where λ is the X-ray wavelength (CuKα radiation and equals to 0.154 nm), θ is the Bragg diffraction angle, and β is the full width half maximum (FWHM) of the XRD peak appearing at the diffraction ...

Actuators drive robotic motion, and their energy conversion efficiency is a key performance metric that informs power consumption. Soft electrostatic actuators promise new opportunities for ...

Department of Applied Chemistry and Bioscience, Faculty of Science and Technology, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology, 758-65 Bibi, Chitose 066-8655, Japan ...

Precision agriculture, a modern farming and nursery approach, integrates technology with agricultural practices to optimize productivity, sustainability, and profitability. This methodology employs ...

Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China College of Biological, Chemical Science and ...

SINGAPORE - Petrochemicals giant Shell is stopping the exploration of two projects in Singapore – a biofuels unit and a Group II base oil plant. The biofuels project would have produced low-carbon ...

This paper investigates a metamaterial cylindrical shell with local resonators for broadband longitudinal wave attenuation. A three-component phononic crystal metamaterial cylindrical shell that opens ...

Taut in between the boundary frame, they supported over 5 tonnes of concrete curves. Knitting is the new 3D printing The technology behind KnitCandela was developed by Mariana Popescu and Lex Reiter ...

Text description provided by the architects. A large shell shaped structure finds itself in the middle of the woods. It is hard to determine what exactly the structure is, and unlike the surrounding ...

Japanese architects ARTechnic have completed Shell, a holiday villa in Karuizawa, Japan. The two-storey, concrete house comprises two tubes with oval sections, arranged around a fir tree. The floor is ...