Topic: Environmental Health & Safety of Nanomaterials
Super-capacitor-like Structure for Fission-Fusion Direct Nuclear Energy Conversion
Direct nuclear energy conversion system uses nano-hetero-structures that harvest the nuclear particles energy, charging a structure resembling a super-capacitor, that discharges releasing it as electric energy. The nano-structure design uses heterogeneity, in order to create [...]
Pulsed Laser Deposition: From the Laboratory to the Industry
Kuzanyan A.A., Kuzanyan A.S., Kuzanyan A.A., Kuzanyan A.S., Institute for Physical Research, Armenian Academy of Science, AM
Simple and inexpensive methods of obtaining large area uniform in thickness and composition thin films on large and very large substrates through pulsed laser deposition (PLD) have been proposed. Also a method of creating a [...]
An Anti-reflective and Anti-Soiling Coating for Photovoltaic Panels
Photovoltaic panels face two major challenges in maximizing and maintaining their electrical output – reflections and soiling of the outer glass surface. To address these challenges, we developed a durable, transparent high-performance polymeric coating on [...]
Improved impact toughness PVC composite with surface modified nano calcium carbonate, obtained by a novel physicochemical top-down manufacturing process
A novel top-down process was developed for produce surface modified calcium carbonate nanoparticles (NCC), 40 nm average size particles were functionalized in a water suspension by using energy from top-down physicochemical process. Well dry coated [...]
In Situ Generated Turbostratic Graphite: A New Family of Self Lubricating Iron Based Composites
Binder C., Binder R., Binder C., Binder R., Consoni D.R., Hammes G., Schroeder R., Klein A.N., Binder C., Binder R., de Mello J.D.B., Schroeder R., Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, BR
In this paper we present a new processing route able to produce a homogeneous dispersion of in situ generated, discrete solid lubricant particles in the volume of sintered steels produced by metal injection molding. Preliminary [...]
A novel method for realization of nickel silicide nanosheets with advanced morphology and photoemission
Gharooni M., Hosseini M., Talei R., Taghinejad H., Taghinejad M., Taghinejad H., Taghinejad M., Mohajerzadeh S., Abdolahad M., University of Tehran, IR
Morphologically controlled nanostructures have been increasingly important, because of their highly shape dependent physical and chemical properties. Nickel-silicide nanomaterials, due to their wide range of applications, attracted strong attentions. There are some reports on fabrication [...]
Bio-inspired Nanosucker Structures for Dry Adhesives
We present a facile lithographic nanosphere production process by laminating a nanosphere monolayer with a UV resin and applying various gentle solvent treatments to produce “bottom-up” and “bottom-down” non-close-packed patterns, and generate nanosuckers for adhesion.
Nuclear Reaction Control and Shielding Systems based on Radiation Guiding in Active Nano-Structures
The actual nuclear reactors are using heavy concrete shielding, in order to reduce the radiation outside the active zone. The main radiation attenuation method is called mass-attenuation, because no matter (with some approximation) what material [...]
Radiation-Damage Robust, Engineered, Self-repairing Meso-Materials
Nuclear power is one of the most compact, long lasting and might be the most safe and environmentally friendly energy source if it might be done right, by achieving the harmony between the nuclear reactions [...]