Electron beam sources are used commercially in a wide variety of ways, including the curing of ink and polymeric coatings; deposition of thin metallic films on packaging; execution of plasma-assisted ...
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Injection molding is a widely used manufacturing process for mass production of plastic parts, constituting a multi-billion dollar industry. Despite the popularity of injection-molded parts, however, ...
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Many industries including electronics, automotive, aerospace, telecommunications and healthcare have been exploring the use of superior super-nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes and graphene. Altho...
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Alkanes produced from carbohydrates could provide a renewable source of transportation fuel to complement the rapidly growing production of bio-diesel from vegetable oils and animal fats.
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Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight directly into electricity through the interaction of photons and electrons within a photoconducting material. To create a photovoltaic cell, a photoconducting mater...
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Although many plasma reactions take place in the gas phase, reacting dense-phase (liquid) chemicals at atmospheric pressure and low temperature has advantages, including reduced power consumption and ...
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The semiconductor industry fabricates integrated circuits (IC) through a series of plasma processes that involve etching lines and spots, as well as depositing thin films of materials and modifying su...
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Many drugs that are potentially efficacious for treating diseases, such as cancer, have limited usefulness because they are relatively insoluble. Preparing these drugs in an amorphous, or “glassy,�...
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Ligand-metal bifunctional catalysts have revolutionized hydrogenation chemistry. These catalysts are highly active and selective at reducing aldehyde, ketone and imine species with unsaturated multipl...
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