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Transient Stiffness Patterning in Hydrogels Driven by Dissipative Mechanochemical Coupling

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Force‐induced disulfide bond rupture in a polymer‐based hydrogel, coupled with chemical or electrochemical reoxidation, leads to the transient modulation of the hydrogel's stiffness properties. High spatiotemporal control is achieved by this dissipative process, enabling the development of out‐of‐equilibrium stiffness patterns and transient, dose ...
Roberto Baretta, Maria F. Pantano, Marco Frasconi   +2 more
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Personalised assistance for fuel-efficient driving

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 2015
AbstractRecent advances in technology are changing the way how everyday activities are performed. Technologies in the traffic domain provide diverse instruments of gathering and analysing data for more fuel-efficient, safe, and convenient travelling for both drivers and passengers.
Gilman, Ekaterina, Keskinarkaus, Anja, Tamminen, Satu, Pirttikangas, Susanna, Röning, Juha, Riekki, Jukka   +5 more
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Transportation fuel use, technology and standards: The role of credibility and expectations [PDF]

There is a debate among policy analysts about whether fuel taxes alone are the most effective policy to reduce fuel use by motorists, or whether to also use mandatory standards for fuel efficiency. A problem with a policy mandating fuel economy standards
Eskeland, Gunnar S., Mideksa, Torben K.
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Crystal Structure of the ZrO Phase at Zirconium/Zirconium Oxide Interfaces [PDF]

, 2014
Zirconium-based alloys are used in water-cooled nuclear reactors for both nuclear fuel cladding and structural components. Under this harsh environment, the main factor limiting the service life of zirconium cladding, and hence fuel burn-up efficiency ...
Grovenor, CRM, London, A, Lozano-Perez, S, McComb, DW, Nellist, PD, Ni, N, Nicholls, RJ, Pickard, CJ, Yates, JR   +8 more
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Fully Bio‐Based Epoxy Resins from Liquefied Wood for Chemically Recyclable Wood Coatings

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A bio‐based and chemically recyclable epoxy resin derived from liquefied wood and its use in wood coatings is presented. The resin exhibits mechanical, thermal, and water‐resistant properties comparable to commercial coatings and can be chemically recycled and reused. This approach provides fast access to glossy and fully biobased durable wood coatings
Qisong Hu, Ricardo P. Martinho, Suna Azhdari, Jean‐Paul Lange, Martin van Drongelen, M. Pilar Ruiz, Frederik R. Wurm   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the Chemical and Electronic Properties of Sub‐Monolayer TiO2 on High Surface Area Silica for Jet Fuel Synthesis Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Sub‐monolayer titania grafted onto mesoporous silica enables solvent‐free photocatalytic upgrading of furfural and cyclopentanone into jet fuel precursors. Advanced spectroscopic methods reveal tunable surface speciation, acidity, and bandgaps, enhancing catalytic efficiency.
Mark A. Isaacs, Charalampos Drivas, Arthur Graf, Sasha Kroon, Santosh Kumar, Junxi Liu, Antonio Torres‐Lopez, Cameron Price, Edward Garland, Ines Lezcano‐Gonzalez, Christopher. M. A. Parlett, Vannia C. dos Santos‐Durndell, Lee J. Durndell   +12 more
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The Guy at the Controls: Labor Quality and Power Plant Efficiency [PDF]

This paper examines the impact of individual human operators on the fuel efficiency of power plants. Although electricity generation is a fuel and capital intensive enterprise, anecdotal evidence, interviews, and empirical analysis support the hypothesis
Catherine Wolfram, James B. Bushnell
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Energy conversion in isothermal nonlinear irreversible processes - struggling for higher efficiency

, 2017
First we discuss some early work of Ulrike Feudel on structure formation in nonlinear reactions including ions and the efficiency of the conversion of chemical into electrical energy.
Ebeling, W., Feistel, R.
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Atomic Size Misfit for Electrocatalytic Small Molecule Activation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores the application and mechanisms of atomic size misfit in catalysis for small molecule activation, focusing on how structural defects and electronic properties can effectively lower the energy barriers of chemical bonds in molecules like H2O, CO2, and N2.
Ping Hong, Changfan Xu, Huaping Zhao, Yong Lei   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fuel cell on-site integrated energy system parametric analysis of a residential complex [PDF]

A parametric energy-use analysis was performed for a large apartment complex served by a fuel cell on-site integrated energy system (OS/IES). The variables parameterized include operating characteristics for four phosphoric acid fuel cells, eight OS/IES ...
Simons, S. N.
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