Multiplying Oxygen Permeability of a Ruddlesden-Popper Oxide by Orientation Control via Magnets.

Ruddlesden-Popper-type oxides exhibit remarkable chemical stability in comparison to perovskite oxides. However, they display lower oxygen permeability. We present an approach to overcome this trade-off by leveraging the anisotropic properties of Nd NiO .

The effect of surface treatments on the adhesive bond in all-ceramic dental crowns using four-point bending and dynamic loading tests.

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of sandblasting, grinding and plasma treatment on the adhesive bond strength between framework ceramic (Y-TZP) and veneering ceramic (feldspar ceramic). Therefore, four-point bending specimens (n = 180) were cut from densely sintered 3Y-TZP blanks. Subsequently, 80 of these samples received surface treatment by sandblasting and 80 samples by grinding.

Turning Copper and Aluminum Alloys with Natural Rocks as Cutting Tools.

The need for rare resources, such as tungsten or cobalt, combined with the high energy requirements to produce cutting materials, is forcing research and development to work out environmentally friendly alternatives. Natural rocks could be an alternative since they are available in large quantities worldwide, have a potentially suitable property profile, and do not require energy-intensive processes to make them usable as cutting materials. However, there are only a few studies on the usability and suitability of natural rocks as cutting materials for machining processes.