Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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The wear of PEEK in rolling–sliding contact – Simulation of polymer gear applications
Abstract The wear and friction in the pitch region of the centre of polymer gear teeth are not well understood. The transition around this point of the tooth between rolling and sliding has an important effect on the durability of polymer gear...
2013 / T.J. Hoskins, K.D. Dearn, Y.K. Chen, S.N. Kukureka -
Electrical nanogap devices for biosensing
For detecting substances that are invisible to the human eye or nose, and particularly those biomolecules, the devices must have very small feature sizes, be compact and provide a sufficient level of sensitivity, often to a small number of biomolecules that are...
2010 / Xing Chen, Zheng Guo, Gui-Mei Yang, Jie Li, Min-Qiang Li, et al. -
Soft matter at ISIS
Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and neutron reflection (NR) have become invaluable to many scientists in the soft matter community as methods of obtaining system information such as size, structure and particle interactions on the nanometer scale which...
2009 / S.E. Rogers, A.E. Terry, M.J. Lawrence, J. Eastoe, J.T. Cabral, et al. -
Metal oxide nanowires as chemical sensors
It is almost a decade since the first presentation of metal oxide nanowires as chemical sensors. Significant advances have been made both in terms of preparation procedures and their integration into functional sensing devices, whilst the progress in their...
2010 / E. Comini, G. Sberveglieri -
Quasicrystals. Reaching maturity for technological applications2008 / Patricia A. Thiel, Jean-Marie Dubois
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Materials issues in MEMS2008 / H. Kahn, A.H. Heuer, S.J. Jacobs
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Materials challenges for nuclear systems
The safe and economical operation of any nuclear power system relies to a great extent, on the success of the fuel and the materials of construction. During the lifetime of a nuclear power system which currently can be as long as 60 years, the materials are...
2010 / Todd Allen, Jeremy Busby, Mitch Meyer, David Petti -
Energy dispersive analysis in the TEM
Large area silicon drift detectors have been very successful as an analytical tool when used in conjunction with the scanning electron microscope (SEM). Sensors with detectors of up to 80mm2 have been employed for such tasks as fast area mapping, linescans, fast...
2010 / Neil Rowlands, Simon Burgess -
Architecture Optimization of More Electric Aircraft Actuation System
Abstract The optional types of power source and actuator in the aircraft are more and more diverse due to fast development in more electric technology, which makes the combinations of different power sources and actuators become extremely complex in ...
2011 / Haitao QI, Yongling FU, Xiaoye QI, Yan LANG -
AFM's path to atomic resolution
We review progress in improving the spatial resolution of atomic force microscopy (AFM) under vacuum. After an introduction to the basic imaging principle and a conceptual comparison to scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), we outline the main challenges of AFM as...
2005 / Franz J. Giessibl -
Biomimetic magnetic nanoparticles
Magnetic nanoparticles are of considerable interest because of their potential use in high-density memory devices, spintronics, and applications in diagnostic medicine. The conditions for synthesis of these materials are often complicated by their high reaction...
2005 / Michael T. Klem, Mark Young, Trevor Douglas -
Tonpilz Underwater Acoustic Transducer Integrating Lead-free Piezoelectric Material
Abstract A Tonpilz transducer based on lead-free piezoelectric material was fabricated, modeled and characterized. The stack is composed of two rings of doped BaTiO3. This composition was initially chosen due to good electromechanical performance...
2015 / Rémi Rouffaud, Christian Granger, Anne-Christine Hladky-Hennion, Mai Pham Thi, Franck Levassort -
Materials for record breakers under sail2008 / George Marsh
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Memories are made of this
Traditional semiconductor memory falls into two categories—volatile and non-volatile. Volatile memories, such as SRAM (static random access memory) and DRAM (dynamic random access memory), lose their contents when power is rémoved. RAM memories are easy to use and ...
2008 / George Marsh -
Porous silicon a useful imperfection
Abstract When semiconductor developers noticed in the 1950s that electropolishing of bulk silicon left certain areas rougher than the rest and somewhat porous, they regarded these simply as imperfect areas. It was not until Leigh Canham, a scientist ...
2002 / George Marsh -
A Grey Neural Network and Input-Output Combined Forecasting Model and Its Application in Primary Energy Related CO2 Emissions Estimation by Sector in China
Abstract In this paper, a Grey Neural Network and Input-Output Combined Forecasting Model (GNF-IO) was built to forecast by sector primary energy related CO2 emissions. Applied the GNF-IO model, the coal, crude oil and natural gas consumption volume ...
2013 / Xiuli Liu -
Characterization on Mosaic Glass Excavated from Phu Khao Thong (Ranong), Thailand
Abstract There were many glasses in forms of ornament and decorative objects found in Thailand for several hundred years. The mosaic glass used in this work was fragments that excavated at Phu Khao Thong proto-historic site in Ranong Province,...
2013 / K. Won-in, Y. Thongkam, W. Dhammanonda, J. Dutchaneephet, T. Kamwanna, et al. -
Characterizing the Generation and Management of a New Construction Waste in China: Glass Curtain Wall
Abstract Massive construction and demolition waste is generated in China's rapid development. Within this kind of waste, glass material produced form the widely applied curtain wall system contributes a lot. Currently, the majority of waste glass...
2016 / Ruichang Mao, Huabo Duan, Hongguang Gao, Huanyu Wu -
Historic Buildings in Mediterranean Area and Solar Thermal Technologies: Architectural Integration vs Preservation Criteria
Abstract Architectural integration of plants in historic buildings has always been a much debated topic. Nowadays it is enriched with an ethical connotation linked to sustainability/environmental responsibility (reduction of energy consumption,...
2013 / A. Moschella, A. Salemi, Lo Faro A, G. Sanfilippo, M. Detommaso, et al. -
Stress rupture properties of GH4169 superalloy
Abstract GH4169 alloy is a nickel-based superalloy extensively used in the aircraft engine industry because of its excellent mechanical properties and good fabrication ability. The mechanical properties of the GH4169 at high temperature, rupture...
2014 / Xudong Lu, Jinhui Du, Qun Deng, Jingyun Zhuang