We propose and demonstrate a new method for fabricating periodic arrays of metal nanodots over a large area. In this method, metal nanogratings were first patterned on a substrate by nanoimprint lithography and lift-off, and were then melted using a single excimer laser pulse. We found that the laser melting broke the metal nanogratings into periodic nanodots. Furthermore, we demonstrated the c...

an emission factor is a tool that is used to estimate air pollutant emissions to the atmosphere. it relates the quantity of pollutants released from a source to some activities associated with those emissions. to determine the quantity of pollutant released from copper and its alloys smelting furnaces, 63 samples from emission gases were collected on cellulose ester membrane filters in three 8-...

introduction: it is important that biological and health effects from the induction of currents and fields in the body by extremely low frequency (elf) fields are fully explored to determine the effects produced at the molecular, cellular and organ levels. the objective of this study was to evaluate the intensity of elf electromagnetic fields and its probable relationship with hematological cha...

Stable suspensions of eutectic gallium indium (EGaIn) liquid metal nanoparticles form by probe-sonicating the metal in an aqueous solution. Positively-charged molecular or macromolecular surfactants in the solution, such as cetrimonium bromide or lysozyme, respectively, stabilize the suspension by interacting with the negative charges of the surface oxide that forms on the metal. The liquid met...

A Schiff base was prepared from the interaction of ethanolic solutions of 2-hydroxy-1– naphthaldehyde and butylenediamine. The complexes were synthesized by refluxing the mixture of ethanolic solutions of the Schiff base and respective metal (II) chloride. Their solubility, melting point/decomposition temperature, molar conductance, elemental analysis and IR were carried out. The melting point ...

Current post-process heat treatments applied to selective laser melting produced Ti-6Al-4V do not achieve the same microstructure and therefore superior tensile behaviour of thermomechanical processed wrought Ti-6Al-4V. Due to the growing demand for selective laser melting produced parts in industry, research and development towards improved mechanical properties is ongoing. This study is aimed...

Processing and Properties of Advanced Metallic Foams Alan Harold Brothers Since the development of the first aluminum foams in the middle of the 20th century [178], great advances have been made in the processing and fundamental understanding of metallic foams. As a result of these advances, metallic foams are now penetrating a number of applications where their unique suite of properties makes...