Abstract: An electrochemical cell that includes a working electrode, which comprises of is made of gold, with gold-coated carbon nanotubes secured thereon via a conductive binder, wherein the electrochemical cell is utilized to detect the presence of bisphenol-A, or to determine a concentration of bisphenol-A in a solution. Various embodiments of the electrochemical cell, a method of producing the electrochemical cell, and a method of using the electrochemical cell for determining a concentration of bisphenol-A in a solution are also provided.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell that includes a working electrode, which comprises of is made of gold, with gold-coated carbon nanotubes secured thereon via a conductive binder, wherein the electrochemical cell is utilized to detect the presence of bisphenol-A, or to determine a concentration of bisphenol-A in a solution. Various embodiments of the electrochemical cell, a method of producing the electrochemical cell, and a method of using the electrochemical cell for determining a concentration of bisphenol-A in a solution are also provided.

Abstract: A container includes a surface and an electromagnetic state sensing device including one or more resonance portions printed on the surface of the container. Each resonance portion may include an assembly of 3D carbon-containing structures that convey information of a stored item by resonating at a predetermined frequency in response to an electromagnetic radiation ping received from a user device. The resonance portions may include at least a first resonance portion configured to convey product identification information of the stored item and a second resonance portion configured to convey product state information of the stored item. The first resonance portion conveys product identification information of the stored item in response to a first electromagnetic radiation ping having a first frequency, and the second resonance portion conveys product state information of the stored item in response to a second electromagnetic radiation ping having a second frequency different than the first frequency.

Abstract: A thermal interface material, a process of forming a thermal interface, the thermal interface including the thermal interface material, and an article of manufacture including the thermal interface material, where the thermal interface material includes polar nanoparticles embedded in one or more carrier materials. The polar nanoparticles may have a diameter of approximately 50-60 nanometers or less, and near-field radiative coupling between the polar nanoparticles. The process of forming the thermal interface including: obtaining the polar nanoparticles; adding the polar nanoparticles to one or more carrier materials to form a carrier mixture, where the polar nanoparticles are embedded in the one or more carrier materials; creating a thermal interface material using the carrier mixture; applying the thermal interface material to a first electronics component and a second electronics component; and compressing the electronics components, where the compressing densely packing the polar nanoparticles.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion comprising a tetrafluoroethylene core-shell polymer and at least one surfactant corresponding to the general formula R10-[CH2CH20]n[R20]m-R3 wherein R1 represents a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group having at least 8 carbon atoms, preferably 8 to 18 carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkylene having 3 carbon atoms, R3 represents hydrogen, a C1-C3 alkyl group, or a C1-C3 hydroxyalkyl group, n has a value of 0 to 40, m has a value of 0 to 40 and the sum of n+m is at least 2, wherein the dispersion is free of fluorinated emulsifiers or contains them in an amount of less than 50 ppm based on the weight of the dispersion and wherein the core-shell polymer contains an outer shell of tetrafluoroethylene homopolymer. Further provided are methods of making the dispersions, coating compositions comprising the dispersions and article coated by the coating composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a methacrylic resin composition for non-contact hot plate welding comprising a methacrylic resin comprising 80 to 99.9% by mass of a methacrylic acid ester monomer unit and 0.1 to 20% by mass of a unit of at least one additional vinyl monomer copolymerizable with the methacrylic acid ester monomer, wherein the methacrylic resin composition has a melt flow rate (MFR) of 2.5 g/10 min or lower at 230° C. at a load of 3.8 kg.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of preparing a positive electrode active material precursor for a lithium secondary battery, a method of preparing a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery in which the positive electrode active material precursor prepared by using the above method is used, and a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode active material.

Abstract: Provided are: a spherical magnesium oxide having not only high sphericity but also smooth surface and having excellent moisture resistance and excellent filling properties, and a method producing the same. In the present invention, by controlling the boron and iron contents of the calcined magnesium oxide to be in the respective predetermined ranges, there is provided a spherical magnesium oxide having a volume-based cumulative 50% particle diameter (D50), as measured by a laser diffraction/scattering particle size distribution measurement, in the range of from 3 to 200 ?m, which is the range for a relatively large particle diameter, and a high sphericity of 1.00 to 1.20, as measured from viewing a SEM photomicrograph, as well as smooth surface, and having excellent moisture resistance and excellent filling properties. A predetermined spherical magnesium oxide is provided by virtue of the synergies obtained from the boron content of 300 to 2,000 ppm and the iron content of 100 to 1,500 ppm.

Abstract: Provided are method of producing a shaped fluoropolymer articles. The methods include subjecting a composition comprising a fluoropolymer to additive processing in an additive processing device. Also provided are articles obtained with the methods and 3D-printable compositions.

Abstract: Modified copper chromite spinel pigments exhibit lower coefficients of thermal expansion than unmodified structures. Three methods exist to modify the pigments: (1) the incorporation of secondary modifiers into the pigment core composition, (2) control of the pigment firing profile, including both the temperature and the soak time, and (3) control of the pigment core composition.

Abstract: The object of the invention are methods for the production of silicon particles by grinding silicon-containing solids in a jet mill using a grinding fluid containing water vapor.

Abstract: Provided are method of producing a shaped fluoroelastomer articles. The methods include subjecting a composition comprising a fluoroelastomer to additive processing in an additive processing device. Also provided are articles obtained with the methods and 3D-printable compositions.

Abstract: A fiber reinforced insulation product may include a first layer of fiber reinforced aerogel composite and a second layer of fiber reinforced aerogel composite. The first layer may include entangled fibers, aerogel particles dispersed within the entangled fibers, and a first binder that may form a first binding framework that bonds the entangled fibers and the aerogel particles of the first layer together. The second layer may include entangled fibers, aerogel particles dispersed within the entangled fibers, and a second binder that may form a second binding framework that bonds the entangled fibers and the aerogel particles of the second layer together. The fiber reinforced insulation product may further include a third binder that may form a third binding framework that bonds the first layer and the second layer together. The third binder may be dispersed throughout the first layer and the second layer.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a luminescent particle having an emission maximum wavelength in a long wavelength range of 680 nm or longer and exhibiting a high quantum yield; and a compound having an emission maximum wavelength in a long wavelength range of 680 nm or longer and exhibiting a high quantum yield in the particles. According to the present invention, provided is a luminescent particle containing at least one kind of compound represented by Formula (1) (definitions of substituents in the formula are as set forth in the description) and a particle.

Abstract: A process for producing doped nanoparticles, in particular for N-doped nanoparticles, includes a hydrothermal process using an organic nitrogen-containing compound or a mineral acid having at least one nitrogen atom. In particular, the photocatalytically active particles produced are characterized by a particularly high activity even in visible light.

Abstract: The invention is directed to hierarchical aluminosilicates that contain both micro- and meso-pores, to methods for loading and delivering poorly soluble antioxidants such as CoQ10 and curcumin to subjects, and to a top-down method for producing hierarchical aluminosilicates.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a titanium oxide in which titanium tetrachloride is hydrolyzed using a liquid-phase method. This method includes a step of adding an aqueous titanium tetrachloride solution to warm water having a higher temperature than the aqueous titanium rachloride solution, in which in the step, the temperature of the warm water is 30° C. to 95° C. and the aqueous titanium tetrachloride solution is added to the warm water such that an increase rate of titanium atomic concentration in the warm water is 0.25 mmol/L/min to 5.0 mmol/L/min, and a titanium atomic concentration in the warm water after the step is 280 mmol/L or lower.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing multi-wall carbon nanotubes, includes the steps of: (a) dissolving a metal precursor in a solvent to prepare a precursor solution; (b) perform thermal decomposition while spraying the precursor solution into a reactor, thereby forming a catalyst powder; and (c) introducing the catalyst powder into a fluidized-bed reactor heated to 600-900° C. and spraying a carbon-based gas and a carrier gas to synthesize multi-wall carbon nanotubes from the catalyst powder, wherein steps (a) to (c) are performed in a continuous type and wherein the catalyst powder contains metal components according to equation 1 below. <Equation 1> Ma:Mb=x:y, wherein Ma represents at least two metals selected from Fe, Ni, Co, Mn, Cr, Mo, V, W, Sn, and Cu; Mb represents at least one metal selected from Mg, Al, Si, and Zr; x and y each represent the molar ratio of Ma and Mb; and x+y=10, 2.0?x?7.5, and 2.5?y?8.0.

Abstract: The present invention provides non-spherical metal-coated irregularly-shaped resin particles that can improve characteristics, such as light diffusion characteristics and reflection characteristics, when used for optical applications, compared with spherical metal-coated resin particles. Specifically, the present invention provides metal-coated irregularly-shaped resin particles in which part of the surface of irregularly-shaped resin particles is coated with metal.

Abstract: An “inverse” precipitation route to precipitate aqueous soluble species with copolymers as nanoparticles having a hydrophilic, polar core and a less polar shell is described. The aggregation of these nanoparticles to form larger microparticles and monoliths provides a highly loaded construct (e.g., a depot) for the sustained and controlled release of actives.

Abstract: A platinum(II) complex loaded on a mesosilicalite nanocarrier having a hierarchical silicalite characterized by a molar ratio of aluminum to silica in a range of 1:3000 to 1:1000. The hierarchical silicalite includes mesopores of a hexagonal structure, and micropores of silicalite structure with a microporous volume in the range of 0.05 cc/g to 0.1 cc/g. The mesosiliclite nanocarrier loaded with the platinum(II) complex is suitable for treatment of cancer, in particular, breast, cervical, and colon cancers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for forming a lignin fraction from crude lignin which has been processed by means of a treatment step selected from enzymatic treatment, treatment with ionic liquid and their combinations. The method comprises treating the crude lignin (1) by a lignin liberation in at least one lignin liberation step (3), and separating a lignin fraction (6) in at least one separation step (5). Further, the invention relates to a lignin composition and its use.

Abstract: A method of separating free target analyte from protein-bound target analyte is described. Such can include obtaining an aqueous sample containing a target analyte in a free form (free target analyte) and the target analyte in a protein-bound form (protein-bound target analyte), passing the aqueous sample through a size exclusion chromatography matrix with a molecular weight cut off sufficient to allow the free target analyte to permeate into pores of the size exclusion chromatography matrix and exclude the protein-bound target analyte, whereupon the free target analyte adheres to and is immobilized by the size exclusion chromatography matrix and the protein-bound target analyte does not adhere to by the size exclusion chromatography matrix, separating the free target analyte from the protein-bound analyte by removing the protein-bound target analyte from the size exclusion chromatography matrix, and eluting the free target analyte from the size exclusion chromatography matrix with an organic solvent.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing a modified molded article capable of providing a diaphragm that is less likely to generate particles. The process for producing a modified molded article includes: molding modified polytetrafluoroethylene containing a tetrafluoroethylene unit and a modifying monomer unit based on a modifying monomer copolymerizable with tetrafluoroethylene to provide a molded article; and irradiating the molded article with not lower than 30 kGy but lower than 70 kGy of radiation at 270° C. to 310° C. to provide a modified molded article.

Abstract: A method for preparing a nanohybrid used for ratiometric fluorescence and ratiometric electrochemical sensing simultaneously is provided. Surface-aminated (—NH2) SiO2 nanospheres encapsulating an electroactive material A or B are prepared and conjugated with surface-carboxylated (—COOH) carbon dots (CDs) or gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) to prepare a conjugate, and the conjugate is conjugated with a DNA aptamer terminated with —NH2. Ions or biomolecules are added to two types of DNA-conjugate dispersions, and ratiometric florescence sensing is realized by fitting the linear relationship between ratiometric fluorescent peak intensity ICDs/IAuNCs and a specific ion concentration or a specific biomolecule concentration.

Abstract: A methacrylic resin excellent in moldability, solvent resistance, mechanical properties and heat resistance is provided. A method for producing a methacrylic resin excellent in productivity is provided. A methacrylic resin having 99.1% by mass or more and 99.9% by mass or less of a repeating unit derived from methyl methacrylate, 0.1% by mass or more and 0.9% by mass or less of a repeating unit derived from alkyl acrylate, and a proportion of the molecular weight component of ? or less of the peak molecular weight Mph in the high molecular weight region side obtained from an elution curve by a gel permeation chromatography of the methacrylic resin is 7% or more and 40% or less.

Abstract: A resin powder for solid freeform fabrication includes a particle having a pillar-like form, wherein the ratio of the height of the particle to the diameter or the long side of the bottom of the particle is 0.5 to 2.0, the particle has a 50 percent cumulative volume particle diameter of from 5 to 200 ?m, and the ratio (Mv/Mn) of the volume average particle diameter (Mv) to the number average particle diameter (Mn) of the particle is 2.00 or less.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing an inorganic oxide in the form of a thin film, the method including a step of bringing a first liquid and a second liquid into contact with each other, the first liquid having an inorganic oxide precursor dissolved therein, the second liquid phase-separating from the first liquid and having a substance dissolved therein, the substance reacting with the inorganic oxide precursor of the first liquid to form an inorganic oxide derived from the inorganic oxide precursor. The segment size of the first liquid at the time of contact between the first and second liquids is 500 ?m or smaller.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a turbine integrally formed with a cylinder head. In one example, a system includes a cylinder head and a turbine shaped from a single, continuous piece of metal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a conductive composite material, as well as the composite material capable of being obtained by said method. The conductive material is obtained from a composite polymer matrix, which is formed by aggregation of composite conductive particles consisting of particles of a polymer matrix, having a diamter d50 of between 1 and 4000 ?m, coated with a layer of electrically conductive material consisting of at least one metal. The ratio of the thickness of the conductive layer to the diameter d50 of the polymer matrix particles is between 0.0025:100 and 1.5:100, said thickness being less than 300 nm.

Abstract: Nanocomposite magnetic materials, methods of manufacturing nanocomposite magnetic materials, and magnetic devices and systems using these nanocomposite magnetic materials are described. A nanocomposite magnetic material can be formed using an electro-infiltration process where nanomaterials (synthesized with tailored size, shape, magnetic properties, and surface chemistries) are infiltrated by electroplated magnetic metals after consolidating the nanomaterials into porous microstructures on planar substrates. The nanomaterials may be considered the inclusion phase, and the magnetic metals may be considered the matrix phase of the multi-phase nanocomposite.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel solid form of diphenol compound. A process for the preparation of diphenol prills having a spherical shape is disclosed. Said process comprising providing a molten composition comprising from 50 to 100 wt. % of a diphenol compound or a mixture of at least two diphenol compounds, and less than 0.1 wt. % of water; forcing said molten composition through at least one droplet generator means to form droplets; and cooling said droplets to form solid diphenol prills. The diphenol prills obtainable by said process are also one subject-matter of the invention.

Abstract: A maturation device for uncured polymeric dosage forms includes an external drum with an upstream inlet for entrance of a fluid with uncured dosage forms, and a downstream outlet for discharging cured dosage forms. The maturation device further includes a first body inside the drum defining at least one maturation chamber extending in the body between an upstream chamber inlet, in fluid communication with the inlet for uncured dosage forms, and a chamber downstream outlet. A first separation element is also included having a solid region, and a passing-through region, able, in an open condition of the chamber downstream outlet, to open the chamber outlet. At least the internal body is rotatable around an own axis to determine the closing/opening condition of a chamber downstream outlet of the internal body.

Abstract: The invention provides a polytetrafluoroethylene composition having high flowability. The polytetrafluoroethylene composition contains a particulate polytetrafluoroethylene having fibrillability and a particulate synthetic amorphous silica. The particulate polytetrafluoroethylene is a polytetrafluoroethylene fine powder or a polytetrafluoroethylene molding powder. The particulate synthetic amorphous silica is obtained by a dry process and has an average primary particle size smaller than 200 nm. The particulate synthetic amorphous silica is attached to the surface of the particulate polytetrafluoroethylene.

Abstract: A method of producing a polymerized product through an inverse emulsion polymerization reaction. The current method includes introducing an ultraviolet (UV) light sensitive initiator into an inverse emulsion monomer formulation comprising monomers and irradiating the monomer formulation with an UV light source. A polymerized product is formed from polymerization of the monomers in the presence of the irradiated UV light sensitive initiator.

Abstract: The prepreg includes a first resin layer and a second resin layer disposed on both surfaces of the first resin layer. The first resin layer is a half-cured product of a first resin composition that includes a glass cloth impregnated with the first resin composition and contains no hexagonal boron nitride. The second resin layer is a half-cured product of a second resin composition containing hexagonal boron nitride. The glass cloth has a warp and weft weave density of 54 pieces/25 mm or more. The hexagonal boron nitride has an average particle size ranging from 10 ?m to 30 ?m. The hexagonal boron nitride is contained in an amount ranging from 20 parts by mass to 40 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of a residual component other than the hexagonal boron nitride in the second resin composition.

Abstract: A method of producing polybutylene terephthalate resin shaped moldings includes supplying a 3D printer with a polybutylene terephthalate resin powder mixture that contains 100 parts by weight of a polybutylene terephthalate resin powder material having a mean diameter of more than 1 ?m and 100 ?m or less, a uniformity coefficient of 4 or less, and a terminal carboxyl group quantity of 35 eq/t or more and 50 eq/t or less, and 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of inorganic particles having a mean diameter of 20 to 500 nm.

Abstract: A metallic component including a metallic material and having a skin depth ? of greater than or equal to 1.0 ?m in a frequency range from 20-40 GHz, as calculated by: ? = 2 ? ? ( 2 ? ? ? ? f ) ? ( ? 0 ? ? r ) ? 5 ? 0 ? 3 ? ? ? r ? f . In this equation, ? is skin depth in meters (m); ? is resistivity in ohm meter (?·m); f is frequency of an electromagnetic radiation in hertz (Hz); ?0 is permeability; and ?r is relative permeability of the metallic material. The metallic component may be a discrete metallic particle or a layer in a multilayer thin film.

Abstract: A metallic component including NiCr and having a skin depth ? of greater than or equal to 1.0 ?m in a frequency range from 20-40 GHz, as calculated by: ? = 2 ? ? ? ( 2 ? ? ? ? ? f ) ? ( ? 0 ? ? r ) ? 503 ? ? ? ? r ? f . In this equation, ? is skin depth in meters (m); ? is resistivity in ohm meter (?·m); f is frequency of an electromagnetic radiation in hertz (Hz); ?0 is permeability; and ?r is relative permeability of the NiCr metallic material. The metallic component may be a discrete metallic particle or a layer in a multilayer thin film.

Abstract: Hair spray compositions comprising a liquid carrier, hollow, fluid-filled micropspheres, a polymer fixative, and propellant are provided.

Abstract: A curable resin and method is disclosed. In one example, the curable resin is for the manufacture of mineral fiber products such as mineral wool insulating products. The curable resin includes components a), b) and c), wherein a) is a saccharide, b) is a polycarboxylic crosslinking agent, and c) is a polyvalent metal oxide curing accelerator. In one example, the curable resin is formaldehyde free.

Abstract: The invention is in the field of nanostructure synthesis. The invention relates to methods for producing nanostructures, particularly Group III-V and Group II-VI semiconductor nanostructures. The invention also relates to high temperature methods of synthesizing nanostructures comprising simultaneous injection of cores and shell precursors.

Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to visually transparent UV-absorbing coatings including ZnO nanoparticles. The coating includes ZnO nanoparticles, hydroxy(C1-C10)alkyl cellulose, a dispersant, and less than about 5 wt % water.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods of making bimetallic metal alloys of composition for example, Rh/Pd; Rh/Pt; Rh/Ag; Rh/Au; Rh/Ru; Rh/Co; Rh/Ir; Rh/Ni; Ir/Pd; Ir/Pt; Ir/Ag; Ir/Au; Pd/Ni; Pd/Pt; Pd/Ag; Pd/Au; Pt/Ni; Pt/Ag; Pt/Au; Ni/Ag; Ni/Au; or Ag/Au prepared using microwave irradiation.

Abstract: A textile is dyed by treating the textile with a composition containing 2D nano and/or microparticles of carbon and by dyeing the textile with a dye that is different from said carbon particles.

Abstract: Provided is an Fe—Pt based magnetic material sintered compact, comprising BN and SiO2 as non-magnetic materials, wherein Si and O are present in a region where B or N is present at a cut surface of the sintered compact. A high density sputtering target is provided which enables production of a magnetic thin film for heat-assisted magnetic recording media, and also reduces the amount of particles generated during sputtering.

Abstract: Provided is an iron oxide powder for a brake friction material which can be suitably used in a brake friction material that is less likely to cause problems regarding brake squealing and that provides superior braking performance. The iron oxide powder for a brake friction material according to the present invention is characterized by having an average particle size of 40 ?m or more and a saturation magnetization of 20 emu/g or less. The iron oxide powder preferably has a pore volume of 10-180 mm3/g. The iron oxide powder also preferably has a BET specific surface area of 0.05-1.20 m2/g.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques described herein relate to iron-based desalination of water. In some cases, an inflow of water including chlorine and sodium can be received. A plurality of iron nanoparticles may capture the chlorine and the sodium. The iron nanoparticles may at least partially include Zero Valent Iron (ZVI). An outflow of the water may be emitted. The chlorine and the sodium may be omitted from the outflow.

Abstract: The present disclosure, among other things, provides new technologies for preparation of anisotropic nanoparticle cores (e.g., anisotropic gold nanoparticle cores) and compositions thereof. Provided technologies show a number of advantages as compared with previously available options for preparing anisotropic nanoparticle cores, including, for example, that they typically utilize mild reaction conditions and, in many embodiments, only environmentally benign agents. The present invention therefore provides “green” nanoparticle technologies. Surprisingly, in many cases, the same set of reactants can be used, under modestly different conditions, to generate nanoparticle cores of different shapes. The present invention provides selection rules for reaction conditions that generate populations containing particular shapes of interest.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with expanded beads of thermoplastic polyurethane in which a water-soluble anionic surfactant is attached at 50 mg/m2 to 1,000 mg/m2 onto the surfaces of expanded beads of thermoplastic polyurethane having a dispersant attached thereto; and a method for producing an expanded beads molded article, including filling the expanded beads of thermoplastic polyurethane in a mold for molding and heating with a water vapor to mutually fuse the expanded beads with each other. The present invention provides expanded beads from which an expanded TPU beads molded article having excellent tensile strength and a method for producing an expanded TPU beads molded article.