Continuous synthesis of high-entropy alloy nanoparticles by in-flight alloying of elemental metals.

High-entropy alloy (HEA) nanoparticles (NPs) exhibit unusual combinations of functional properties. However, their scalable synthesis remains a significant challenge requiring extreme fabrication conditions. Metal salts are often employed as precursors because of their low decomposition temperatures, yet contain potential impurities.

Influence of the Mix Proportion and Aggregate Features on the Performance of Eco-Efficient Fine Recycled Concrete Aggregate Mixtures.

Most of the previous research on recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) has focused on coarse RCA (CRCA), while much less has been accomplished on the use of fine RCA particles (FRCA). Furthermore, most RCA research disregards its unique microstructure, and thus the inferior performance of concrete incorporating RCA is often reported in the fresh and hardened states. To improve the overall behaviour of RCA concrete advanced mix design techniques such as equivalent volume (EV) or particle packing models (PPMs) may be used.

Freezing and Thawing Resistance of Fine Recycled Concrete Aggregate (FRCA) Mixtures Designed with Distinct Techniques.

The pressure to use sustainable materials and adopt practices reducing the carbon footprint of the construction industry has risen. Such materials include recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) made from waste concrete. However, concrete made with RCA often presents poor fresh and hardened properties along with a decrease in its durability performance, especially when using its fine fraction (i.

Practical Approach to Enhance Compatibility in Silicon/Graphite Composites to Enable High-Capacity Li-Ion Battery Anodes.

There is an urgent need to improve the energy density of Li-ion batteries to enable mass-market penetration of electric vehicles, grid-scale energy storage, and next-generation consumer electronics. Silicon-graphite composites are currently the most plausible anode material to overcome the capacity limit of graphite or poor cycling performance of silicon. One serious and unrecognized limitation to the use of the composite as an anode is the incompatibility of hydrophobic (natural) graphite with the hydrophilic Si, which adversely affects battery performance.

Distribution of pharmacogenetically important polymorphism in the Ukrainian population.

The CYP2B6 is one of the members of the cytochrome P450 superfamily. This enzyme metabolizes a number of currently prescribed drugs and different compounds. In light of clinical significance of the variant of the gene, the aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of one of the gene polymorphisms, namely, the in the Ukrainian population.

Cobalt (II) chloride promoted formation of honeycomb patterned cellulose acetate films.

CoCl(2) containing honeycomb patterned films were prepared from cellulose acetate (CA)/CoCl(2)/acetone solutions by the breath figure method in a wide range of humidities. Size and pore regularity depend on the CA/CoCl(2) molar ratio and humidity. When replacing CoCl(2) with Co(NO(3))(2) or CoBr(2), no formation of ordered porosity in the cellulose acetate films is observed.