Flower-like WO(3) particles with high specific surface area were synthesized via a template/surfactant-free way. Scanning and transmission microscopies and X-ray diffraction were applied to investigate the formation mechanism of the morphology. Gas sensing characterization showed an enhanced sensitivity (70 Hz/ppm) to dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) as compared with previously reported WO(3) ...

We propose a methodology for representing artificial creatures like 3D flowers. Directed graph and Lindenmayer system (L-system) are commonly involved in AI-based creativity research for encoding ceatures. It is difficult for L-systems to directly feed back real morphologies structurally from their genotypes, since they are a grammatical rewriting system and also use parameters such as loops, p...

In the present work, CuO and Cu1-xZnxO were synthesized with function of Zn doping ratio by microwave-assisted chemical precipitation approach. The X-ray diffraction pattern shows that mono-phase a mono-clinical structure no other secondary phase has been observed for different confirms lattice does not get destroyed addition Zn. Raman spectra HR-TEM analysis support XRD results. self-assembled...

Flower-like SnO₂/g-C₃N₄ nanocomposites were synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method by using SnCl₄·5H₂O and urea as the precursor. The structure and morphology of the as-synthesized samples were characterized by using the X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), electron microscopy (FESEM and TEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FT-IR) techniques. SnO₂ displays the unique 3D flower-li...

Flowering plants have developed many ways to arrange their flowers. A flowerbearing branch or system of branches is called an inflorescence. The number of flowers that an inflorescence contains ranges from a single flower to endless flower-clusters. Over the last centuries, botanists have classified inflorescences based on their morphology, which has led to an unfortunate maze of complex botani...

Although anthophilous Coleoptera are regarded to be unspecialised flower-visiting insects, monkey beetles (Scarabaeidae: Hopliini) represent one of the most important groups of pollinating insects in South Africa's floristic hotspot of the Greater Cape Region. South African monkey beetles are known to feed on floral tissue; however, some species seem to specialise on pollen and/or nectar. The p...

In this paper the electrodeposition of nickel on n-Si(111):H substrate, in the presence of sulphuric acid, was studied. Cyclic voltammetry has been used to characterize the electrochemical behavior of the system. The nickel deposits had a flower-like morphology with the sphericalnanostructure nucleus, distributed uniformly on the surfaces of the prepared n-Si(111) substrate.