Robust Helical Dichroism on Microadditively Manufactured Copper Helices via Photonic Orbital Angular Momentum.

Three-dimensional chiral metallic metamaterials have already attracted extensive attention in the wide research fields of chiroptical responses. These artificial chiral micronanostructures, possessing strong chiroptical signals, show huge significance in next-generation photonic devices and chiroptical spectroscopy techniques. However, most of the existing chiral metallic metamaterials are designed for generating chiroptical signals dependent on photonic spin angular momentum (SAM).

On-Demand Maneuver of Millirobots with Reprogrammable Motility by a Hard-Magnetic Coating.

Millirobots that can be actuated and accurately steered by external magnetic fields, are highly desirable for bioengineering and wearable devices. However, existing designs of millirobots are limited by their specific material composition, hindering their wider application due to a lack of scalability. Here, we present a method for the generation of heterogeneous magnetic millirobots based on magnetic coatings.

Femtosecond Laser Regulated Ultrafast Growth of Mushroom-Like Architecture for Oil Repellency and Manipulation.

Natural organisms can create various microstructures via a spontaneous growth mode. In contrast, artificial protruding microstructures are constructed by subtractive methods that waste materials and time or by additive methods that require additional materials. Here, we report a facile and straightforward strategy for a laser-induced self-growing mushroom-like microstructure on a flat surface.

High-Performance Ultrafine Bubble Aeration on Janus Aluminum Foil Prepared by Laser Microfabrication.

Aeration is a mass transfer process, in which gas is dispersed into a liquid by utilizing air inflation or agitation. Typically, a microporous device is often used for aeration. Increasing the gas flow rate and decreasing the pore size reduce the bubble size, but the surface wettability of the gas/solid interface also has a significant impact on the bubble size, which is rarely studied.

Influence of Ethanol on Pitting Corrosion Behavior of Stainless Steel for Bioethanol Fermentation Tanks.

The role of ethanol (CHOH) in pitting corrosion behavior of AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel was investigated in aqueous ethanolic solution with chloride. The pitting susceptibility and surface morphology of 316L in a series of ethanol-containing solutions were examined using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), optical microscopy with 3D stitching, immersion tests, and potentiodynamic polarization measurements. Results demonstrated that the ethanol concentration impacted little on the passive film stability while it dramatically influenced the pitting corrosion susceptibility.

Effect of Surface Roughness on Pitting Corrosion of 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel Investigated by Electrochemical Noise Measurements.

The influence of surface roughness on the pitting corrosion behaviour of 2205 duplex stainless steel (DSS) in a chloride-containing environment was investigated using electrochemical noise (EN) techniques and morphology observation. A rougher surface condition increased the frequency of pit initiation because of the increase in more occluded pit sites. Rough surface finish also accelerated pit growth by increasing the actual dissolution rate in the pit.