• Graphene oxide (GO) is a good nanofiller candidate for waterborne coatings because of its outstanding physical and mechanical properties, good dispersibility in water, and low cost. (nist.gov)
  • It has distinctive characteristics, such as high conductivity excellent mechanical properties, and excellent electrochemical properties. (mis-asia.com)
  • The ability to withstand such high temperatures opens the possibility for PDMS and other silicone elastomers to be cured quickly and also provides the possibility for greater control of the mechanical properties of the elastomers (Johnston et al. (rsc.org)
  • To understand the material performance in piezoMEMS devices, the knowledge of a couple of characteristic properties, such as the electro-mechanical properties, the dielectric constant and the piezoelectric coefficients, become much more crucial. (utwente.nl)
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties of W f /W composites influenced by Y 2 O 3 coating. (mpg.de)
  • Irradiation effects in tungsten - from surface effects to bulk mechanical properties. (mpg.de)
  • Large-Scale Tungsten Fibre-Reinforced Tungsten and Its Mechanical Properties. (mpg.de)
  • There are few studies that fully characterize the effect of the filler size on the surface, optical and mechanical properties of resin composites. (bvsalud.org)
  • To determine the influence of the filler size content on surface, optical and mechanical properties before and after accelerated aging. (bvsalud.org)
  • Mechanical properties decreased for all materials when submitted to immersion in ethanol. (bvsalud.org)
  • For a long time, the materials scientist's efforts to produce new materials with desired properties were focused on the solid state of the material, its microstructure, and the resulting physical properties. (nature.com)
  • Materials science and engineering a-Structural materials properties microstructure and processing. (rug.nl)
  • The relationships between the composition, microstructure and thermoelectric properties of the bulk samples were investigated. (rsc.org)
  • In this work, we introduced cold rolling as a post-processing technique to obtain compressed 3D2G, referred here as C3D2G, and investigated the relationship between its microstructure and properties. (cdc.gov)
  • Bulk solids and powder characteristics, as well as product strength and pressure limitations have to be understood, before effective silo and hopper design, feeder and conveying equipment design can be undertaken. (bulksolidsflow.com.au)
  • We measure the product characteristics and provide unrivalled engineering solutions to ensure your plant and equipment operates at maximum efficiency with our bulk solids testing and engineering design services. (bulksolidsflow.com.au)
  • From initial planning to development and implementation, covering - bulk solids and powder flow properties testing, silo and hopper design, and effectively interfacing bulk materials handling feeding and conveying equipment to suit the product flowability characteristics. (bulksolidsflow.com.au)
  • Our specialist capabilities are in the handling of cohesive, ideal plastic solids, high moisture (up to 65%), high fat, fibrous and flushing type bulk solids and powders, are unparalleled by any other bulk materials handling company. (bulksolidsflow.com.au)
  • We effectively tackle the handling and discharge of problematic bulk solids and powders, as well as free flowing products. (bulksolidsflow.com.au)
  • How to better understand bulk solids and powder characteristics and how to avoid common product flow problems. (bulksolidsflow.com.au)
  • Solids can also sustain transverse waves: for these materials one additional elastic modulus, for example the shear modulus, is needed to determine wave speeds. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some bulk solids do not flow very easily, and to channel them in the right direction, AZO provides knockers, vibrators and ventilation nozzles. (interpack.com)
  • Since the 1910s, scientists have been able to map in 3D the atomic structures of crystals, the other major class of solids, which has led to myriad advances in physics, chemistry, biology, materials science, geology, nanoscience, drug discovery and more. (materialstoday.com)
  • When dealing with solids or powders, the weight of bulk material is commonly expressed as lb./ft 3 or g/cm 3 . (azosensors.com)
  • Powders and bulk solids. (azosensors.com)
  • Measuring the level of bulk solids in bins, tanks, silos and other types of vessels is difficult. (apgsensors.com)
  • Bulk solids present many challenges including the shape of the material surface, material characteristics, internal vessel structure, dust inside the vessel (especially during filling) and others. (apgsensors.com)
  • The Un The unique physical and chemical characteristics of graphene make graphene a great candidate for research in electrode materials. (mis-asia.com)
  • With different applications, graphene can be classified into three types: application of graphene to lithium-ion cells, application of anode material, and any other application. (mis-asia.com)
  • Application graphene to cathode materials Cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries must have high reversible potential, stable and large potential, low cost, and no toxicities. (mis-asia.com)
  • However, it's hard to make in bulk high-quality graphene. (mis-asia.com)
  • New architecture of 3D graphene with enhanced properties obtained by cold rolling. (cdc.gov)
  • The performed comprehensive materials characterization of C3D2G revealed the micro-motion of the graphene flakes from their random orientations into a stacked and aligned structure along with the extrusion of bulk material into the structural pores which acted as stress-relief spaces. (cdc.gov)
  • Examples of studies range from in-situ investigation of the magnetism of isolated atoms or single molecules, to the properties of oxide materials in thin-film or bulk crystal form, topological insulators, or hybrid ferromagnetic -2D materials such as Graphene. (lu.se)
  • The new thermoelectric material synthesized in this study is composed of lightweight elements, and has a low density of 2.2 g/cm3. (chemeurope.com)
  • What is Bulk Density? (azosensors.com)
  • Bulk density refers to the mass per unit volume of a material in its bulk state, whether in powder, liquid, or granules. (azosensors.com)
  • While the user-friendly graphics and reports provided by BinCloud may seem straightforward, obtaining bulk inventory information involves various calculations, such as considering vessel size, headspace, and the bulk density of the measured material. (azosensors.com)
  • However, switching to a different brand of flour with a higher bulk density disrupts the measurements, causing delays in refills and halting production. (azosensors.com)
  • We've built our software to account for things like the bulk density of the material, and we always encourage operators to give us a call when material changes or level readings seem off. (azosensors.com)
  • Level sensors installed on bins, tanks, and silos do not directly incorporate the consideration of bulk density. (azosensors.com)
  • Instead, they assume a constant or predetermined bulk density. (azosensors.com)
  • The density of a bulk material can be different inside one silo. (azosensors.com)
  • What Can Change Bulk Density Within My Vessel? (azosensors.com)
  • This settling phenomenon can result in denser packing at the bottom of a vessel, leading to a higher bulk density compared to the top. (azosensors.com)
  • As more material accumulates, the pressure on the lower layers increases, resulting in compaction and a higher bulk density in the lower portions of the vessel. (azosensors.com)
  • These voids can compress or release during the filling or discharge process, thereby affecting the bulk density. (azosensors.com)
  • A higher air content typically corresponds to a lower bulk density, while a lower air content tends to result in a higher bulk density. (azosensors.com)
  • Packing peanuts are designed to have a low bulk density to provide cushioning and protection during shipping. (azosensors.com)
  • Due to their low density, they occupy more space than the material they are intended to safeguard. (azosensors.com)
  • Pumice is a type of stone that floats on water due to its low bulk density, which is attributed to the presence of numerous air cavities throughout its structure. (azosensors.com)
  • It's well-known that sulfur dissolves in the organic electrolyte of the battery to form intermediate polysulfides which causes vol Pseudocapacitors, also known as one type of supercapacitors, have attracted significant attention of researchers as efficient energy storage devices with superior properties such as high power density, excellent reversibility, and long cycle lifetime-dependent power, which are necessary properties of electronics portable devices. (mis-asia.com)
  • Among transition metal ox Using lightweight elements/compounds and employing multi-electron reaction (MER) chemistry are two approaches used to develop high-energy-density materials for batteries. (mis-asia.com)
  • Pseudocapacitors, also known as one type of supercapacitors, have attracted significant attention of researchers as efficient energy storage devices with superior properties such as high power density, excellent reversibility, and long cycle lifetime-dependent power, which are necessary properties of electronics portable devices. (mis-asia.com)
  • It is possible to measure the bulk modulus using powder diffraction under applied pressure. (wikipedia.org)
  • Powder Flowability Testing and Material Properties Test Lab. (azosensors.com)
  • Then, the powder was sintered to a bulk material by spark plasma sintering. (rsc.org)
  • Physical Review Materials 7 (2023) 024416(1)-024416(13). (fzu.cz)
  • APL Materials 11 (2023) 101103(1)-101103(7). (fzu.cz)
  • Flow properties and characterization. (bulksolidsflow.com.au)
  • Team members from the Materials Characterization Facility at Carnegie Mellon University played a key role in the research by providing electron microscopy characterization, and collaborators from the University of Virginia led the materials development and optimization. (ornl.gov)
  • Particle size ranges from very fine powders like flour to very coarse materials like coal. (apgsensors.com)
  • Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are materials intentionally produced to have particle sizes between 1 and 100 nanometers in at least one dimension. (cdc.gov)
  • How much is deposited depends on particle properties such as size, and physiological factors such as oral or nasal inhalation and exercise or rest. (lu.se)
  • If you do not see what you need among our stock pinhole offerings, it is possible to special order pinholes that are fabricated from different substrate materials, have different pinhole sizes, incorporate multiple holes in one foil, or provide different pinhole configurations. (thorlabs.com)
  • Picture of the synthesized bulk CaMgSi thermoelectric material through the procedure developed in this study. (chemeurope.com)
  • Recently, researchers at the Materials Function Control Laboratory at the Toyohashi University of Technology and the Nagoya Institute of Technology have successfully synthesized a new thermoelectric material, CaMgSi, which is an intermetallic compound. (chemeurope.com)
  • It is a semiconductor , which, when alloyed with antimony or selenium , is an efficient thermoelectric material for refrigeration or portable power generation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Kiely, a professor of materials science and engineering, explores the properties of "nanogold," or gold particles so tiny - containing only hundreds or even tens of atoms - that they must be measured in nanometers. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The new instruments will give Lehigh researchers an ability that scientists have long sought: to simultaneously image and determine the chemical identity of individual atoms in crystalline materials. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Quantum magnetism instead describes the magnetic properties of individual atoms. (lu.se)
  • Surprisingly enough, the properties of individual atoms and pairs can be observed through measurements of the whole material. (lu.se)
  • The thermal properties of the prepared samples were investigated using DSC and TGA. (4spe.org)
  • It can be difficult to know the exact dimensions of the silo or tank the material is stored in. (apgsensors.com)
  • Materials such as epoxies have bulk properties that qualify them as engineering materials, and they thus can be used in multifunctional applications. (prnewswire.com)
  • A bulk heterojunction of porous silicon and eumelanin, where the columnar pores of porous silicon are filled with eumelanin, is proposed as a new organic-inorganic hybrid material for photovoltaic applications. (springer.com)
  • The rapid advances in photovoltaic technologies are propelled by the discovery of new materials through innovative routes of synthesis and deposition. (hoepli.it)
  • This book is intended for scientists and engineers who are keen on having a solid understanding of conventional manufacturing processes of bulk silicon for photovoltaic purposes, as well as advanced processes used to synthesize materials for emerging photovoltaic technologies such as thin-film and third-generation PV. (hoepli.it)
  • Understanding electronic processes in organometal halide perovskites, flourishing photovoltaic, and emitting materials requires unraveling the origin of their electronic transitions. (lu.se)
  • In particular, epitaxial PZT thin films with different compositions and different dopants are studied and a variety of dielectric and piezoelectric properties are discussed. (utwente.nl)
  • The electron microscopy facilities at Lehigh are among the best anywhere and are ideally suited for the analysis of materials at the nanoscale. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Among nanoscale structures of different shapes and dimensions nanowires are one of the most promising because of its truly unique properties different from their bulk counterparts. (lu.se)
  • Porosity, surface area investigations, composition analysis and materials development services. (bulksolidsflow.com.au)
  • Its physical properties have been shown to change at highly reduced thicknesses, when its conducting surface states are exposed and isolated. (wikipedia.org)
  • Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has played an increasingly important role in characterizing surface morphology and surface properties of materials. (nist.gov)
  • Materials commonly used for memory applications have a surface, or dead, layer that interferes with the material's ability to store information. (ornl.gov)
  • By changing the atmosphere, the scientists were able to tune the surface layer's behavior, which, in hafnia, transitioned the material from the antiferroelectric to the ferroelectric state. (ornl.gov)
  • Larger solid materials present an added challenge of multiple angles on the surface of the material. (apgsensors.com)
  • These may include the necessity of surface preparation, long curing times, service temperature limitations, loss of properties during service, toxicity of flammability during assembly or use and the tendency of many adhesives to creep under sustained load. (prnewswire.com)
  • surface properties. (bvsalud.org)
  • 5) in 1978 put forth a the- on exposed surfaces led to studies that revealed surface-associ- ory of biofilms that explained the mechanisms whereby micro- ated microorganisms (biofilms) exhibited a distinct phenotype organisms adhere to living and nonliving materials and the with respect to gene transcription and growth rate. (cdc.gov)
  • In nanoscience surfaces play an important role, since objects in the nanosize regime have a large surface to bulk ratio. (lu.se)
  • Bulk Tungsten Fiber-Reinforced Tungsten (W f /W) Composites Using Yarn-Based Textile Preforms. (mpg.de)
  • Effects of artificial staining on bulk-filled resin composites. (bvsalud.org)
  • To evaluate the color stability of bulk-fill resin composites (RC) in comparison to conventional RC submitted to artificial staining . (bvsalud.org)
  • Color stability of resin composites was related to the properties of the resin material. (bvsalud.org)
  • Kiely and Harmer have learned that they can tailor the properties of their nanoparticles assemblies by varying the size and elemental composition of the particles. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The thing that makes nanoparticles so interesting for applications is that materials in nanosize have properties (optical, chemical, magnetic, biological, electrical, and mechanical) that are completely different from the properties of the same material in bulk. (lu.se)
  • These new properties may cause a problem if nanoparticles are unintentionally released - very few of these particles exist in nature and we as humans have not been exposed to them throughout evolution. (lu.se)
  • Ultimately, these findings provide a pathway for predictive modeling and device engineering of hafnia, which is urgently needed, given the importance of this material in the semiconductor industry," Kelley said. (ornl.gov)
  • To develop standards required for the transfer of gallium arsenide wafers and compound semiconductor material from supplier to user and for equipment design. (semi.org)
  • These techniques are used very extensively to unravel properties of modern semiconductor materials like metal-halide perovskites, conjugated polymers, nanowires and so on. (lu.se)
  • Organic materials [ 1 ] emerged as a very attractive solution for this scope, their lower efficiencies with respect to inorganic materials being compensated by lower fabrication costs and higher flexibility. (springer.com)
  • Hybrid materials have also been investigated as a way to combine the low production costs of organic materials with the high efficiency of inorganic materials [ 2 - 8 ]. (springer.com)
  • Soil aggregates results from a combination of primary mineral particles with organic and inorganic materials. (scielo.cl)
  • It can then be derived from the interatomic potential for crystalline materials. (wikipedia.org)
  • Furthermore, I will present the effect of crowding on the structural and viscoelastic properties of microgel monolayer studded combining interfacial rheology and neutron reflectometry. (lu.se)
  • The obtained new bulk morphology significantly enhanced its properties. (cdc.gov)
  • Noncellular materials such as mineral crystals, corro- examination of biofilms would await the electron microscope, sion particles, clay or silt particles, or blood components, which allowed high-resolution photomicroscopy at much depending on the environment in which the biofilm has devel- higher magnifications than did the light microscope. (cdc.gov)
  • The things in nano technology that might pose a risk to us or to the environment are related to the fact that we need to make sure that we handle these new particles and materials in a safe way. (lu.se)
  • Molecule-based magnetic materials: organic magnets and single molecule magnets. (iitk.ac.in)
  • Film bulk acoustic wave resonators have demonstrated great potential in the detection of volatile organic compounds owing to their high sensitivity, miniature size, low power consumption, capacity for integration, and other beneficial characteristics. (researchgate.net)
  • Here, we report a convenient and reliable method for functionalizing the surfaces of film bulk acoustic wave resonators with hydrophobins via self-assembly to enable highly sensitive and polarity sensitive detection of volatile organic compounds. (researchgate.net)
  • LiFePO4 (l graphite: an ideal anode materials Natural graphite made from organic carbonaceous material under high temperatures It comes in two colors: black and steel grey with semi-metallicluster. (mis-asia.com)
  • Bi 2 Te 3 is a topological insulator , and thus exhibits thickness-dependent physical properties. (wikipedia.org)
  • The vessel may also have ridges and other rough surfaces which could affect the ability of some technology to get an accurate level reading or calculate the correct volume or mass of the material. (apgsensors.com)
  • An adhesive is any substance applied to the surfaces of materials that binds them together and resists separation. (prnewswire.com)
  • Its principal attribute is its ability to form strong bonds with the surfaces of a wide range of materials and to retain bond strength under expected use conditions. (prnewswire.com)
  • Workers can be exposed to nanomaterials when they inhale aerosolized nanomaterials or touch contaminated surfaces or materials. (cdc.gov)
  • They should be able to explain the fundamental importance of surfaces and how their structures and properties can differ from that of bulk materials. (lu.se)
  • An assessment to measure the chemical resistance performance of the glove can be made based on the ultimate permeation (breakthrough) of embalming chemicals through the glove material over a specified period of time. (cdc.gov)
  • This chemical reaction continues until either all the material is consumed or the element is deprived of oxygen. (medscape.com)
  • This material is of exceptional health characteristics and makes possible recycling of the waste which develops during chip working. (international-agrophysics.org)
  • A definitive procedure that produces a test result: Examples of test methods include, but are not limited to: identification, measurement, and evaluation of one or more qualities, characteristics, or properties. (cdc.gov)
  • The nucleus composition of four materials systems is discussed in details. (lu.se)
  • We also are especially interested in applying optical super-resolution ideas based on observation of single emitters (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2014) in material science. (lu.se)
  • Materials Today is a community dedicated to the creation and sharing of materials science knowledge and experience. (materialstoday.com)
  • Find articles on 64,557 keywords from chemistry, pharmaceutics, material sciences and related science disciplines in the encyclopedia. (chemeurope.com)
  • Materials Science & Engineering. (go.jp)
  • Maximize plant productivity and profits by minimizing downtime of your bulk materials handling equipment - through optimizing efficiencies and reliability upgrades. (bulksolidsflow.com.au)
  • For example, the exponential enhancement in efficiencies of perovskite solar cells between years 2015 and 2020 is a direct result of the availability of new materials to capitalize on innovative manufacturing techniques. (hoepli.it)
  • Predictive modeling enables scientists to use previous research to estimate the properties and behavior of an unknown system. (ornl.gov)
  • bulk CaMgSi intermetallic compound was synthesized by combining mechanical ball-milling (MM) and pulse current sintering (PCS) processes. (chemeurope.com)
  • To keep up with these advances, new materials and new phenomena need to be explored and understood so that we have replacements ready when "modern" technology eventually become obsolete. (lu.se)
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. (rug.nl)
  • Finally, I wil briefly show our recent studies on generating soft X-ray orbital angular momentum beams that has the potential to unravel new information about quantum properties in materials. (lu.se)
  • Specially designed wide-field fluorescence microscopes use for SMS also allows studying bulk sample of materials with light diffraction limited resolution. (lu.se)
  • However, these materials are not commonly used for practical applications as they mostly include toxic and/or expensive elements. (chemeurope.com)
  • Polarization properties of the crystals were correlated with their photoluminescence spectra and electron microscopy images. (lu.se)
  • Microgel suspensions provide model systems often studied to better understand the properties of soft materials and complex fluids from the formation of colloidal crystals to the flow of viruses, blood, or platelet cells in the body. (lu.se)
  • The AZO Group , which specialises in raw material and process automation, offers its customers special funnels to prevent dust formation while pouring. (interpack.com)
  • Many materials produce large amounts of dust during filling and discharging of the material which could cause interference with a level reading. (apgsensors.com)
  • Bulk solid materials are any solid materials that can be used as a fuel or as a component in a manufacturing or construction process that may create fugitive dust. (detroitmi.gov)
  • The reciprocal of the bulk modulus at fixed temperature is called the isothermal compressibility. (wikipedia.org)
  • Generally the bulk modulus is defined at constant temperature as the isothermal bulk modulus, but can also be defined at constant entropy as the adiabatic bulk modulus. (wikipedia.org)
  • Strictly speaking, the bulk modulus is a thermodynamic quantity, and in order to specify a bulk modulus it is necessary to specify how the pressure varies during compression: constant-temperature (isothermal K T {\displaystyle K_{T}} ), constant-entropy (isentropic K S {\displaystyle K_{S}} ), and other variations are possible. (wikipedia.org)
  • Bi 2 Te 3 becomes compensated around room temperature, forcing the materials used in power-generation devices to be an alloy of bismuth, antimony, tellurium, and selenium. (wikipedia.org)
  • Another problem is the reactivity of melts with container materials, especially at high temperature. (nature.com)
  • Sometimes, particularly, for intermediate results like a heat transfer coefficient, theoretical or empirical correlations allow the dependence of properties to be estimated explicitly. (nature.com)
  • Due to this, bismuth-telluride-based materials used for power generation or cooling applications must be polycrystalline. (wikipedia.org)
  • Understanding the atomic structure of metallic glasses could help engineers design even better versions of these materials, for an even wider array of applications. (materialstoday.com)
  • Research on the fracture mechanics of soft materials is pioneered by Rivlin and Thomas [1] in 1950s when rubber became an important engineering material in applications such as tires and sealants. (imechanica.org)
  • ENMs typically have new or unique properties different from those of larger forms of the same material, making them desirable for specific product applications. (cdc.gov)
  • We estimated the pair-creating interaction in these magnetic materials. (lu.se)
  • Superconductivity is a peculiar state of materials characterized by zero resistance to direct current and the expulsion of magnetic flux. (nature.com)
  • The bulk modulus ( K {\displaystyle K} or B {\displaystyle B} ) of a substance is a measure of the resistance of a substance to bulk compression. (wikipedia.org)
  • A wire's resistance depends not only on how low the resistivity of the material is but also on how large the wire's cross section is. (ieee.org)
  • However, compounds containing both talc and CDI showed an improved hydrolysis resistance as compared to compounds containing only CDI implying that talc's role in reducing the rate of hydrolysis is caused by the hydrophobic characteristic of the material. (4spe.org)
  • The requirements for precision and accuracy of the measured properties depend on the application for which the properties are used. (nature.com)
  • The choice of a particular size and material should depend on the application. (thorlabs.com)
  • In a paper in Nature , a team led by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) reports the first-ever determination of the 3D atomic structure of an amorphous solid - in this case, a material called metallic glass. (materialstoday.com)
  • They form a crucial step in the industrial solidification of metallic alloy melts and are greatly influenced by the thermophysical properties of the melt. (nature.com)
  • Knowledge of the thermophysical properties of liquid metallic alloys is necessary in order to gain a tight control over the solidification pathway, and over the obtained material structure of the solid. (nature.com)
  • Interests in the fracture of soft materials were also driven by the invention of pressure sensitive adhesives, and were recently renewed due to the developments of tough hydrogels [2-4] and elastomers [5]. (imechanica.org)
  • The most prominent feature of soft material fracture is the large deformation around the tip of a sharp crack (see Fig.1 for example). (imechanica.org)
  • Increasingly, they are added into existing materials to give these properties to bulk materials (such as plastics or metals). (cdc.gov)
  • This chapter focuses on the shift from bulk silicon technologies into thin film technologies to reduce material waste, production time and consequently, unit cost. (hoepli.it)
  • In the present day, silicon materials are used in lithium-ion cells primarily for two reasons. (mis-asia.com)
  • One way is to add nano-silicon to anode materials to create a carbon-silicon anode. (mis-asia.com)
  • Further, a unique application of this material was explored as a reusable, etch-resistant hard mask for patterning silicon wafers, and as a protective barrier against fluorine plasma environment. (cdc.gov)
  • The bulk of phosphorus produced with this method is then converted to phosphoric acid that is used in agriculture for the production of fertilizers, rodenticides, fireworks and doping agent for silicon in the manufacturing of semiconductors. (medscape.com)
  • Bi 2 Te 3 -based materials by creating structures where one or more dimensions are reduced, such as nanowires or thin films. (wikipedia.org)
  • Kiely seeks not only to identify the properties of nano-materials but also to find new uses for them and new ways of assembling them into usable structures. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Appearance of thermoelectric property in the intermetallic compound, CaMgSi, has been predicted by both theoretical and experimental studies", explain the researchers of this work, Nobufumi Miyazaki and Nozomu Adachi. (chemeurope.com)
  • Producing ultraviolet-light-shielding (UV-shielding) materials via green chemistry has been attracting researchers' attention. (nist.gov)
  • Using the ultrahigh-vacuum atomic force microscope at DOE's Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at ORNL, researchers found unique environmentally induced ferroelectric phase transitions in hafnium zirconium oxide, a material important in developing advanced semiconductors. (ornl.gov)
  • osmium tetroxide fixative, these researchers were also able to The variable nature of biofilms can be illustrated from scan- show that the matrix material surrounding and enclosing cells ning electron micrographs of biofilms from an industrial water system and a medical device, respectively (Figures 1 and 2). (cdc.gov)
  • Lignocellulose, the biomass from forest and agriculture, can produce cellulose nanofibrils (CNF), a biodegradable material with acceptable functional properties, that can make packaging among other products. (mdpi.com)
  • As materials are scaled down to only several nanometers thick, the effect of the dead layer becomes extreme enough to completely stop the functional properties. (ornl.gov)
  • In addition to measuring the relevant data for every alloy of interest, accurate model predicted property values could be used to compensate for missing data. (nature.com)
  • Graphite and lithium batteries is a kind of battery that uses lithium metal or lithium alloy as positive/negative electrode material and uses non-aqueous electrolyte solution. (mis-asia.com)
  • Asbestos was once used in thousands of consumer products and building materials so there are old plants all across the country that likely once provided waste materials as fill to raise land levels in low lying areas and for other uses, such as material for driveways, said Joe Frasca, Senior Vice President of Marketing at EMSL Analytical, Inc. Other waste materials containing asbestos were simple buried in mounds in some places. (webwire.com)
  • The environmental scientists at EMSL Analytical, Inc. provide asbestos testing resources to property owners, government officials, community health advocates and concerned residents to identify exposure risks to a wide range of potential hazards. (webwire.com)
  • The boost comes in resistivity, a measure of how strongly a material opposes the flow of current. (ieee.org)