Article describes examination of the appearance, color, chemical composition, and physiology and mechanical properties of densified Abies wood before and after densification treatment using a colorimeter, FTIR and mechanical testing machine.

Article describes study analyzing the chemical components of elliptical kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planch) using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC–MS) technologies.

Article demonstrates a highly sensitive H₂ gas sensor using a lanthanum doped ZnO (La_ZnO) thin film operated at 300 °C. Pure and lanthanum doped (1–10 at. %) ZnO thin films were successfully synthesized using the sol-gel route.

Article demonstrating the dynamic potential for tailoring the surface plasmon resonance (SPR), size, and shapes of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) starting from an Au(I) precursor, chloro(dimethyl sulfide)gold (I) (Au(Me2S)Cl), in lieu of the conventional Au(III) precursor hydrogen tetrachloroaurate (III) hydrate (HAuCl4). This approach presents a one-step method that permits regulation of an Au(I) precursor to form either visible-absorbing gold nanospheres or near-infrared-window (NIRW)-absorbing anisotropic AuNPs.

Article describes study analyzing the characteristics of the movement of the gel extinguishing agent micelles by considering the resistance of movement.

Describes the development of a strong mold-resistant adhesive by incorporating soybean meal and blood meal.

Proposes a fabrication method for making a lightweight, anisotropic, and compressible wood aerogel with aligned cellulose fibers by a simple chemical treatment.

This article highlights a study of a bio adhesive was developed from soybean meal and larch tannin that was designed for exterior use. Phenol hydroxymethylated tannin oligomer (PHTO) was synthesized and then mixed with soybean meal flour in order to obtain a soybean meal-based adhesive (SPA). The results showed that the moisture absorption rate, residual rate, and solid content of SPA with 10 wt % PHTO (mass ratio with respect to the entire adhesive) were improved by 22.8%, 11.6%, and 6.8%, respectively, as compared with that of pure SPA.

This article introduces a novel method using longitudinal sound to detect underground soil voids to inspect underwater bed property in terms of effective bulk modulus and effective density of the material properties.

Article examining foams made from polylactic acid (PLA) and micro cellulose fibrils (MCF) to address the need for bio-resourced foams for the building industry.