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Innovative Retarders for Controlling the Setting Characteristics of Fly Ash-Slag Geopolymers
EngGeopolymers, as sustainable alternatives to traditional cementitious materials, offer superior mechanical and durability properties; however, they face challenges with rapid setting, particularly in fly ash–slag systems.
Shaise Kurialanickal John +6 more
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Michelson interferometer for phase shifting interferometry with a liquid crystal retarder
Results in Optics, 2021 We propose an interferometric system to measure phase objects using electronic phase shifting techniques. The experimental setup is based on a polarization Michelson type interferometer, where a liquid crystal retarder is placed at the entrance pupil as ...
Yanely B. Machuca-Bautista +4 more
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Imaging of Biphoton States: Fundamentals and Applications
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Quantum states of two photons exhibit a rich polarization and spatial structure, which provides a fundamental resource of strongly correlated and entangled states. This review analyzes the physics of these intriguing properties and explores the various techniques and technologies available to measure them, including the state of the art of their ...
Alessio D'Errico, Ebrahim Karimi
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Effect of external facing vapor permeability on humidification of facade materials
Magazine of Civil Engineering, 2023 In this paper, the influence of the vapor permeability resistance of insulated facades external facing on the moisture content was numerically studied.
Nizovtsev Mikhail, Sterlygov Alexei
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Top Bar Effects in Prestressed Concrete Piles [PDF]
, 2002 The top bar effect in reinforced concrete is a widely recognized phenomenon. Currently, the ACI Building Code prescribes a 30% increase in the development length of top cast reinforcing bars.
Harries, Kent A. +3 more
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A compact and robust method for full Stokes spectropolarimetry
, 2012 We present an approach to spectropolarimetry which requires neither moving parts nor time dependent modulation, and which offers the prospect of achieving high sensitivity. The technique applies equally well, in principle, in the optical, UV or IR.
Beckers +23 more
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2D Magnetic and Topological Quantum Materials and Devices for Ultralow Power Spintronics
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.2D magnets and topological quantum materials enable ultralow‐power spintronics by combining robust magnetic order with symmetry‐protected, Berry‐curvature‐driven transport. Fundamentals of 2D anisotropy and spin‐orbit‐coupling induced band inversion are linked to scalable growth and vdW stacking.
Brahmdutta Dixit +5 more
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Weak value amplification: a view from quantum estimation theory that highlights what it is and what isn't [PDF]
, 2015 Weak value amplification (WVA) is a concept that has been extensively used in a myriad of applications with the aim of rendering measurable tiny changes of a variable of interest.
Salazar-Serrano, Luis Jose +1 more
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Cyclic Olefin Copolymers as Versatile Materials for Advanced Engineering Applications
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Cyclic olefin copolymers (COCs) are presented as highly versatile materials combining tunable synthesis, excellent optical properties, and mechanical robustness. Their potential spans microfluidics, bioengineering, and advanced electronics, while emerging self‐healing and sustainable solutions highlight future opportunities.
Giulia Fredi +3 more
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Polarization Optics Analogy of Quantum Wavefunctions in Graphene
, 2010 Detailed similarities between polarization states of light and ballistic charge carriers in graphene are derived. Based on these, the optical equivalent of quantum wavefunctions, Dirac equation, and the effect of an electrostatic potential are found, and
Angelsky +32 more
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