The generation of high magnetic fields requires materials with electric conductivity and good strength properties. Cu/Nb composites are considered to be candidates for this purpose. In work, we aim predict, from theory, the dependence on microstructure, most notably layer thickness grain sizes. We also conducted experiments calibrate validate our simulations. Bimetal interfaces boundaries confi...

We recently reported a flavin-trafficking protein (Ftp) in the syphilis spirochete Treponema pallidum (Ftp_Tp) as the first bacterial metal-dependent FAD pyrophosphatase that hydrolyzes FAD into AMP and FMN in the periplasm. Orthologs of Ftp_Tp in other bacteria (formerly ApbE) appear to lack this hydrolytic activity; rather, they flavinylate the redox subunit, NqrC, via their metal-dependent F...

Seasonal and pandemic influenza outbreaks remain a major human health problem. Inhibition of the endonuclease activity of influenza RNA-dependent RNA polymerase is attractive for the development of new agents for the treatment of influenza infection. Our earlier studies identified a series of 5- and 6-phenyl substituted 3-hydroxypyridin-2(1H)-ones that were effective inhibitors of influenza end...

The conversion of logistics fuels to hydrogen by steam reforming is attractive but poses great challenge since they contain sulfur up to about 3000 ppm leading to catalyst deactivation due to sulfur poisoning. In this paper, we report the fabrication of nominally doped nanoscale ceriasupported rhodium catalyst matrices for their performance evaluation in sulfur-laden fuel streams. Systematic st...

Growth of amorphous carbon nanocoil (CNC) from acetylene on Si substrates was achieved by using nanosized Ag and K as the catalysts. The deposition of CNC was carried out inside a hot-wall reactor at 723 K using H2 as the carrier gas. Based on the observed results, we propose a cooperative bimetal catalyst enhanced vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) growth mechanism to rationalize the CNC growth. In the ...

Hybrid manufacturing (HM) uses additive (AM) techniques to prepare complex or fine structures on traditional processing parts, which can fully utilize the advantages of AM form and high efficiency low cost conventional methods in regular components. A bimetal material was produced by selective laser melting (SLM) AlSi10Mg deformed Al6061 alloy substrate this study. Firstly, interface characteri...

Ni/Pd co-modified graphene hydrogen storage materials were successfully prepared by a solvothermal method using NiCl2·6H2O and Pd(OAc)2 reduced oxide (rGO). By adjusting the hydrothermal temperature, Pd–Ni is alloyed, size of obtained nanoparticles uniform. The electronic structure Pd was changed alloying, center D-band moved down, which promoted adsorption hydrogen. NiPd-rGO-180 sample, in 180...