Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Volume morphology of printable solar cells
Printable polymer or hybrid solar cells (PSCs) have the potential to become one of the leading technologies of the 21st century in conversion of sunlight to electrical energy. Because of their ease of processing from solution fast and low cost mass production of...
2010 / Joachim Loos -
Composite structures with built-in diagnostics2008 / Mark Lin, Fu-Kuo Chang
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Chemical sensitivity of porphyrin assemblies
Porphyrins show unique binding properties that are widely exploited in nature to accomplish essential functions for life; the potential mimic of these functions with synthetic counterparts has provided the basis of many kinds of chemical sensors. This peculiar...
2010 / Corrado Di Natale, Donato Monti, Roberto Paolesse -
Development and Testing of Environmentally Friendly Envelope for Energy Efficient Buildings in the Czech Republic
Abstract In many countries of Central Europe is a stock of existing buildings from 1950's to 1980's featuring original panel curtain walls. These envelope structures are now at the end of their service life and thus replacement solution is needed. ...
2015 / Antonín Lupíšek, Michal Bureš, Martin Volf, Julie Hodková, Jiří Nováček, et al. -
Videometric research on deformation measurement of large-scale wind turbine blades
Abstract Utilization of wind energy is a promising way to generate power, and wind turbine blades play a key role in collecting the wind energy effectively. This paper attempts to measure the deformation parameter of wind turbine blades in mechanics ...
2011 / Xiangyi Sun, Yun Yuan, Zhaokun Zhu, Xiaohu Zhang, Qifeng Yu -
Research of an Active Tunable Vibration Absorber for Helicopter Vibration Control
Abstract Significant structural vibration is an undesirable characteristic in helicopter flight that leads to structural fatigue, poor ride quality for passengers and high acoustic signature. Previous Individual Blade Control (IBC) techniques to...
2011 / Chen Yong, David G. Zimcik, Viresh K. Wickramasinghe, Fred Nitzsche -
Tissue regeneration the material enablers
The potential rewards are well worth the effort. Estimates in the US put the number of patients on transplant waiting lists at over 75,000. Recent figures from the United Network for Organ Sharing indicate that around 5% of these die while waiting for a transplant ...
2008 / George Marsh -
Nonvolatile resistive switching memories-characteristics, mechanisms and challenges
Abstract This review presents a summary of current understanding of the resistive switching materials and devices which have inspired extraordinary interest all over the world. Although various switching behaviors and different conductive...
2012 / Feng PAN, Chao CHEN, Zhi-shun WANG, Yu-chao YANG, Jing YANG, et al. -
Hydrogen production by mixed culture of several facultative bacteria and anaerobic bacteria
Abstract The characteristic of hydrogen production by facultative anaerobic bacteria, obligate anaerobic bacteria and their mixed culture was studied by the batch culture method. The results showed that, due to the synergistic effect between...
2012 / Chun-xiang QIAN, Lu-yuan CHEN, Hui RONG, Xiao-ming YUAN -
Magnetic nanoparticle probes
Magnetic nanoparticle probes are emerging as a class of novel contrast and tracking agents for medical imaging. When used as a contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles allow researchers and clinicians to...
2005 / Leslie LaConte, Nitin Nitin, Gang Bao -
Optimisation of laser welding parameters for welding of P92 material using Taguchi based grey relational analysis
Abstract Creep strength enhanced ferritic (CSEF) steels are used in advanced power plant systems for high temperature applications. P92 (Cr–W–Mo–V) steel, classified under CSEF steels, is a candidate material for piping, tubing, etc., in ultra-super ...
2016 / Shanmugarajan B., Rishabh Shrivastava, Sathiya P., Buvanashekaran G. -
Under-Deposit Caustic Corrosion on Sodium Carbonate Pipeline
Abstract Under deposit corrosion (UDC) is defined as a localized corrosion that develop beneath or around deposit on a metal surface. UDC represents an important threat in the integrity matrix of petroleum and petrochemical production and...
2015 / Hussain H. Almahamedh -
Effects of temperature gradient on compressor casing in an industrial gas turbine
Abstract The main aim of this work is devoted to numerical study of temperature distribution effects on the distortion of the compressors casing and consequently the fracture of these blades using ANSYS software. The gas turbine operation history...
2014 / E. Poursaeidi, H. Ghaemi, M. Charmchi -
Personalized medicine for long QT syndrome: Restoration of ion channel function with RNA interference technology2013 / Shasha Liu, Hung-Fat Tse
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Plant Small RNAs: Biogenesis, Mode of Action and Their Roles in Abiotic Stresses
Abstract Small RNAs (sRNAs) are 18-30 nt non-coding regulatory elements found in diverse organisms, which were initially identified as small double-stranded RNAs in Caenorhabditis elegans. With the development of new and improved technologies, sRNAs ...
2012 / Praveen Guleria, Monika Mahajan, Jyoti Bhardwaj, Sudesh Kumar Yadav -
Rechargeable lithium–air batteries: characteristics and prospects
High specific energy density batteries are attracting growing attention as possible power sources for electric vehicles (EVs). Lithium–air batteries are the most promising system, because of their far higher theoretical specific energy density than conventional...
2014 / Nobuyuki Imanishi, Osamu Yamamoto -
Importance of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 207/210 in Occupant Safety - A Case Study
Abstract The purposes of this paper are twofold First, to understand the importance of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 207/210 in occupant safety and second to enhance strength of driver seat failure components In an effort to create safety...
2013 / H. Mulla Salim, D. Yadv Sanjay, Dhananjay Shinde, Gaurav Deshpande -
Modified Charters Model for Single Wall Perforation
Abstract A simple perforation prediction model which describes the size of the hole created in a thin metallic plate is presented and compared to hypervelocity impact experiments. The new mechanics model is based on the 1959 Charters model, but...
2013 / L. Lamberson, A.J. Rosakis -
ZnO nano-flowers2013 / Parasharam M. Shirage
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Dynamic Simulation and Optimization of Rhombic Drive Stirling Engine Using MSC ADAMS Software
Abstract In this work, a Beta type Stirling engine with rhombic drive is simulated and optimized using MSC ADAMS software to enhance engine performance. Schmidt model is adopted to determine the instantaneous gas pressure. Hence, the exerted forces...
2016 / W.S. Badr, M. Fanni, Ali K. Abdel-Rahman, S. Abdel Rasoul