Production of metals stands for 40% of all industrial greenhouse gas emissions, 10% of the
global energy consumption, 3.2 billion tonnes of minerals mined, and several billion tonnes …

Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …

In this review, we discuss microbiological and molecular concepts of Microbially Induced
Calcium Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) and their role in bioconcrete. MICP is a widespread …

Anthropogenic emissions drive global-scale warming yet the temperature increase relative
to pre-industrial levels is uncertain. Using 300 years of ocean mixed-layer temperature …

Biopolymer nanofibrils exhibit exceptional mechanical properties with a unique combination
of strength and toughness, while also presenting biological functions that interact with the …

Enhancing the robustness of functional biomacromolecules is a critical challenge in
biotechnology, which if addressed would enhance their use in pharmaceuticals, chemical …

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) biomineralizing organisms have played major roles in the
history of life and the global carbon cycle during the past 541 Ma. Both marine diversification …

Minerals and organic matter (OM) may form intricate associations via myriad interactions. In
soils, the associations of OM with mineral surfaces are mainly investigated because of their …

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized using aqueous extract of Neem (Azadirachta
indica) leaves and silver salt. XRD, SEM, FTIR, optical absorption and photoluminescence …

Understanding the vulnerability of marine calcifiers to ocean acidification is a critical issue,
especially in the Southern Ocean (SO), which is likely to be the one of the first, and most …