UMasaki Shimono ujoyine iKolishi Lezolimo, I-Biotechnology & Natural Resources eNyuvesi yaseNevada, eReno njengososayensi wocwaningo, efunda amagciwane anenzuzo ukuze athuthukise futhi anciphise izifo kumazambane ngesikhathi sokugcinwa.
Ngokusho kweYunivesithi yaseNevada indaba yezindaba, ujoyine u-Patricia Santos, umsizi kaprofesa wokusebenzelana kwezitshalo namagciwane eMnyangweni endaweni yakhe yokucwaninga ukuze enze ucwaningo lwemboni yokudla. UShimono, uchwepheshe wezindlela zokumelana nezitshalo ngokumelene namagciwane, ubheka ukuthi izimo zokugcina isikhathi eside ziwathinta kanjani amazambane ngokulahlekelwa kwamanzi kanye nokubola kwezifo ngenxa yezitshalo. amagciwane.
Ukubola okuthambile nokomile, okubangelwa amagciwane kanye nesikhunta, ngokulandelana, yizifo ezimbili ezibalulekile eziphenywayo.
U-Shimono, esebenza no-Santos nethimba lakhe, welapha la mazambane ngezinhlobo ezahlukene zamagciwane azuzisayo, ngethemba lokusiza abakhiqizi bokudla ngokugcinwa kahle kwamazambane emikhiqizweni enjengama-chips ngomzamo wokugwema ukumosha umkhiqizo obalulekile kanye nokulahlekelwa kwezimali.
Laba bobabili baphinde basebenzisane noSolwazi uDylan Kosma kanye nethimba lakhe laselebhu, abasiza ukuphatha lezi zindlela zokwelapha. I-Kosma Lab ibheka ukuthi kanjani i-suberin, i-biopolymer yesitshalo etholakala esikhumbeni samazambane, ingasiza ukuvikela izigaxa endaweni yazo.
“Nganquma ukuyofunda e-United States ngenxa yezindlela zezolimo ezihlukile,” kusho uShimono. “Ngangijabule ngethuba lokwenza ucwaningo eNevada, ikakhulukazi ngesilimo esibalulekile njengamazambane.”
Ngemva kokuthola iziqu zakhe zobudokotela eNyuvesi yaseTsukuba eJapane, uShimono wasebenza njengozakwabo wocwaningo eMichigan State University egxile ekusebenzelaneni kwamagciwane emigudwini yamangqamuzana ezitshalo ezithile.
Lo msebenzi wonyaka owodwa, owaqala ngo-Okthoba odlule, uhlose ukulingisa izimo amazambane agcinwa kuzo ngemva kokuvunwa, okuhlanganisa ukuba sendaweni enomswakama enamazinga okushisa acishe abe ngu-50 F. Lezi zimo ezimaphakathi zilungele ukuthuthukiswa kwezifo. Ukulahlekelwa kwamanzi e-Tuber kuwumphumela ongenakugwemeka wesikhathi eside sokugcina, okubangela ukuba amazambane ashwabe futhi alimale, okwenza angasebenziseki.
I-Shimono kanye nelebhu ye-Santos banethemba lokuqhubeka nalolu cwaningo uma ukuhlaziya kokuqala sekuqediwe.