Topological Point Defects in SmC* Liquid Crystals Under Mechanical Disturbance
Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.Tangetial air jet shear inducess island formation and nucleates topological point defects in uniform SmC films. Island bounded by edge dislocation loops shrink and transform into isolated point defects under continued shear. Mechanical perturbatio provides a controllable route for defect engineering in smectric liquid crystal thin films.
Gunganist Kongklad +3 more
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A DAS-Based Multi-Sensor Fusion Framework for Feature Extraction and Quantitative Blockage Monitoring in Coal Gangue Slurry Pipelines. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Ma C, Chai J, Zhang D, Zhu L, Li Z.
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Hierarchical Structure and Fabrication of Functionally Graded Biointerfaces in the Mussel Byssus
Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.The byssus is a fibrous protein‐based holdfast consisting of mechanically distinct interfaces, which mussels use to anchor their soft living tissue to hard seashore surfaces. Here, multiscale methodologies were used to elucidate the compositional and structural features underlying these functionally graded interfaces and how they are fabricated through
Lucia Youssef +4 more
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Mechanically-foldable axial flow blood pump: response-surface-based structural optimization and hemolytic performance evaluation. [PDF]
Front PhysiolJi T, Jing T, Cheng J.
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High‐Sensitivity Terahertz Gas Sensing Enabled by Undercut Metal‐Dielectric‐Metal Metamaterial
Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.A terahertz (THz) metamaterial gas sensor is demonstrated using a metal–dielectric–metal (MDM) absorber with an undercut dielectric layer, which enlarges the gas‐replaced volume and strengthens refractive‐index perturbation of the resonant mode. A reflection dip at 0.766 THz is observed, and acetone–nitrogen tests yield concentration‐dependent shifts ...
Naoki Inomata +2 more
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.The article overviews past and current efforts on caloric materials and systems, highlighting the contributions of Ames National Laboratory to the field. Solid‐state caloric heat pumping is an innovative method that can be implemented in a wide range of cooling and heating applications.
Agata Czernuszewicz +5 more
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Numerical prediction of cavitation performance of a prototype pump as turbine based on CFD. [PDF]
Sci RepZhang YL +5 more
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Hybrid Magnetoactive Soft Elastomers: Material Development Toward Application in Diaphragm Pumps
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Hybrid magnetoactive soft elastomeric membranes are developed by combining two different types of magnetic particles. The membranes exhibit distinct mechanical, magnetic and thermal properties owing to the unique characteristics of the two magnetic particles.
Somashree Mondal +4 more
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An experimental evaluation of vibration patterns arising from vortex flow in mixed flow pumps a case study in Upper Egypt. [PDF]
Sci RepEl-Gazzar DMS +2 more
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Exploring the Potential of Microwave Annealing for Enhancing Si‐based GeSn Lasers
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.We explore low‐thermal‐budget microwave annealing to enhance the performance of group‐IV GeSn lasers on Si. Microwave annealing under optimal conditions can simultaneously relax unwanted compressive strain and enhance the material quality of the GeSn active layer, thereby reducing the threshold and increasing the laser operating temperature.
Yue‐Tong Jheng +8 more
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