Liquid marble is a liquid droplet coated with particles. Recently, the evaporation process of a sessile liquid marble using geometric measurements has attracted great attention from the research community. However, the lack of gravimetric measurement limits further insights into the physical changes of a liquid marble during the evaporation process. Moreover, the evaporation process of a marble...

The capillary rise technique has been used to experimentally study the “surface tension” of liquid marbles formed by encapsulating water droplets with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) powder of 1, 35, and 100 μm particle size. In a typical experiment, a glass capillary tube was inserted into a water marble to measure the capillary rise of the water. The Laplace pressure exerted by the water marbl...

In the present study, we examined the effect of N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), a glutamate-modulating agent, on marble-burying behavior in mice. Fluvoxamine (30 mg/kg, p.o.) and mirtazapine (3 mg/kg, i.p.) significantly inhibited marble-burying behavior without affecting locomotor activity. Similarity, NAC (150 mg/kg, i.p.) significantly inhibited marble-burying behavior without affecting locomotor...

Marble is a natural material, used in the construction field since antiquity. It has always been used to communicate monumentality and solidity. Nowadays new technologies permit marble to express new languages: particularly, translucent marble technology overturns the concept of solidity. The main issue to address is the lack of thermal-energy performance of such a thin stone layer as the only ...

This paper investigates the friction coefficient of a moving liquid marble, a small liquid droplet coated with hydrophobic powder and floating on another liquid surface. A floating marble can easily move across water surface due to the low friction, allowing for the transport of aqueous solutions with minimal energy input. However, the motion of a floating marble has yet to be systematically ch...

Marble envelopes represent a relatively common architectural solution used in variety of historic, modern and contemporary building facades. White marble envelopes have been shown to reduce solar heat gains, while improving indoor thermal comfort and energy efficiency in summer time. While marble is useful in this context, the urban atmosphere accelerates the degradation of marble elements. Thi...

There is a growing interest in using ultrasound diagnostic techniques for non-destructive testing of marblelstone blocks or structural elements with large sizes, in order to detect internal flaws such as cracks or fissures. Here a specific diagnostic procedure, based on ultrasound transmission measurements, is proposed. A prototype of a measuring set-up, suitable for an in-field use, is describ...

qareh qeshlaq marble quarry as one of the valuable resources of ornamental stones in west azarbaijan province formed through thermal carbonate springs while its mineral deposit thickness is limited in comparison with surface extension. in the present research, geological and blocky modeling of the marble deposit was carried out in order to develop a production planning for this quarry, identify...