We reanalyze the group of stars associated kinematically with Arcturus (Eggen 1971), and confirm that they constitute a peculiar grouping of metal-poor stars with similar apocentric radius, common angular momentum, and distinct metal abundance patterns. These properties are consistent with those expected for a group of stars originating from the debris of a disrupted satellite. The Arcturus gro...

Controlled alignment and mechanically robust bonding between nanowires (NWs) and electrodes are essential requirements for reliable operation of functional NW-based electronic devices. In this work, we developed a novel process for the alignment and bonding between NWs and metal electrodes by using thermo-compressive transfer printing. In this process, bottom-up synthesized NWs were aligned in ...

An electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) analog in hybrid metal–dielectric metamaterials is proposed and numerically demonstrated the terahertz region. The EIT consists of a metal bar silicon disk (SD) to support localized surface plasmon resonance anapole modes. A high transmission EIT-like optical response was achieved with Q-factor ?250 as interpreted by destructive interference bet...

This paper introduces an optical measurement system for shock wave characteristics. The system works by mountinga metal plate attached to spring mounts against the shock wavefront. This set is sealed and can plot the shock wave pressure diagram by measuring plate's displacement, radiation and changing the reflection of light during shock wave conflict, and converting these optical data to volta...

MIL-53-Cu has been synthesized hydrothermally and has been used for the first time for gas separation. MIL-53-Cu shows adsorption capacities of 8.1, 0.7 and 0.5 m.mol/g, respectively, for CH4, CO2 and H2 at 30 bar and 298 K. The high CH4 adsorption capacity of MIL-53-Cu maybe attributed to the high pore volume and large number of open metal sites....

organic solvents. In this study, NiFe2O4/sawdust nanocomposite was synthesized for removingoil pollutants. The oil-adsorbing nanocomposite could be easily separated from water bymagnet bar. The XRD results show tetragonal phase proving the composite formation. TheFESEM pictures successfully reveal the growth of NiFe2O4 on the sawdust template. The FTIRbands at 422 cm-1 and 615 cm-1correspond to...

BACKGROUND Rigid temporization has been recognized to have a significant impact on the peri-implant tissue response in immediate implant loading since it reduces the mechanical stress exerted on each implant. PURPOSE A successful protocol for immediate loading of multiple implants depends on an adequate fixation and immobility of the implants to prevent the risk of micromovements in relation ...