Context: In recent years, nanotechnology has opened up several new avenues of extraordinary biomedical potential by modulating metals into their nanosize leading to significant improvement in their chemical, physical and optical properties. Introduction: <span style="color...

Nanomaterials with characteristic structural dimensions on the order of few nanometers (1–100 nm) attract wide attention owing to their unique properties. They found a variety of applications in different branches of science and industry including catalysis, micro and biotechnologies, energy storage and conversion devices, such as fuel cells. Different techniques have been developed for nanomat...

With the aim to reduce cost and increase reliability, MEMS technology penetrates space market and new MEMS components are developed for Space application. Among them, micropropulsion devices is an active field of technological research. Several micropropulsion option are under development : the thrust is produced either from a electrical source (electrical thruster) or a chemical source (chemic...

Introduction The objective of our research has been the development of advanced sensors that have the potential to: (1) minimize the environmental impact of energy conversion via control of combustion-generated pollutants such as NO, CO and unburned hydrocarbons; (2) reduce greenhouse gas (CO2) by improving combustion efficiency; and (3) monitor the fugitive emissions from greenhouse gas seques...

Colloidal self-assembly holds promise for photonic applications as a solution-based, low-cost alternative to top-down photolithography, if significant control of uniformity and defects can be achieved. Herein we demonstrate a new evaporative co-assembly method for highly-uniform inverse opal thin films that involves the self-assembly of polymer colloids in a solution containing a silicate precu...