Earth and orbital-based radar observations of asteroids provide a unique opportunity to characterize surface roughness and the dielectric properties of their surfaces, as well as potentially explore some of their shallow subsurface physical properties. If the dielectric and topographic properties of asteroid’s surfaces are defined, one can constrain their surface textural characteristics as wel...

The dielectric properties of proteins are poorly understood and difficult to describe quantitatively. This limits the accuracy of methods for structure-based calculation of electrostatic energies and pK(a) values. The pK(a) values of many internal groups report apparent protein dielectric constants of 10 or higher. These values are substantially higher than the dielectric constants of 2-4 measu...

Venkatesh, M.S. and Raghavan, G.S.V. 2005. An overview of dielectric properties measuring techniques. Canadian Biosystems Engineering/Le génie des biosystèmes au Canada 47: 7.15 7.30. With a need for the development of improved sensing devices for the control and automation of several agricultural, environmental, and food processes, there is an absolute need for better understanding of the diel...

Oxide thin ®lms have been studied for frequency and phase agile electronics. The electric-®eld tuning of microwave devices employs ferroelectrics, while the Magnetic-®eld tuning uses ferrites. The critical material parameters for ferroelectric thin ®lms are the tunability of the dielectric constant and the dielectric loss. This paper describes the current understanding of the fundamental mechan...

polysulfide resins,with trade name of  g4 and g112, with short and long chain lengths respectively, were used as reactive modifiers to toughen epoxy resin. the effects of molecular weights of g4 and g112 on impact resistance, dielectric constant, thermal conductivity as well as decomposition  heat and adhesion properties of toughened epoxy were investigated. the impact strength and the dielectr...

Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) nanocomposites are recently gaining importance due to their unique dielectric and electroactive responses. In this study, GeO2 nanoparticles/PVDF and SiO2 nanoparticles/PVDF nanocomposite films were prepared by a simple solution casting technique. The surface morphology and structural properties of the as-prepared films were studied by X-ray diffraction, scannin...