Insects use a wax layer on their bodies to prevent water loss. Furthermore, they use the layer for communication. Although ...

A high-definition (HD) map is becoming an integral component of future mobility systems such as autonomous and connected vehicles. Advances in computing systems, LiDAR technologies, and vehicle ...

Adjuvants act upon the cuticle of the leaf of the plant and improve the delivery of the active ingredient through softening of the epicuticular wax layer, (8) the outer barrier layer of the leaf. The ...

Plants and trees extend their roots into the earth in order to draw nutrients and water from the soil—however, these roots are thought to decline as they move deeper underground. But a new study by a ...

A plant-based but not fully vegetarian diet could boost the health of retinal ganglion cells, potentially mitigating early neurodegeneration visible on OCT, according to a study published in The ...

VINTON COUNTY, Ohio – Communities were under evacuation Wednesday after a large chemical leak from an explosives plant in southeast Ohio sent hazardous air into nearby areas.

The anatomical features of the dermal, fundamental and vascular systems confirming the tendency of the adaptive convergence of these plants to temporary lacustrine the environment include: single ...

The cuticle is synthesized by the epidermis of fruits and other nonwoody aerial plant organs. This mostly lipidic layer has been traditionally considered to cover the surface of outer epidermal cell ...