Advancements in TLP Bonding for Power Electronics Die‐Attach Applications
Transient Liquid Phase (TLP) bonding is gaining traction as a lead‐free die‐attach technology in power electronics packaging. This review examines the state of TLP bonding, its key elements, reliability aspects, and practical limitations. This review also highlights emerging trends, such as nanostructured interfaces, that may improve scalability of TLP
Fatin Battal +4 more
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PRICE DISCOVERY IN THE ATHENS DERIVATIVES EXCHANGE: EVIDENCE FOR THE FTSE/ASE-20 FUTURES MARKET [PDF]
The FTSE/ASE-20 futures market, as the first organised Greek derivatives market, established in August 1999 and its operation rests with the Athens Derivatives Exchange (ADEX) and the Athens Derivatives Exchange Clearing House (ADECH).
Dimitris Kenourgios
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Recent Advances on Thermochromic Inks for Security Applications
Thermochromic security inks have garnered interest in recent years as security elements for authentication, information encryption, and anti‐counterfeiting. This review outlines different types of thermochromic materials, how they have been developed as functional inks, and how advancements in property enhancement, sustainability, and printing ...
Duarte B. Oliveira +5 more
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What Does Futures Market Interest Tell Us about the Macroeconomy and Asset Prices? [PDF]
Economists have traditionally viewed futures prices as fully informative about future economic activity and asset prices. We argue that open interest could be more informative than futures prices in the presence of hedging demand and limited risk ...
Harrison Hong, Motohiro Yogo
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A Review on Microreactor Design for Effective Fischer–Tropsch Process Intensification
Design strategies for effective Fischer–Tropsch process intensification are summarized based on experimental and simulation experiences. Recommendations for catalyst loading of packed‐bed and wash‐coated microchannel, microtube, micromonolith, and microstructured reactors are discussed.
Yangjun Wei +5 more
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Photothermomechanically Efficient, Low‐Cost, High‐Cycle‐Life, Hybrid MXene‐Polymer Actuators
The addition of MXenes to elastomer‐plastic‐paper films enables the creation of easily prepared actuators that are scalable for small robotic applications. Known as MXene‐polymer Trilayer Actuators (MPTAs), they bend from UV light. Their usefulness is demonstrated through kirigami‐inspired flower‐shaped art design, parallel manipulator for waveguiding,
Ken Iiyoshi +6 more
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TESTING EFFICIENCY AND THE UNBIASEDNESS HYPOTHESIS OF THE EMERGING GREEK FUTURES MARKET [PDF]
This paper investigates the joint hypothesis of market efficiency and unbiasedness of futures prices for the FTSE-20 blue chip index futures contract.
Dimitris Kenourgios
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Fabrication, Properties, and Applications of Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Regeneration
This review explores cutting‐edge biomaterials and fabrication techniques for scaffolds in bone tissue regeneration. It conducts a critical comparison of various strategies, meticulously analyzes the key contradictions in the field, and outlines an integrated development path spanning from biomaterial selection to clinical application, while ...
Shangsi Chen, Min Wang
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Do Individual Index Futures Investors Destabilize the Underlying Spot Market? [PDF]
This paper investigates the impact of introducing index futures trading on the volatility of the underlying stock market. We exploit a unique institutional setting in which presumably uninformed individuals are the dominant trader type in the futures ...
Bernd Wilfling +2 more
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In this Perspective, we highlight the processing science and scale‐up capabilities of the Materials Engineering Research Facility (MERF) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, with an emphasis on practical solutions for sustainable water and critical resource recovery. We demonstrate how national laboratories bridge fundamental
Yuepeng Zhang +9 more
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