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Research & science Influence of bending parameters on crystalline undulator radiation peak stability for 530 MeV positron channelling arXiv:2601.06921v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We investigate the stability of crystalline undulator radiation (CUR) peaks emitted by 530 MeV positron channelling in periodically bent C(110) crystals with varying bending amplitudes and bending periods. Relativistic molecular dynamics simulations were performed to quantify how these parameters affect the intensity and position of the … arXiv — physics.app-ph (Applied Physics preprints) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Inverse Engineering of Optical Constants in Photochromic Micron-Scale Hybrid Films arXiv:2602.16180v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Photochromic materials enable dynamic optical modulation through reversible transitions between distinct absorption states, with broad potential for smart windows, adaptive optics, and reconfigurable photonic devices. Micron-scale photochromic hybrid films present a particularly attractive platform for these applications, combining strai… arXiv — physics.app-ph (Applied Physics preprints) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Industry-ready spin-photon interfaces for hybrid photonic quantum computing arXiv:2606.27787v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Hybrid photonic quantum computers, combining stationary matter qubits and flying photonic qubits, offer an intrinsically networked and resource-efficient route to large-scale, error-corrected quantum computation. Their core components are cavity-coupled matter qubits that act as light--matter interfaces, enabling: high-efficiency on-dema… arXiv — physics.app-ph (Applied Physics preprints) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Water pollution has long been a threat to the Great Barrier Reef – plans to fix it aren’t up to the task There’s one big threat facing the Great Barrier Reef which Australian authorities can solve. But will they? The Conversation Australia — Environment · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Nitrate in drinking water may be linked to preterm births in New Zealand A new Aotearoa New Zealand study has found that nitrate concentrations in drinking water are associated with an increased risk of preterm birth, even at levels well below the current drinking water standard. The study, published in Environmental Research, analyzed 735,831 singleton births between 2008 and 2021, linking gestational age with estimated nitrate concentrations in drinking water at t… Phys.org — Environment tag feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Membranes for Lithium Recovery From Conventional and Unconventional Sources - ACS Publications ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (ACS) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science State of the UK Climate in 2025 - Kendon - 2026 - International Journal of Climatology - Wiley & Sons Journal of Industrial Ecology (Wiley) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Predicting Life Expectancy in Upper‐Middle‐Income Countries Using Machine Learning: A Comparative Analysis Sustainable Development, EarlyView. Sustainable Development (Wiley) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Low carbon dioxide levels improve microbial production of biodegradable plastic In an innovative gas fermentation process, reducing the concentration of carbon dioxide was found to significantly improve microbial production of the biodegradable plastic poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate]. Researchers found that hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria grown under safe, nonflammable gas conditions enable more efficient production of biodegradable plastic at lower CO2 levels. The study provides … Phys.org — 'waste' search feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Report details ecological characterization of peatlands and coastal lagoons in EU A new synthesis report, titled "Ecological Characterisation of Peatlands and Coastal Lagoons in Europe," has been published to support the assessment, monitoring and restoration of European wetlands under EU environmental legislation. The report was prepared in response to a policy request submitted by the Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV) to the European Commission's Knowledge Centr… Phys.org — Environment tag feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Earthquake doublets in subduction zones are an Omori process promoted by megathrust tear fault interaction Communications Earth & Environment (Nature Portfolio) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Assessing landfill site suitability for solid waste management in Patna urban area: comprehensive modelling employing AHP and fuzzy AHP Patna, one of the growing cities in India, also has concerns about solid waste management due to its expansion with increasing population, making it critical to the sustainability of the city. In the above context, the study aims to identify the suitability of landfill sites for managing solid waste in Indian cities, such as Patna, which is developing as a planned and smart city in the country.… Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Single and combined nanotoxicity of titanium dioxide and cadmium: implications for skeletal and behavioral development in zebrafish Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO 2 NPs) are emerging contaminants of global concern. However, knowledge about their interactive effects with metals on developing aquatic vertebrates is still scarce. Thus, the current study investigated cartilage and bone toxicity and behavioral changes in Danio rerio (zebrafish) larvae after exposure to single and combined TiO 2 NPs (0.1 µg L −1 , 1.0&#… Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Time series analysis of carbon dioxide emission: a comparison of statistical, machine learning, and deep learning models Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is one of the infamous greenhouse gases, resulting in increased global temperature and climate change. The steady rise in atmospheric CO₂ levels, primarily driven by anthropogenic activities, poses serious environmental and socio-economic challenges. Understanding and forecasting CO₂ emission trends are essential for guiding global mitigation efforts and assessing progress … Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Sustainable management leadership in education: a resilience oriented approach to adaptive educational systems IntroductionEducational institutions increasingly operate within complex adaptive systems characterized by rapid technological, environmental, and socio-economic changes. These challenges require leadership approaches that strengthen institutional resilience while promoting long-term sustainability. This study examines how sustainable management leadership enhances institutional resilience thro… Frontiers in Sustainability · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Can waste resource policies boost earnings of green concept stocks? Evidence from waste-to-energy technology Waste incineration serves as a crucial mechanism for converting solid waste into power in China. This study pioneers the investigation of how waste resource policy implementation immediately affects stock returns in the waste-to-energy generation sector. While these policies aim to promote technological advancement, they could reduce profits through increased input costs. We employ the Fama–Fre… Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (Springer) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science How Governance Failures Drive Recurrent Flood Disasters in Pakistan: A Diagnostic Policy Analysis of the 2025 Flood Climate disasters are increasingly understood not as natural phenomena alone but as outcomes shaped by governance systems and institutional capacities. While existing scholarship has documented flood impacts and theorized governance deficits, few studies have traced the precise causal pathways through which institutional pathologies—fragmentation, spatial mismatch, and perverse incentives—produ… Environmental Management (Springer) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science A Systematic Review of Green Economy Research Over Three Decades: Mapping Evolution, Trends and Future Directions Over the past three decades, the green economy (GE) has emerged as a pivotal framework for reconciling economic growth with environmental sustainability and social equity. Despite its growing prominence in global development discourse, achieving an effective balance between economic expansion and ecological integrity remains a persistent challenge. Existing literature on the green economy often… Discover Sustainability (Springer) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Corporate social responsibility disclosure and banks profitability empirical insights from the gulf cooperation council GCC This study examines the impact of a set of firm-specific determinants —namely, environmental performance (ENV), governance (GVN), social capital (SCL), firm size (SIZE), and debt (EBDT), —on financial performance measured by return on equity (ROE) using a balanced panel dataset of GCC banking sector during the period from 2015 to 2023. The study employed a fixed-effects model to assess the infl… Discover Sustainability (Springer) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Staff preparedness for green supply chain management practice through awareness and attitudes Hospitals contribute significantly to environmental pollution and resource consumption. This highlights the need for green supply chain management in sustainable healthcare operations. This study examines how awareness and attitudes, organisational support, and perceived barriers influence green supply chain management practices in Bangladeshi hospitals. The study integrates the Theory of Plann… Discover Sustainability (Springer) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Modeling lowland wheat yield and water productivity using aquacrop and machine learning with IoT-based precision irrigation in Southern Ethiopia Efficient irrigation plays a critical role in sustaining wheat production by improving yield and water productivity (WP), particularly in semi-arid lowlands where water availability and irrigation infrastructure are limited. The integration of conventional and machine learning modeling with IoT-enabled soil moisture monitoring has the potential to significantly enhance irrigation efficiency, wa… Discover Sustainability (Springer) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Urban form evolution and regional disparities in China over three decades of rapid urbanization China has experienced the world’s fastest and most extensive urbanization over the past four decades, generating profound social, economic, ecological, and environmental impacts. Yet comprehensive national-scale assessments of long-term urban form evolution remain limited. This study investigates the spatiotemporal evolution of urban form across 236 Chinese cities from 1990 to 2020, using geosp… Discover Sustainability (Springer) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Correction: A bibliometric synthesis reveals human-wildlife conflict research maturing into a solution oriented interdisciplinary science Discover Sustainability (Springer) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Effects of pristine and citrate-coated zinc oxide nanoparticles on soil nitrogen cycling determined using multi-level assessment of enzyme activity, functional gene abundance and microbial community composition Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) are increasingly detected in agricultural soils, yet their long-term effects on soil nitrogen cycling microorganisms, particularly how surface chemistry modulates toxicity, remain poorly understood. These nanoparticles frequently enter agricultural soils directly using nanopesticides and fertilizers or indirectly through irrigation or sewage sludge applicati… Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Distribution characteristics, speciation and risk assessment of mercury in surface sediments of urban lakes in Nanchang city, China Mercury is a toxic and harmful heavy metal pollutant that is prone to migration and accumulation. The increase of mercury emission and the aggravation of mercury pollution have attracted the attention of many scholars. The study focused on six urban lakes in Nanchang city, China as the research area. The total mercury (THg) concentration and mercury speciation in surface sediments were determin… Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Nutrient-use efficiency and nutrient sequestration of urban trees in a settlement area Trees planted in urban areas provide a wide range of ecosystem services. Information to guide species selection is still limited in decision-making. In particular, knowledge remains scarce about the relationships between nutrient demands and growth in urban trees. Our study estimates nutrient-use efficiency and nutrient sequestration for eight representative urban tree species in South Korea. T… Frontiers in Environmental Science · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Green investment and stock returns of heavily polluting firms in China: Does AI adoption and green technological innovation matter? IntroductionGreen investment plays a significant role in the firms’ financial and environmental performance. While the positive environmental impacts of green investment are known, its economic outcomes from the investors’ perspectives have mainly remained unexamined, specifically in the AI supported environment. Accordingly, this study examines the impact of green investment on stock returns, … Frontiers in Environmental Science · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Design, development, and evaluation of ML-IoT enabled environment quality monitoring system With the worsening environment quality credited to rapid urbanization and industrialization, ensuring optimal indoor air quality is a critical challenge with far-reaching implications for public health, environmental sustainability, and overall wellbeing. Despite its importance, real-time air quality monitoring solutions (AQMS) remain underdeveloped, leaving significant gaps in the ability to a… Frontiers in Environmental Science · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Coupling relationship between financial inclusion and agricultural green total factor productivity: mechanism analysis and empirical research Based on panel data of 30 Chinese provinces from 2006 to 2023, this paper systematically examines the coupling coordination relationship, regional differences, spatial patterns of financial inclusion and agricultural green total factor productivity (AGTFP), as well as its impact on the urban -rural income gap. The results show that both financial inclusion and AGTFP are generally at a low level… Frontiers in Environmental Science · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Net sustainability assessment of AI-driven data centers in the GCC: an MCDA approach framework The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is witnessing a rapid growth in artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled data center development, thanks to national digital transformation strategies and the region’s strategic location bridging global markets. Yet, no evaluation framework holistically compares the direct impacts of data center operations on the environment with the dispersed sustainability impac… Frontiers in Environmental Science · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Evolution of lawns as grasslands: a cross-continental, socio-ecological analysis and implications for nature-based alternatives Conventional short cut lawns are a globally dominant landscape element but are increasingly criticised for their low ecological value and high maintenance. This research considers the lawn as a unique human-made type of grassland that originated from European semi-natural grasslands in Medieval Europe and passed through several historical periods, becoming an ecological and cultural phenomenon.… Frontiers in Environmental Science · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science A smart water quality companion for farmers: predicting canal suitability for aquaculture and livestock using validated machine learning models and web based tool In recent times, global food production has transitioned towards aquaculture and livestock farming owing to the contamination of agricultural crops with harmful fertilisers and pesticides. Quality of intake water plays a crucial role in the growth and wellbeing of the aquatic creatures and livestock. This study aims to develop and validate a machine-learning-driven framework and an open access … Frontiers in Environmental Science · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Residents near small rivers in the USA could face disproportionately high future flood risk Nature Sustainability · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Food systems transformation would reshape global agriculture Nature subject feed — Sustainability · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Sustainability practices and structural constraints in an Austrian FoodCoop explored through participatory action research This study examines how sustainability is interpreted and practiced within an Austrian FoodCoop, based on a four-year participatory action research process. Combining survey data, interviews, observations and document analysis, it offers a multi-level analysis of behavioural, social and structural dynamics in a grassroots food initiative. Using a logic model of sustainable consumption grounded … Discover Sustainability (Springer) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science A spatiotemporal machine learning framework for high-resolution PM 2.5 estimation using reconstructed satellite aerosol observations Accurate monitoring of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) in North-East India is severely constrained by sparse ground-based observations, complex terrain, high humidity and persistent cloud cover, particularly during the monsoon season, when satellite aerosol retrievals are frequently missing or unreliable. To address these limitations, this study develops an integrated multi-sensor satellite a… Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Impact of environmental knowledge on pro-environmental behavior among university students: a mediation analysis This study aims to discuss the relation between environmental knowledge (EKN) and pro-environmental behavior (PEB) among the university students by addressing the persistent “knowledge–action gap” in environmental behavior research. While students may have a high level of environmental awareness, this is not necessarily reflected in their environmentally responsible behaviors. The study fills t… Frontiers in Sustainability · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Sustained shortening following Cretaceous Bangong–Nujiang Ocean closure shaped central Tibetan mountain growth Communications Earth & Environment (Nature Portfolio) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Past Acropora mortality on the Great Barrier Reef linked to climate variability and anthropogenic impacts Communications Earth & Environment (Nature Portfolio) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science The science of climate heat risks has a metric problem Communications Earth & Environment (Nature Portfolio) · 15 Jul 2026