Diamond-like carbon (DLC), a thin amorphous carbon film, has many uses in tribological systems. Exploiting alternative substrates and interlayers can enable control of the hardness and modulus of the multi-layer system and improve wear or friction properties. We utilise XPS and AFM to examine DLC concurrently coated on an epoxy interlayer and a steel substrate by plasma enhanced chemical vapour...

Varnishes used for the inner coatings of food cans are often based on epoxy resins or vinylic organosols. The epoxy resins can be produced from bisphenol A (BPA) and bisphenol F (BPF), and these also contain bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) or bisphenol F diglycidyl ether (BFDGE) as stabilising components. These compounds may break down during storage and also by the influence of food simul...

Recently, the photovoltaic technology has become very popular as a means to produce renewable energy. One of problems that are still unsolved in this area industry is panels subject significant loss efficiency due accumulation dust and dirt. In addition, during winter season, snow ice also reduces or stops energy production. The current methods dealing with problem inefficient pollute environme...