A study team led by the University of Michigan has shown a cost-effective, clear coating that reduced the accumulation of snow and ice on solar panels, thereby enabling them to produce up to 85% more energy in preliminary testing.
Icing poses a hazard to aircraft and is usually prevented with anti-icing fluids and hydrophobic coatings that reduce wettability and do not allow water to freeze on the aircraft surface.
In a recent study published in the journal Nano-Micro Letters, researchers from China developed a polymer-based hierarchically multifunctional polyimide composite film comprising of layers of 61.0 weight% graphene oxide/expanded graphite, 23.8 weight% ferric oxide/polyimide, and polyimide fibers to be used as a flexible, heat-dissipating, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding film for electronic devices.
The use of thin film encapsulation solutions has become more common in organic electronic manufacturing.
In a recent study published in the journal Electrochimica Acta, researchers from China developed a 3D carbon-coated stable silicon/graphene/CNT composite to overcome the limitation of volume expansion of silicon lithium-ion batteries during the charge-discharge process to a certain extent.
A group of researchers from Japan recently developed a process to repair enamel defects by depositing erbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet pulse laser deposition process to form hydroxyapatite film coating on tooth.
Researchers in the Netherlands have recently developed a straightforward and reliable ultrasonic spray method for industrial fabrication of piezoelectric Poly (Vinylidene Fluoride) Films (PVDF) films which can be used for the fabrication of large-scale piezoelectric films while eliminating intensive poling or stretching processes.
Traditionally, coatings have been applied to materials as a way to prevent corrosion and improve surface properties, and even offer long-term economic benefits by improving product durability. The use of cerium nitrate has been explored in the journal ACS Omega.
Tungsten is one of the materials with the most potential for fusion reactor plasma-facing materials (PFC). The thermomechanical response of materials in fusion devices to PFC is discussed in the Materials and Design Journal.
Almost a quarter of the global energy supply is spent tackling issues related to wear and tear – or to be more accurate, overcoming common issues related to tribology, according to a team of researchers who published new work in the journal Tribology Methods.
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