• To lessen our dependence on fossil fuels, the world must transition toward renewable sources of energy, like wind and solar power. (comsol.com)
  • These conditions make improved energy storage and transport a vital complement to expanded renewable energy production. (comsol.com)
  • Abstract Water electrolysis, a process for producing green hydrogen from renewable energy, plays a crucial role in the transition toward a sustainable energy landscape and the realization of the hydrogen economy. (journaltocs.ac.uk)
  • The world needs sanitation systems that are socially acceptable, reduce water consumption, take advantage of renewable energy, operate off-grid with little maintenance, and harvest useful products from human waste. (greenbuildingadvisor.com)
  • Energy conversion from a wide range of heat sources: conventional (fossil fuels), renewable (biomass or solar energy) and waste heat recovery (exhaust gas or cooling fluid of internal combustion engines, hot gases in industrial processes). (polimi.it)
  • The second one is an extraction-based separation of a miscible multi-component mixture through a supported ionic-liquid membrane (SILM). (aiche.org)
  • The miscibility between the impregnated ionic liquid and one of the mixture components, but not the other, is the driving force for this miscible multi-component separation. (aiche.org)
  • Ions and Nematic Surface Energy: Beyond the Exponential Approximation for the Electric Field of Ionic Origin. (routledge.com)
  • Comparative studies of ion dynamics, thermal properties, phase behaviours and ionic conductivities were carried out, taking advantage of various spectroscopic and thermal chemistry methods. (rsc.org)
  • Blue phases are liquid crystals made up by networks of defects, or disclination lines. (ed.ac.uk)
  • Liquid crystals: Rod/disc-like LC phases, degree of order and symmetry, LC optical properties and application in display devices (LCD), LC thermometers 4. (tum.de)
  • analyze the importance of order in liquid crystals for displays and sensors 4. (tum.de)
  • Despite the large quantity of phenomenological information concerning the bulk properties of nematic phase liquid crystals, little is understood about the origin of the surface energy, particularly the surface, interfacial, and anchoring properties of liquid crystals that affect the performance of liquid crystal devices. (routledge.com)
  • Self-contained and unique, Adsorption Phenomena and Anchoring Energy in Nematic Liquid Crystals provides an account of new and established results spanning three decades of research into the problems of anchoring energy and adsorption phenomena in liquid crystals. (routledge.com)
  • The book contains a detailed discussion of the origin and possible sources of anchoring energy in nematic liquid crystals, emphasizing the dielectric contribution to the anchoring energy in particular. (routledge.com)
  • Beginning with fundamental surface and anchoring properties of liquid crystals and the definition of the nematic phase, the authors explain how selective ion adsorption, dielectric energy density, thickness dependence, and bias voltage dependence influence the uniform alignment of liquid crystals and affect the performance of liquid crystal devices. (routledge.com)
  • Adsorption Phenomena and Anchoring Energy in Nematic Liquid Crystals serves as an excellent source of reference for graduates and researchers working in liquid crystals, complex fluids, condensed matter physics, statistical physics, chemical engineering, and electronic engineering, as well as providing a useful general introduction to and background information on the nematic liquid crystal phase. (routledge.com)
  • Nematic Liquid Crystals: Fundamentals and Bulk Properties. (routledge.com)
  • Nematic Liquid Crystals: Surface Properties. (routledge.com)
  • Surface Electric Field-Induced Instabilities in Nematic Liquid Crystals Sample. (routledge.com)
  • Nematic liquid crystals are anisotropic fluids that self-assemble into vector fields, which are governed by geometrical and topological laws. (nature.com)
  • Liquid crystals are anisotropic fluids, in which the rigid and anisotropic constituent molecules have a strong tendency to form mesophases with long-range orientational order, described by the order parameter S . In the simplest and most widely studied liquid crystal phase, the nematic, the molecules are free to move around each other and lack any long range positional order. (nature.com)
  • Nematic liquid crystals are described by cylindrical symmetry and are uniaxial, which makes n physically indistinguishable from − n 6 . (nature.com)
  • Immersion cooling is one of the most effective ways to cool data centers through dielectric liquids. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • Forthcoming, imaging X-ray telescopes cannot detect photons with energies above ~10KeV due to the limitations of current optics and silicon detectors. (le.ac.uk)
  • While some photons deposit all their energy in the body, other photons of the same energy may deposit only a fraction of their energy, and others may pass completely through the body without interacting. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Some gaseous pollutants and particles are initially removed as they pass over the liquid sprays. (wikipedia.org)
  • The rotating blades force the liquid and collected particles off the blades. (wikipedia.org)
  • A laser consists, in essence, of a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) that, when excited with a source of energy, releases particles in the free state. (medscape.com)
  • Beta particles are high-energy electrons that are emitted from the nuclei of unstable atoms (eg, cesium-137, iodine-131). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Abstract The use of carbonized wood in various functional devices is attracting considerable attention due to its low cost, vertical channels, and high electrical conduction. (journaltocs.ac.uk)
  • Abstract Zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) with low cost and high safety have become potential candidates for large-scale energy storage. (journaltocs.ac.uk)
  • They also discuss fundamental equations regulating the adsorption phenomenon and the dynamic aspects of ion adsorption phenomenon in liquid crystalline systems. (routledge.com)
  • All crystalline phases in the sample can be determined by one measurement. (lei.lt)
  • The device can simultaneously detect all the crystalline phases present in the sample without any time consuming preparatory work. (lei.lt)
  • This allows us to peek deeper into the hot and dense matter," said Geurts, who has also worked extensively at the Large Hadron Collider, an even bigger new accelerator in Europe that has started to smash heavy nuclei at even higher energies. (phys.org)
  • However, there are known to be X-ray emissions at higher energies from neutron stars, pulsars, black hole candidates, supernova remnants, active galactic nuclei and galactic clusters. (le.ac.uk)
  • In addition, they operate with low liquid-to-gas ratios. (wikipedia.org)
  • The manufacture of Seebeck devices I contacted responded to a Contact Form submission with a positive response, indicating that their devices are able to operate over a range from 160 Kelvin at the low end to 200 degrees Celsius at the high end. (newmars.com)
  • Finally, the machine can operate with a two-phase working fluid with dispersed liquid phase, in order to exploit the phase transition to increase the work of the cycle. (polimi.it)
  • Moreover, the possibility to operate with a two-phase working fluid allows to exploit low temperature heat sources, making it suitable for waste heat recovery applications. (polimi.it)
  • One promising method for energy storage and transport involves the most abundant element in the universe: hydrogen. (comsol.com)
  • Improving the efficiency of this device could help make stored hydrogen a viable alternative to electric batteries and liquid fossil fuels. (comsol.com)
  • A hydrogen electrolysis-based energy storage system could help address the challenges of decentralized wind and solar power production. (comsol.com)
  • This electrolysis method provides important benefits, as presented in a 2015 Compendium of Hydrogen Energy report . (comsol.com)
  • Little work has been done on using liquid hydrogen as a cooling mechanism for this kind of application. (mit.edu)
  • Barber's work so far has focused on analyzing the thermal properties and the heat transfer potential of supercritical hydrogen, and exploring how this cryogen might improve the performance of the magnetic coils in fusion devices. (mit.edu)
  • Polymers: Polymer mixtures, phase separation process, glass transition temperature, block copolymers and self-assembly process, long-range ordered nanostructured polymer and application in template for inorganic materials, drug delivery systems, biosensors, full-cell, organic solar cell 3. (tum.de)
  • These GHGs are nearly transparent to the short-wavelength radiation, i.e. in the visible spectrum and ultraviolet radiation from the Sun, resulting in most of the solar radiation being absorbed by the Earth's surface, i.e. land and oceans, while having a relatively high absorption rate for the infrared long-wavelength radiation emitted from the Earth, preventing some of the energy from escaping the Earth [ 2 ]. (springer.com)
  • It can be difficult to balance wind and solar energy production with consumer demand. (comsol.com)
  • The Sol-Char Toilet uses solar energy to destroy the pathogens in fecal material. (greenbuildingadvisor.com)
  • It concerns the determination of heat transfer coefficients for the design of a concentrated solar energy plant requiring PCM thermal energy storage and is part of a wider set of experiments, where several PCMs were tested. (scirp.org)
  • The use of phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage facilitates the use of solar systems even at low solar radiation periods, or the storage of surplus discarded thermal energy, available from any other type of source or plant [6] [7]. (scirp.org)
  • The application of PCMs in domestic heat water production from solar energy is another [9]. (scirp.org)
  • Sioshansi and Denholm [10] analyzed the economic impact of the introduction of a thermal energy storage system in concentrated solar energy plants, while Nithyanandam e Pitchumani [11] carried out a detailed economic analysis of the use of phase change materials in concentrated solar plants. (scirp.org)
  • The present study concerns the determination of heat transfer coefficients for the design of a concentrated solar energy plant requiring a PCM thermal energy storage. (scirp.org)
  • For solar energy harvesting, large-area nanowire solar cells have to be processed. (lu.se)
  • Note: These devices are used mainly for particle collection, though can also remove gaseous pollutants from the exhaust stream. (wikipedia.org)
  • vice gaseous) phase. (yarchive.net)
  • Considering the fact that China's energy structure is dominated by fossil fuels, especially coal, it is urgent to accelerate the low-carbon transition of the energy system in a relatively short time, and dramatically increase the proportion of clean energy in the future energy supply. (springer.com)
  • To overcome the deficiencies in the current paradigm, a 3D-printed integrated membrane device capable of simultaneously separating multi-component and multi-phase mixture has been developed in our lab. (aiche.org)
  • The Earth receives energy from the Sun in the form of short-wavelength electromagnetic radiation and simultaneously losses energy to outer space in the form of electromagnetic radiation as well but with much longer wavelengths. (springer.com)
  • In this way, the regeneration phase can be performed with a direct heat exchange between two cycles that simultaneously perform the isochoric cooling and isochoric heating phases. (polimi.it)
  • The challenge is to capture energy from outside the visible region (UV or IR) while simultaneously allowing a high-quality observation of the outside world and transmitting sufficient light in the visible region to satisfactorily illuminate the interior of the building. (lu.se)
  • As the consumption of fossil fuel energy is responsible for more than 90% of China's greenhouse gases emissions, policies focusing on energy transition are vital for China accomplishing the goal of carbon neutrality. (springer.com)
  • Some manufacturers use phase change materials (PCMs), such as waxes and fatty acids, for cooling in phones. (cosmosmagazine.com)
  • There are many problems with the PCMs, namely due to their low thermal conductivities, low chemical stability, their corrosion capacity towards the storage reservoir materials and large volume variations associated to the change of phases. (scirp.org)
  • This is where I started to understand the role of thermodynamics, and how all energy is connected to heat transfer. (mit.edu)
  • Solid-state polymer electrolytes, as an alternative to traditional liquid electrolytes, have been intensively investigated for energy conversion and storage devices. (rsc.org)
  • The major problem with silicon anodes tends to expand and degrade quickly as a battery charges and discharges, especially with the liquid electrolytes currently used in lithium-ion cells, which has helped keep them out of commercial batteries. (marketresearch.com)
  • Although membrane-based separation technologies represent an energy-efficient alternative to traditional methodologies (e.g., fractional distillation), such processes are inherently limited to single selectivity. (aiche.org)
  • evaluate the use of polymers based on self-assembly processes and long-ranged interactions in sensors and energy related applications 3. (tum.de)
  • The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) carried out research into the energy needed in new manufacturing processes and compared them to traditional methods like casting and machining. (themanufacturer.com)
  • The seemingly extravagant use of materials and energy resources by many newer manufacturing processes is alarming and needs to be addressed alongside claims of improved sustainability from products manufactured by these means," he said. (themanufacturer.com)
  • The total absorption coefficient is the sum of individual energy absorption processes (see Compton Effect, Photoelectric Effect, and Pair Production). (cdc.gov)
  • The introduction of sustainable sanitation technology would result in greatly improved health, a cleaner environment, and energy conservation for both the developing and developed world. (greenbuildingadvisor.com)
  • He credits his father, a professor and climate researcher at the University of Manitoba, not only for generating his interest in clean energy and conservation, but for providing him with a global perspective, a consequence of living in foreign countries during multiple sabbaticals. (mit.edu)
  • The physical therapist should also emphasize energy conservation and teach patients and caregivers methods for performing safe, efficient transfers. (medscape.com)
  • The invention belongs to resource and environment filed, and in particular to a kind of supercritical water gasification product with blue-green algae algae solution reclaims nitrogen The device and method of phosphorus. (google.com)
  • It is NOT necessary for Nitrogen to be cooled to liquid to perform the cooling function at 160 Kelvin. (newmars.com)
  • I have reported elsewhere that it turns out that Nitrogen gas can be cooled to 160 Kelvin, where it would act as a heat sink for a bank of Seebeck devices. (newmars.com)
  • There are also extended possibilities for diffraction measurements at the same time controlling the ambient temperature (from liquid nitrogen to 1600 o C) and the surrounding environment (high vacuum can be used or the desired amount of gas (suitable for many gases) up to a maximum pressure of 5 bar). (lei.lt)
  • The liquid droplets then impact on the blades to create smaller droplets for additional collection targets. (wikipedia.org)
  • The liquid droplets separate from the gas stream because of their centrifugal motion. (wikipedia.org)
  • In mechanically aided scrubbers, the majority of particle collection occurs in the liquid droplets formed by the rotating blades or rotor. (wikipedia.org)
  • Here, we use double emulsions of water droplets inside radial nematic liquid crystal droplets to form various structures, ranging from linear chains to three-dimensional fractal structures. (nature.com)
  • A metabolic imbalance caused by radiation from your wireless devices could be the link to a number of health risks, such as various neurodegenerative diseases and cancer, a recent study suggests. (stackexchange.com)
  • Absorbed Dose, Radiation-- The mean energy imparted to the irradiated medium, per unit mass, by ionizing radiation. (cdc.gov)
  • Absorption-- The process by which a chemical penetrates the exchange boundaries of an organism after contact, or the process by which radiation imparts some or all of its energy to any material through which it passes. (cdc.gov)
  • Absorption Coefficient-- Fractional absorption of the energy of an unscattered beam of x- or gamma- radiation per unit thickness (linear absorption coefficient), per unit mass (mass absorption coefficient), or per atom (atomic absorption coefficient) of absorber, due to transfer of energy to the absorber. (cdc.gov)
  • MEMS devices are good candidates to study the dynamic responses of parametric pumping and resonance 4 due to their small dimensions and presence of mechanical/electrical nonlinearities. (nature.com)
  • Liquid water is circulated through the anode side. (comsol.com)
  • Their catalytic action requires iridium on the anode side of the device and platinum on the cathode side. (comsol.com)
  • This type of model enables us to simulate the two-phase fluid dynamics on the anode side of the device, which can help us study its iridium-enabled electrolytic action. (comsol.com)
  • The next-generation anode materials are widely used in Lithium-ion batteries for significant applications in e-bikes, electric vehicles, energy storage systems, consumer electronics and power tools such as tablets and mobile phones. (marketresearch.com)
  • The anode in traditional lithium-ion batteries is carbon in the form of graphite, which has surpassed its energy density limit. (marketresearch.com)
  • For instance, in 2020, NEI Corporation and 3DBattery Company announced that the BIRD Energy program had awarded the companies a $900,000 grant to integrate an advanced anode material with a water-based electrode deposition, leading to a generation of low-cost and high-performance Lithium-ion batteries. (marketresearch.com)
  • The military will benefit from approximately 100% enhanced battery performance, doubling the run-time for all mobile-powered devices with commercially accessible 100 percent Silicon Anode battery. (marketresearch.com)
  • Silicon has emerged as a desirable anode material as it has almost ten times the energy density of current graphite anodes. (marketresearch.com)
  • However, silicon anode is still in a developing phase and needs some modifications to be commercially used. (marketresearch.com)
  • The main goal of the Phase II program is to build and test an operational prototype compressive sensing (CS) camera capable of high-speed change detection. (sbir.gov)
  • As the liquid wax resists compression, the wax motor has an exceptionally high output force for such a small device. (hackaday.com)
  • Sensors based on chip-scale atomic devices (CSADs) offer portability, manufacturability, and high performance for precision navigation and timing (PNT) missions. (sbir.gov)
  • Dealing with high-density power consumption is driving the market, as many industry estimates put cooling costs at around 40% of the data center's energy consumption. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • The contract includes developing and validating high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries to be used in unmanned aircraft system applications such as drone systems used by the US Army. (marketresearch.com)
  • In 2005, RHIC announced the breakthrough discovery of a quark-gluon plasma , a dense, high-energy state of matter believed to have existed in the first milliseconds after the Big Bang. (phys.org)
  • Protonic ceramic fuel cells offer a high potential to produce electrical energy in a very efficient way. (utwente.nl)
  • A series of large scale Liquid Phase Epitaxial (LPE) growth trials was conducted to assess this potential source of high purity material. (le.ac.uk)
  • He spent time conducting climate change research in the high Arctic aboard the Canadian Icebreaker Amundsen, and first harnessed the cold, not for fusion devices, but for grocery stores. (mit.edu)
  • The group is trying to integrate high temperature superconductors (HTS) into field coils for a new generation of fusion devices that could be smaller and less expensive than previously envisioned. (mit.edu)
  • When a medium-which can be gas, liquid, solid, or free particle-is stimulated by an energy source in a controlled and methodical manner, the light emitted is of a single wavelength particular to the medium (ie, monochromatic) and is intense or high energy, coherent (travels in a constant phase in time and space), and collimated (travels in the same direction). (medscape.com)
  • Developing semiconductor devices requires a fast and reliable source of strain information with high spatial resolution and strain sensitivity. (lu.se)
  • The analysis was made by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). (bvsalud.org)
  • The contact time between the gas and liquid phases is very short, limiting absorption. (wikipedia.org)
  • Colloids: Colloids classifications, interparticle interactions, interaction energy and DLVO theory, electro-kinetic phenomena and application in paints and inks, cosmetic products, photonic materials, food colloids (e.g. mayonnaise) 5. (tum.de)
  • According to the researchers, the magnetic field can be considered an "add-on", meaning that this technique could be applied to create predictable structures from any vapour-phase nanoparticles. (theiet.org)
  • The alignment states in devices with two sawtooth sidewall structures, either in-phase or in antiphase, and with one sawtooth wall opposite a flat wall have been investigated as a function of the sawtooth pitch. (cardiff.ac.uk)
  • Transmission of energy does not have any effect on the tissue but can result in damage to deeper structures. (medscape.com)
  • This technical unit accredits conformity assessment bodies in the areas of analytical material testing, load testing, mechanical-technological testing, environmental behaviour, material properties that change over time or other material parameters in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025, DIN EN ISO/IEC 17020 and DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065. (dakks.de)
  • The noise in open-loop is studied by measuring the random fluctuations of the noise-driven deflection of the microcantilever, and a model for the power spectral density of amplitude, phase and frequency noises is discussed and used to explain the frequency fluctuations in the closed-loop PLL. (nature.com)
  • Festo is supporting these trends with increasingly compact components, highly integrated modules and a focus on micro-fluid products for regulating gases and liquids. (festo.com)
  • An experimental installation was used with a cylindrical vessel with three tubes disposed almost horizontally (5° inclination), containing the phase change material, around which the thermal fluid flowed almost perpendicular to the tubes. (scirp.org)
  • The Earth's energy budget, describing the balance between the radiant energy that reaches the Earth from the Sun and the energy that flows from the Earth out to space, usually maintains a delicate and dynamic balance, and a small disturbance of this balance may cause significant consequences for the Earth's climate system [ 1 ]. (springer.com)
  • Empty symbols correspond to single liquid phase data, filled symbols correspond to cavitating flows. (ifpenergiesnouvelles.fr)
  • Stable azimuthal alignment states have been created in the plane of a homogeneous layer of nematic liquid crystal by the action of one or more sawtooth sidewalls. (cardiff.ac.uk)
  • While intensive research is focused on improving battery design , the vast scale of future energy storage demand means that other approaches are also needed. (comsol.com)
  • The use of phase change materials as a form of energy storage dates back to the 1970s, when they were used as thermal capacitors in lunar vehicles [1]. (scirp.org)
  • The greenhouse heating is a typical situation where this kind of energy storage is rather useful [8]. (scirp.org)
  • Rice physicist Frank Geurts, who has spent his career looking for clues to the basic elements of the universe by smashing the nuclear contents of gold, lead and other heavy atoms, said the Department of Energy grant will facilitate his group's transition from constructing and commissioning a highly complex detector system to using that machinery to do basic research. (phys.org)
  • The sample passes through a region of the plasma having a temperature of 6000 - 8000°C. The thermal energy atomizes the sample, and then ionizes the atoms. (cdc.gov)
  • Taking advantage of 3D printing technology, the established fabrication technique allowing localized control over membrane composition as well as topography, a single integrated membrane device can have multiple selectivities. (aiche.org)
  • We have assembled the two membranes in a single 3D-printed integrated membrane device and demonstrated the successful separation of benzene/heptane/water, a three-component and two-phase liquid mixture. (aiche.org)
  • By designing and modifying the internal structure of the integrated membrane device using computer-aided design (CAD), we have successfully enhanced the separation throughput. (aiche.org)
  • Furthermore, different technical solutions are introduced to increase the efficiency of the heat exchange during the compression and expansion phases. (polimi.it)
  • By turning heat directly into mechanical energy, wax motors are often used to open valves and vents when they've reached a specific temperature. (hackaday.com)
  • An infrared image comparison of the heat sinks in a device, with and without coating. (cosmosmagazine.com)
  • Writing in the journal Joule , a team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University describes a coating it has developed that releases water vapour to dissipate heat from devices that are too small for fans, which are used to regulate the temperature of larger ones. (cosmosmagazine.com)
  • When tested on heat sinks in a microcomputing device, the coating reduced chip temperature by up to seven degrees when the device was run at heavy workloads for 15 minutes. (cosmosmagazine.com)
  • The goal of this work was to measure the heat transfer rates from thermofluid, Therminol 66, to two phase change materials, D-mannitol and adipic acid. (scirp.org)
  • The average heat transfer coefficient, during the phase change process, was of 340 W/(m 2 K) for D-mannitol and 1320 W/(m 2 K) for adipic acid. (scirp.org)
  • The heating experiments for the phase change material (PCM) under study were carried out in a laboratory installation where hot thermal oil, the Therminol 66, transferred heat towards the PCM under analysis, which was placed inside a set of three transversal pipes with a slight slope to the horizontal. (scirp.org)
  • The formation of a BaY2NiO5 transient liquid phase during the heat treatment of the cells is clearly demonstrated. (utwente.nl)
  • This law states that when a liquid converts to a gas, it absorbs heat energy. (norwalklamiradaplumbingheatingairconditioning.com)
  • As the liquid evaporates it absorbs heat and, in this case, that heat is from warm air from your home. (norwalklamiradaplumbingheatingairconditioning.com)
  • A critical area of improvement identified is effective cooling systems, accounting for nearly 40% of energy consumption in a data center. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • 3 ] reported that the inferred global annual mean energy imbalance is 0.58 ±0.15 W/m 2 during the 6-year period 2005-2010. (springer.com)
  • The research group [ 5 ] further provided a summary of the energy imbalances over the past decade, in the form of the total global imbalance of the TOA flux, as presented in Fig. 1 . (springer.com)
  • These global energy imbalance researches have confirmed the positive trends in the total global energy imbalance. (springer.com)
  • In addition to using liquid sprays or the exhaust stream, scrubbing systems can use motors to supply energy. (wikipedia.org)
  • For gas removal, several other scrubbing systems provide much better removal per unit of energy consumed. (wikipedia.org)
  • We theoretically identify two confined blue phase I systems in which by applying an appropriate series of electric field it is possible to select one of two bistable defect patterns. (ed.ac.uk)
  • While defects are typically avoided in devices, their presence is essential in some systems, where they act as one of the primary device mechanisms. (nature.com)
  • The immersion cooling is able to reduce the data center's energy usage by over 60%, with some systems stating it could be as much as a 95% reduction. (researchandmarkets.com)
  • The thermal energy from the source would then boil the liquid, sending it back up to the top as vapor, providing a passive means of cooling a given component. (mit.edu)
  • However, the researchers say the total amount of energy exchanged during a solid-liquid transition is relatively low. (cosmosmagazine.com)
  • The researchers created nanomaterials from iron, copper, and nickel in a gas phase. (theiet.org)
  • therefore, these devices are not used in applications where corrosion or sticky materials could cause problems. (wikipedia.org)
  • In our proposal, we will employ engineered metallic nanostructures that combine energy concentration by plasmonic lenses and retardation-based plasmonic resonances to even further boost the efficiency of materials exhibiting optical nonlinearity. (sbir.gov)
  • The device is designed for non-destructive analysis of all types of materials, powder and thin coating samples. (lei.lt)
  • Phase change materials have been gaining significant importance in the world of technology, and in the world of thermal energy. (scirp.org)
  • In accordance with its technical competence for the areas of material testing and materials technology (non-destructive testing), this technical unit handles accreditations on the basis of DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025, DIN EN ISO/IEC 17020, DIN EN ISO/IEC 17024, DIN EN ISO 17034, DIN EN ISO/IEC 17043 and DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065. (dakks.de)
  • Layers in excess of 100microm thick were grown, but the resultant devices could not be operated as detectors. (le.ac.uk)
  • These are then reexcited and exponentially increase in intensity, emitting the excess energy in the form of light. (medscape.com)
  • Unlike active vibration control [ 4 , 5 ], passive vibration control [ 6 , 7 ] dissipates energy without incorporating mechanisms powered by an external energy source. (hindawi.com)
  • Experiments with a commercial microcantilever validate the model, but also reveal an increase of frequency noise in the PLL associated with the parametric gain and phase, which, in most cases, restricts the attainable limit of detection. (nature.com)
  • A pulsed laser delivers higher peak power, measured in joules (watts per second) than does a continuous wave laser, the energy of which is measured in watts. (medscape.com)
  • Q switch is a mechanism used to deliver a pulsed beam, and this provides energy at much higher densities and longer duration, but also with greater frequency, thus optimizing the laser output. (medscape.com)
  • By measuring charge collection efficiency, the activation energy of the dominant electron trap is calculated to be ~0.73eV. (le.ac.uk)
  • The first one is a gravity-fed separation of a multi-phase oil-water mixture. (aiche.org)
  • In contrast, the liquid-vapour transition of water can exchange 10 times as much. (cosmosmagazine.com)
  • Commonly known as greenhouse gases (GHGs), certain atmospheric gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), water vapor (H 2 O) and methane (CH 4 ), are critical to this energy balance. (springer.com)
  • Any liquid water that exits the device should have been oxidized, to release protons available for reduction on the cathode side of the electrolyzer. (comsol.com)
  • Conversely, the iridium in the large "red zone" is having very little effect, as there is almost no liquid water left for it to oxidize in those channels. (comsol.com)
  • Environmental sustainability refers to the technology's ability to reduce harmful pollution, use limited resources (water, land, energy), and recover resources contained in human waste. (greenbuildingadvisor.com)
  • Although its extensive use has established defined criteria concerning its polymerization, especially in the case of hot water bath, some questions persist regarding the procedure for triggering the polymerization by microwave energy and the effects on the properties of the final product. (bvsalud.org)
  • 5 (1994), focusing on the mechanism of action of microwave energy, described that it causes the vibration of water molecules in a substance two to three billion times per second and that it produces friction that results in the heating of substance. (bvsalud.org)
  • In a future world where liquid fuels are likely to be less available, it may become more applicable for freight in situations where a rail route would be too disruptive to the land it passes through. (newmars.com)
  • Hospital Infections Program NOTE: Guidelines for Prevention of Intravascular Device-Related Infections is currently being updated Draft version was pubished for comment in the Federal Register on 9/27/95. (cdc.gov)
  • Biofilms have great importance for public health because of their role in certain infectious diseases and importance in a variety of device-related infections. (cdc.gov)
  • Many microwave tunable devices are bulky and incompatible with RF semiconductor IC technology. (sbir.gov)
  • In this work we study the dynamical response of a PI-controlled and parametrically pumped resonator in a digital Phase-Locked Loop, to understand its sensing performance and noise limit. (nature.com)
  • But they're fascinating devices, and once you've seen how they work, you might just figure out an application for one. (hackaday.com)
  • We offer standardised components for laboratory and medical devices and also work with you to develop customised automation solutions that meet your requirements and are cost-effective, extremely compact and of the highest quality. (festo.com)
  • His work resulted in the design of a passive two-phase thermosyphon that could extend outside the roofs of buildings. (mit.edu)