Thermal interfaces are a new area of research in HCI, with one of their main benefits being the potential to influence emotion. To date, studies investigating thermal feedback for affective interaction have either provided concepts and prototypes, or looked at the affective element of thermal stimuli in isolation. This research is the first to look in-depth at how thermal stimuli can be used to...

Recent studies have confirmed and extended the 19th-century observations of E. H. Weber that concomitant cold can intensify the apparent heaviness of tactile pressure stimulation. These studies have also shown that concomitant wann can also intensify pressure sensation in some regions of the body. The question arises whether pressure can intensify thermal sensations under comparable conditions ...

Five rare earth complexeslanthanum(III),praseodymium(III),neodymium(III), samarium(III) and europium(III) have been synthesized from Schiff base ligand (N,N-bis (2-hydroxy-1-naphthylidene) acetylhydrazone). The complexes were characterized based on elemental analysis, molar conductance, ultraviolet, infrared, mass, thermogravimetric and powder X-ray diffraction studies. Infrared spectra sug...

The thermal conductivity of superconducting MgB 2 was studied in both the superconducting and normal state region. The latter is almost equally determined by the electronic-and the lattice thermal conductivity. In the superconducting state, however, the lattice thermal conductivity is larger. The electronic thermal conductivity below T c was derived from the experimental data considering the Ba...

A diacid monomer was synthesized by the condensation of L-tryptophan amino acid and pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA). The diacid was utilized for the synthesis of three types of poly(amide-imide)s (PAIs) using three different kinds of diamines. The synthesized monomer and PAIs were characterized using FT-IR, 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR spectroscopies and the PAIs were also used ...

Hu, Jiuning Ph.D., Purdue University, May 2015. Transport studies in graphenebased materials and structures. Major Professor: Yong P. Chen. Graphene, a single atomic layer of graphite, has emerged as one of the most attractive materials in recent years for its many unique and excellent properties, inviting a broad area of fundamental studies and applications. In this thesis, we present some the...

Aluminum sulfate nano structures have been prepared by solution combustion synthesis using aluminum nitrate nonahydrate (Al(NO3)3.9H2O) and ammonium sulfate ((NH4)2SO4). The resultant aluminum sulfate nano structures were calcined at different temperatures to study thermal  decomposition of aluminum sulfate. The crystallinity and phase of  the as-synthesized and calcined samples were char...