Materials chemistry features, July 2015

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Dynamic fuel retention in tokamak wall materials: An in situ laboratory study of deuterium release from polycrystalline tungsten at room temperature

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16 December 2015R. Bisson, S. Markelj, O. Mourey, F. Ghiorghiu, K. Achkasov, J.-M. Layet, P. Roubin, G. Cartry, C. Grisolia, T. Angot

Kinetic Monte Carlo simulation on influence of vacancy on hydrogen diffusivity in tungsten

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16 December 2015Takuji Oda, Deqiong Zhu, Yoshiyuki Watanabe

New interatomic potentials for studying the behavior of noble gas atoms in tungsten

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16 December 2015Fen Zhou, Jingzhong Fang, Huiqiu Deng, Jianglong Liu, Shifang Xiao, Xiaolin Shu, Fei Gao, Wangyu Hu

Macroscopic rate equation modeling of trapping/detrapping of hydrogen isotopes in tungsten materials

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16 December 2015E.A. Hodille, X. Bonnin, R. Bisson, T. Angot, C.S. Becquart, J.M. Layet, C. Grisolia

Migration of rhenium and osmium interstitials in tungsten

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16 December 2015Tomoaki Suzudo, Masatake Yamaguchi, Akira Hasegawa

Sputtering of mixed materials of beryllium and tungsten by hydrogen and helium

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16 December 2015A. Mutzke, G. Bandelow, R. Schneider

Positron annihilation lifetime measurement and X-ray analysis on 120 MeV Au+7 irradiated polycrystalline tungsten

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16 December 2015Charu Lata Dube, Pawan Kumar Kulriya, Dhanadeep Dutta, Pradeep K. Pujari, Yashashri Patil, Mayur Mehta, Priyanka Patel, Samir S. Khirwadkar

Statistical study of defects caused by primary knock-on atoms in fcc Cu and bcc W using molecular dynamics

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16 December 2015M. Warrier, U. Bhardwaj, H. Hemani, R. Schneider, A. Mutzke, M.C. Valsakumar

The influence of nitrogen co-deposition in mixed layers on deuterium retention and thermal desorption

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16 December 2015Anže Založnik, Sabina Markelj, Iztok Čadež, Primož Pelicon, Primož Vavpetič, Corneliu Porosnicu, Cristian P. Lungu

Damage at a tungsten surface induced by impacts of self-atoms

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16 December 2015Yong Wu, Predrag Krstic, Fu Yang Zhou, Fred Meyer

He–He and He–metal interactions in transition metals from first-principles

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16 December 2015Pengbo Zhang, Tingting Zou, Jijun Zhao

A first-principles investigation of interstitial defects in dilute tungsten alloys

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16 December 2015Leili Gharaee, Paul Erhart

Phase-controlled microwave synthesis of pure monoclinic BiVO4 nanoparticles for photocatalytic dye degradation

9 December 2015Kanlaya Pingmuang, Andrew Nattestad, Wiyong Kangwansupamonkon, Gordon G. Wallace, Sukon Phanichphant, Jun Chen

Thermoplastic Material Selection, 1st Edition

7 December 2015Eric R. Larson

Thermal analysis of disulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) plasticized with poly(ethylene glycol) for membrane formation

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1 December 2015Hee Jeung Oh, Benny D. Freeman, James E. McGrath, Chang Hyun Lee, Donald R. Paul

In-depth investigation of the interaction between DNA and nano-sized graphene oxide

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30 October 2015Jieon Lee, Yeajee Yim, Seongchan Kim, Myung-Ho Choi, Byong-Seok Choi, Younghoon Lee, Dal-Hee Mina

An injectable elastin-based gene delivery platform for dose-dependent modulation of angiogenesis and inflammation for critical limb ischemia

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20 October 2015Biraja C. Dash, Dilip Thomas, Michael Monaghan, Oliver Carroll, Xizhe Chen, Kimberly Woodhouse, Timothy O'Brien, Abhay Pandit

Modulation of inflammation and angiogenesis and changes in ECM GAG-activity via dual delivery of nucleic acids

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20 October 2015Shane Browne, Michael G. Monaghan, Eva Brauchle, Daniel Carvajal Berrio, Sandrine Chantepie, Dulce Papy-Garcia, Katja Schenke-Layland Abhay Pandit

A thermo-gravimetric analysis study on the chlorination reaction of ZIRLO cladding hulls

19 October 2015Min Ku Jeon, Yong Taek Choi, Jin-Mok Hur, Do-Hee Ahn

A revolution in the strain measurement of filled plastics

Here, Instron discuss their newly developed Advanced Video Extensometer (AVE 2) that will help mechanical testing in both R&D and QC testing labs.

14 October 2015Leo Martinez

Ionic cable

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6 October 2015Can Hui Yanga, Baohong Chen, Jing Jing Lu, Jian Hai Yang, Jinxiong Zhou, Yong Mei Chen, Zhigang Suo

Emerging energy-efficiency and CO2 emission-reduction technologies for cement and concrete production: A technical review

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26 August 2015Ali Hasanbeigi, Lynn Price, Elina Lin

DIY materials

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26 August 2015Valentina Rognoli, Massimo Bianchini, Stefano Maffei, Elvin Karana

A comparison of the cyclic durability, ease of disassembly, repair, and reuse of parts of wooden chair frames

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26 August 2015Mesut Uysal, Eva Haviarova, Carl Albert Eckelman

The AFLOW standard for high-throughput materials science calculations

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24 August 2015Camilo E. Calderon, Jose J. Plata, Cormac Toher, Corey Oses, Ohad Levy, Marco Fornari, Amir Natan, Michael J. Mehl, Gus Hart, Marco Buongiorno Nardelli, Stefano Curtarolo

Synthesis of high-quality lanthanide oxybromides nanocrystals with single-source precursor for promising applications in cancer cells imaging

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19 August 2015Dong Yan, Bo Lei, Bo Chen, Xue-Jun Wu, Zhengqing Liu, Na Li, Juan Ge, Yumeng Xue, Yaping Du, Zhiping Zheng, Hua Zhang

α-Al2O3 nanoslab fracture and fatigue behavior

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6 August 2015Osvalds Vernersa, George Psofogiannakisb, Adri C.T. van Duinc

The Electrolyte Genome project: A big data approach in battery materials discovery

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5 August 2015Xiaohui Qua, Anubhav Jaina, Nav Nidhi Rajputa, Lei Chengb, Yong Zhangc, Shyue Ping Ongd, Miriam Brafmana, Edward Maginnc, Larry A. Curtissb, Kristin A. Perssona,

Graft modification of cellulose: Methods, properties and applications

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31 July 2015Hongliang Kang, Ruigang Liu, Yong Huang

Clinical study and stability assessment of a novel transcutaneous influenza vaccination using a dissolving microneedle patch

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10 July 2015Sachiko Hirobe, Hiroaki Azukizawa, Takaaki Hanafusa, Kazuhiko Matsuo, Ying-Shu Quan, Fumio Kamiyama, Ichiro Katayama, Naoki Okada, Shinsaku Nakagawa