio cholerae has been studied as a model organism for u... | 211 |
35425436 | PMC8981094 | pmc | 280 | {
"abstract": "In this study, a simple method without any additional chemical modification is proposed to fabricate underoil superhydrophobic surfaces with micro- and nano-hierarchical structures using a nanosecond laser system. The fabricated surfaces exhibited extreme superhydrophobicity and underoil superhydrophob... | 4,377 |
30828497 | PMC6396749 | pmc | 281 | {
"abstract": "It is well understood that heat stress causes bleaching in corals. Much work has focused on the way heat stress disrupts corals’ symbiotic relationship with endosymbiotic algal dinoflagellate, Symbiodiniaceae, a process called bleaching. However, the damage to the coral tissue that occurs during the bl... | 5,341 |
31798400 | PMC6868054 | pmc | 283 | {
"abstract": "The massively parallel nature of biological information processing plays an important role due to its superiority in comparison to human-engineered computing devices. In particular, it may hold the key to overcoming the von Neumann bottleneck that limits contemporary computer architectures. Physical-mo... | 4,986 |
26925210 | PMC4763989 | pmc | 284 | {
"abstract": "Bio-orthogonal non-canonical amino acid tagging allows time-resolved proteomic analysis of quorum sensing in Vibrio harveyi .",
"introduction": "Introduction Bacteria assess their cell numbers and the species complexity of the community of neighboring cells using a chemical communication process cal... | 2,028 |
24574952 | PMC3922083 | pmc | 285 | {
"abstract": "Restricted Boltzmann Machines (RBMs) and Deep Belief Networks have been demonstrated to perform efficiently in a variety of applications, such as dimensionality reduction, feature learning, and classification. Their implementation on neuromorphic hardware platforms emulating large-scale networks of spi... | 4,077 |
27117333 | PMC4846871 | pmc | 287 | {
"abstract": "Coral reef success is largely dependent on the symbiosis between coral hosts and dinoflagellate symbionts belonging to the genus Symbiodinium . Elevated temperatures can result in the expulsion of Symbiodinium or loss of their photosynthetic pigments and is known as coral bleaching. It has been post... | 2,625 |
36033624 | PMC9399768 | pmc | 289 | {
"abstract": "Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) have shown capabilities of achieving high accuracy under unsupervised settings and low operational power/energy due to their bio-plausible computations. Previous studies identified that DRAM-based off-chip memory accesses dominate the energy consumption of SNN processing.... | 8,533 |
34824906 | PMC8590396 | pmc | 290 | {
"abstract": "Background Corals, which form the foundation of biodiverse reef ecosystems, are under threat from warming oceans. Reefs provide essential ecological services, including food, income from tourism, nutrient cycling, waste removal, and the absorption of wave energy to mitigate erosion. Here, we studied th... | 4,887 |
31690886 | PMC6976677 | pmc | 291 | {
"abstract": "Reef-building corals harbour an astonishing diversity of microorganisms, including endosymbiotic microalgae, bacteria, archaea, and fungi. The metabolic interactions within this symbiotic consortium are fundamental to the ecological success of corals and the unique productivity of coral reef ecosystems... | 408 |
32482859 | PMC7306781 | pmc | 292 | {
"abstract": "Significance All plants and animals are associated with communities of viruses and microbes that interact via a suite of metabolites. These components play critical roles in the success of these assemblages; however, the role of individual components (i.e., bacteria, viruses, metabolites) and how these... | 2,831 |
23762518 | PMC3678486 | pmc | 293 | {
"abstract": "Spatially intimate symbioses, such as those between scleractinian corals and unicellular algae belonging to the genus Symbiodinium , can potentially adapt to changes in the environment by altering the taxonomic composition of their endosymbiont communities. We quantified the spatial relationship betwe... | 5,512 |
19623250 | PMC2708352 | pmc | 294 | {
"abstract": "Coral bleaching, during which corals lose their symbiotic dinoflagellates, typically corresponds with periods of intense heat stress, and appears to be increasing in frequency and geographic extent as the climate warms. A fundamental question in coral reef ecology is whether chronic local stress reduce... | 2,872 |
25489283 | PMC4256962 | pmc | 298 | {
"abstract": "In this paper, a neuromorphic crossbar circuit with binary memristors is proposed for speech recognition. The binary memristors which are based on filamentary-switching mechanism can be found more popularly and are easy to be fabricated than analog memristors that are rare in materials and need a more ... | 1,913 |
36412724 | PMC9680393 | pmc | 299 | {
"abstract": "Nature has proven to be a valuable resource in inspiring the development of novel technologies. The field of biomimetics emerged centuries ago as scientists sought to understand the fundamental science behind the extraordinary properties of organisms in nature and applied the new science to mimic a des... | 1,568 |
28174567 | PMC5258690 | pmc | 300 | {
"abstract": "Climate change-related coral bleaching, i.e., the visible loss of zooxanthellae from the coral host, is increasing in frequency and extent and presents a major threat to coral reefs globally. Coral bleaching has been proposed to involve accelerating light stress of their microalgal endosymbionts via a ... | 5,134 |
21698298 | PMC3115960 | pmc | 301 | {
"abstract": "Plant-pollinator mutualistic networks are asymmetric in their interactions: specialist plants are pollinated by generalist animals, while generalist plants are pollinated by a broad range involving specialists and generalists. It has been suggested that this asymmetric –or disassortative– assemblage co... | 2,192 |
35558469 | PMC9088758 | pmc | 302 | {
"abstract": "In recent years, there have been great achievements in superhydrophobic coatings. However, there are still some barriers restricting superhydrophobic coatings in practical applications, such as widely used organic solvents and poor oleophobicity. In this study, we proposed a method for fabricating abso... | 5,547 |
35609948 | null | s2 | 303 | {
"abstract": "Bacteria orchestrate collective behaviors and accomplish feats that would be unsuccessful if carried out by a lone bacterium. Processes undertaken by groups of bacteria include bioluminescence, biofilm formation, virulence factor production, and release of public goods that are shared by the community.... | 293 |
23029158 | PMC3460938 | pmc | 304 | {
"abstract": "Background The stability of cooperative interactions among different species can be compromised by cheating. In the plant-mycorrhizal fungi symbiosis, a single mycorrhizal network may interact with many plants, providing the opportunity for individual plants to cheat by obtaining nutrients from the fun... | 5,121 |
31282031 | PMC6852117 | pmc | 305 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Evolutionary rescue of populations depends on their ability to produce phenotypic variation that is heritable and adaptive. DNA mutations are the best understood mechanisms to create phenotypic variation, but other, less well‐studied mechanisms exist. Marine benthic foundation species provide ... | 8,039 |
37200786 | PMC10187575 | pmc | 306 | {
"abstract": "SUMMARY Research background This study provides insight into the use of a designed microbial community to produce biohydrogen in simple, single-chamber microbial electrolysis cells (MECs). The ability of MECs to stably produce biohydrogen relies heavily on the setup and microorganisms working inside th... | 5,535 |
34684778 | PMC8538766 | pmc | 307 | {
"abstract": "Biohydrometallurgy recovers metals through microbially mediated processes and has been traditionally applied for the extraction of base metals from low-grade sulfidic ores. New investigations explore its potential for other types of critical resources, such as rare earth elements. In recent times, the ... | 1,598 |
35641608 | PMC9156742 | pmc | 308 | {
"abstract": "Resistive switching devices have been regarded as a promising candidate of multi-bit memristors for synaptic applications. The key functionality of the memristors is to realize multiple non-volatile conductance states with high precision. However, the variation of device conductance inevitably causes t... | 7,702 |
26905285 | PMC4764913 | pmc | 312 | {
"abstract": "Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have emerged as a potential solution for mechanical energy harvesting over conventional mechanisms such as piezoelectric and electromagnetic, due to easy fabrication, high efficiency and wider choice of materials. Traditional fabrication techniques used to realize T... | 353 |
37311855 | PMC10264419 | pmc | 314 | {
"abstract": "Memristive devices have been explored as electronic synaptic devices to mimic biological synapses for developing hardware-based neuromorphic computing systems. However, typical oxide memristive devices suffered from abrupt switching between high and low resistance states, which limits access to achieve... | 12,450 |
31961452 | PMC7317464 | pmc | 315 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Increasing ocean temperatures have widespread consequences for coral reefs, one of which is coral bleaching. We analyzed a global network of associations between coral species and Symbiodiniaceae for resistance to temperature stress and robustness to perturbations. Null networks were created b... | 6,192 |
38517972 | PMC10959402 | pmc | 320 | {
"abstract": "Neuro-symbolic artificial intelligence has garnered considerable attention amid increasing industry demands for high-performance neural networks that are interpretable and adaptable to previously unknown problem domains with minimal reconfiguration. However, implementing neuro-symbolic hardware is chal... | 1,691 |
36825067 | PMC9941211 | pmc | 321 | {
"abstract": "Spider silk proteins (spidroins) are a remarkable class of biomaterials that exhibit a unique combination of high-value attributes and can be processed into numerous morphologies for targeted applications in diverse fields. Recombinant production of spidroins represents the most promising route towards... | 13,850 |
35731877 | PMC9217086 | pmc | 322 | {
"abstract": "Biological synapses store multiple memories on top of each other in a palimpsest fashion and at different time scales. Palimpsest consolidation is facilitated by the interaction of hidden biochemical processes governing synaptic efficacy during varying lifetimes. This arrangement allows idle memories t... | 3,885 |
39528499 | PMC11554781 | pmc | 323 | {
"abstract": "Human skin is essential for perception, encompassing haptic, thermal, proprioceptive, and pain-sensing functions through ion movement. Additionally, it is mechanically resilient and self-healing for protection. Inspired by these unique properties, researchers have attempted to develop stretchable, self... | 2,555 |
39747916 | PMC11695864 | pmc | 324 | {
"abstract": "Recent experimental studies in the awake brain have identified a rule for synaptic plasticity that is instrumental for the instantaneous creation of memory traces in area CA1 of the mammalian brain: Behavioral Time scale Synaptic Plasticity. This one-shot learning rule differs in five essential aspects... | 4,889 |
33222325 | PMC8243963 | pmc | 326 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Coral bleaching is the single largest global threat to coral reefs worldwide. Integrating the diverse body of work on coral bleaching is critical to understanding and combating this global problem. Yet investigating the drivers, patterns, and processes of coral bleaching poses a major challeng... | 4,753 |
39247511 | PMC11378032 | pmc | 327 | {
"abstract": "Slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPSs) inspired by Nepenthes have attracted much attention owing to their potential application in various cutting-edge fields. However, the performance of SLIPSs is impeded by surface damage and lubricant depletion, thereby limiting their further application... | 6,906 |
34272239 | PMC8284889 | pmc | 328 | {
"abstract": "Memristor with topotactic phase transition demonstrates controllable analog switching and implements neural network pruning.",
"introduction": "INTRODUCTION The growth of computing power in digital hardware, including central processing unit and graphics processing unit, has driven the rapid developm... | 1,679 |
27853136 | PMC5473601 | pmc | 329 | {
"abstract": "Mimicking the multifunctional bacterial type IV pili (T4Ps) nanofibres provides an important avenue towards the development of new functional nanostructured biomaterials. Yet, the development of T4Ps-based applications is limited by the inability to form these nanofibres in vitro from their pilin mon... | 1,649 |
24113297 | null | s2 | 330 | {
"abstract": "Spider silk is a biomaterial with impressive mechanical properties, resulting in various potential applications. Recent research has focused on producing synthetic spider silk fibers with the same mechanical properties as the native fibers. For this study, three proteins based on the Argiope aurantia M... | 270 |
32271573 | null | s2 | 331 | {
"abstract": "Many species of common bacteria communicate and coordinate group behaviors, including toxin production and surface fouling, through a process known as quorum sensing (QS). In Gram-negative bacteria, QS is regulated by "
} | 54 |
32198368 | PMC7083931 | pmc | 332 | {
"abstract": "The close replication of synaptic functions is an important objective for achieving a highly realistic memristor-based cognitive computation. The emulation of neurobiological learning rules may allow the development of neuromorphic systems that continuously learn without supervision. In this work, the ... | 1,876 |
38628862 | PMC11020090 | pmc | 334 | {
"abstract": "Plants engage in a variety of interactions, including sharing nutrients through common mycorrhizal networks (CMNs), which are facilitated by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). These networks can promote the establishment, growth, and distribution of limited nutrients that are important for plant growt... | 3,162 |
36234583 | PMC9565409 | pmc | 335 | {
"abstract": "Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have been widely used in image recognition and processing tasks. Memristor-based CNNs accumulate the advantages of emerging memristive devices, such as nanometer critical dimensions, low power consumption, and functional similarity to biological synapses. Most studi... | 4,039 |
34071134 | PMC8197075 | pmc | 336 | {
"abstract": "The triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is a newly arisen technology for mechanical energy harvesting from the environment, such as raindrops, wind, tides, and so on. It has attracted widespread attention in flexible electronics to serve as self-powered sensors and energy-harvesting devices because of i... | 3,703 |
35425330 | PMC8979104 | pmc | 337 | {
"abstract": "It has been accepted generally that it is necessary to obtain the so-called surface superhydrophobicity on intrinsically hydrophobic materials. However, recent experiments have indicated that it could be possible to prepare superhydrophobic surfaces on intrinsically hydrophilic materials by creating ad... | 6,368 |
25679534 | PMC4542026 | pmc | 339 | {
"abstract": "Recently, a novel electrogenic type of sulphur oxidation was documented in marine sediments, whereby filamentous cable bacteria (Desulfobulbaceae) are mediating electron transport over cm-scale distances. These cable bacteria are capable of developing an extensive network within days, implying a highly... | 4,467 |
33994935 | PMC8115403 | pmc | 340 | {
"abstract": "Achieving multi-level devices is crucial to efficiently emulate key bio-plausible functionalities such as synaptic plasticity and neuronal activity, and has become an important aspect of neuromorphic hardware development. In this review article, we focus on various ferromagnetic (FM) and ferroelectric ... | 16,645 |
36505713 | PMC9682623 | pmc | 341 | {
"abstract": "Among different types of anti-icing coatings, superhydrophobic surfaces have attracted extensive attention due to their excellent water repellency and low thermal conductivity. We report facile spraying time tuning to optimize the superhydrophobic (SHP) surface coating fabrication by a one-step sprayin... | 5,487 |
40156067 | PMC11954184 | pmc | 342 | {
"abstract": "Cyanobacteria bear great biotechnological potential as photosynthetic cell factories. In particular, hydrogenases are promising with respect to light-driven H 2 production as well as H 2 -driven redox biocatalysis. Their utilization relies on effective strain design as well as a balanced synthesis and... | 3,631 |
25912797 | null | s2 | 345 | {
"abstract": "The increased development of green low-carbon energy technologies that require platinum group metals (PGMs) and rare earth elements (REEs), together with the geopolitical challenges to sourcing these metals, has spawned major governmental and industrial efforts to rectify current supply insecurities. A... | 236 |
39890833 | PMC11785774 | pmc | 346 | {
"abstract": "Artificial intelligences are indispensable social infrastructures, neural networks are embodiment methodologies, and neuromorphic systems are promising solutions for compact size and low energy. Memristors were first prepared for the synapse devices but incur energy consumption, and memcapacitors were ... | 11,836 |
34215883 | PMC8788776 | pmc | 347 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Carbon sources represent the most dominant cost factor in the industrial biomanufacturing of products. Thus, it has attracted much attention to seek cheap and renewable feedstocks, such as lignocellulose, crude glycerol, methanol, and carbon dioxide, for biosynthesis of value-added compounds. ... | 2,873 |
20949064 | PMC2951366 | pmc | 348 | {
"abstract": "Background Coral reefs worldwide are in decline. Much of the mortality can be attributed to coral bleaching (loss of the coral's intracellular photosynthetic algal symbiont) associated with global warming. How corals will respond to increasing oceanic temperatures has been an area of extensive study an... | 2,473 |
39971951 | PMC11840090 | pmc | 349 | {
"abstract": "Biogas generation from organic waste by anaerobic bioreactors as renewable energy largely depends on microbial community and species interplays involved. This microbial networking is complex and time-dependent, influencing community succession and reactor performance, but remains unexplored due to the ... | 5,116 |
28691240 | null | s2 | 350 | {
"abstract": "There is no coating technology currently available to prevent the notorious biofilm formation issue. Here, a potential solution to fully address this tough issue is reported by developing a super-antifouling coating. The use of zwitterionic hydrogel (a double-sided tape) and commercial superglue is com... | 312 |
39809739 | PMC11733134 | pmc | 351 | {
"abstract": "Reservoir computing advances the intriguing idea that a nonlinear recurrent neural circuit—the reservoir—can encode spatio-temporal input signals to enable efficient ways to perform tasks like classification or regression. However, recently the idea of a monolithic reservoir network that simultaneously... | 3,378 |
33994904 | null | s2 | 352 | {
"abstract": "Living systems have not only the exemplary capability to fabricate materials ("
} | 19 |
28696037 | PMC5743829 | pmc | 353 | {
"abstract": "Summary Leveraging nature's biocomplexity for solving human problems requires better understanding of the syntrophic relationships in engineered microbiomes developed in bioreactor systems. Understanding the interactions between microbial players within the community will be key to enhancing conversion... | 10,359 |
28345029 | PMC5342658 | pmc | 356 | {
"abstract": "Genes involved in an ancient cellular stress response may have a protective role against heat stress on the reef.",
"conclusion": "CONCLUSIONS Temporary heat pulses during strong midday low tides on the reef triggered transcriptional changes and the activation of the UPR in A. hyacinthus . Repeated ... | 5,120 |
39854124 | PMC11923897 | pmc | 358 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Flexible memristors are promising candidates for multifunctional neuromorphic computing applications, overcoming the limitations of conventional computing devices. However, unpredictable switching behavior and poor mechanical stability in conventional memristors present significant challenges ... | 7,996 |
30254839 | PMC6142729 | pmc | 359 | {
"abstract": "In many biological structures, optimized mechanical properties are obtained through complex structural organization involving multiple constituents, functional grading and hierarchical organization. In the case of biological surfaces, the possibility to modify the frictional and adhesive behaviour can ... | 6,064 |
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