Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an electrically conductive conductor strand (1) which comprises at least one carbon conductor (3), having the steps of: a) producing or providing a conductor strand (1) as an intermediate product comprising at least one carbon conductor (3), which comprises in particular graphite, pyrolytic graphite, graphene, graphin, and/or carbon nanotubes, b) introducing the conductor strand (1) and one or more intercalating substances (2), in particular either one or more metal halides or one or more organoalkali metals, into a gas phase or liquid phase of a reactor volume (5), the intercalating substance being suitable for intercalation into the material of the at least one carbon conductor (3) of the conductor strand (1), and c) carrying out a thermal treatment of the conductor strand (1), in which the reactor volume (5) is brought to a process temperature to initiate an intercalation (4), in which atoms or molecules of the intercalating substance (2) are embedded in t

Abstract: A method for manufacturing metal-CNT composites is disclosed. The method comprises providing an agglomerate of CNTs, filling interstices of the CNT agglomerate in a plating solution, so as to form a metal phase, in which the CNTs are embedded. The CNT agglomerate is compressed with a clamping appliance when the metal phase is formed. A further aspect of the invention relates to metal-CNT composites with high CNT content.

Abstract: A method for producing a porous structure electrode with gas permeability and liquid impermeability, includes the following steps: Step 1: mixing a catalytic material having hydrophilicity, a carbon nanotube material, a material with a hydrophilic group, and a carbon black material to form a first slurry, wherein the carbon nanotube material has a specific surface area equal to or greater than the carbon black material; Step 2: mixing the first slurry with an emulsified material to form a second slurry; Step 3: obtaining a film material through a film forming process; Step 4: heating the film material to a first temperature to remove solvent in the film material; Step 5: Repeating steps 3 to 4; and Step 6: heating the film material to a second temperature to remove liquid in the film material, thereby leaving pores in the film material, and allowing the film material to solidify.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrically conductive composite comprising a thermoplastic polymer and electrically conductive particles embedded in at least part of the surface of the thermoplastic polymer is provided. This method comprises the steps of: a) providing a heat-shrinkable object made of bulk thermoplastic polymer, wherein at least part of the surface of the object is rough, b) depositing electrically conductive particles on said part of the surface of the object that is rough leaving spaces free of particles on said part of the surface of the object that is rough, and c) heating the object above a shrinking temperature, thereby shrinking the object, embedding the particles into said part of the surface of the object that is rough and allowing the particles to form conductive paths yielding the electrically conductive composite.

Abstract: A method of making camel hair derived-polypeptide conjugated carbon quantum dots (CH-CQDs)-metal hybrid nanoarchitectures can include preparing a plurality of mixtures of water and camel hair derived-polypeptide conjugated carbon quantum dots (CH-CQDs) to obtain a plurality of camel hair derived-polypeptide conjugated carbon quantum dots (CH-CQDs) solutions; preparing a plurality of metal precursor solutions; individually adding one of each of the plurality of metal precursor solutions to one of each of the plurality of camel hair derived-polypeptide conjugated carbon quantum dots (CH-CQDs) solutions to obtain a plurality of resultant mixtures; and individually mixing each of the plurality of resultant mixtures to obtain a plurality of camel hair derived-polypeptide conjugated carbon quantum dots (CH-CQDs)-metal hybrid nanoarchitectures.

Abstract: The application relates to heterocyclic compounds of formulae (IV) to (VII), to the use of said compounds in an electronic device, and to methods for producing said compounds.

Abstract: Compositions comprising hydrogenated and dehydrogenated graphite comprising a plurality of flakes. At least one flake in ten has a size in excess of ten square micrometers. For example, the flakes can have an average thickness of 10 atomic layers or less.

Abstract: Methods for producing a conductive element precursor and a conductive element, such as a tape or wire, are provided. The methods comprise growing a plurality of carbon nanotubes on a metallic substrate and coating carbon nanotubes of the plurality of carbon nanotubes on the metallic substrate with a metallic material.

Abstract: A method for forming a protective film includes directly or indirectly coating only a periphery of a substrate with a composition. The composition includes a compound having an aromatic ring, and a solvent. The solvent includes a first solvent having a normal boiling point of 156° C. or higher and lower than 300° C. A content of the first solvent in the solvent is preferably 20 mass % or more and 100 mass % or less. The first solvent is preferably an ester, an alcohol, an ether, a carbonate, or a combination of two or more of an ester, an alcohol, an ether, and a carbonate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a graphene ink composition including charged chemically modified graphene, a graphene flake, a binder and a solvent, wherein an absolute value of the zeta potential of the charged chemically modified graphene is 25 mV or more.

Abstract: A method for producing a carbon nanomaterial (CNM) product includes: heating an electrolyte media to obtain a molten electrolyte media; positioning the molten electrolyte media between a high-nickel content anode and a cathode of an electrolytic cell; introducing a source of carbon into the electrolytic cell; applying an electric current to the cathode and the anode in the electrolytic cell; and collecting the CNM product from the cathode, in which the CNM product comprises a minimal relative-amount of at least 70 wt %, as compared to a total weight of the CNM product, of hollow nano-onion product, in which the high-nickel content anode is made of pure nickel or an alloy that comprises greater than 50 wt % nickel.

Abstract: A wear-resistant super-hydrophobic composite material and a preparation method therefor are disclosed. The wear-resistant super-hydrophobic composite material includes a substrate and a wear-resistant super-hydrophobic composite material coating layer on the surface of the substrate; the wear-resistant super-hydrophobic composite material coating layer is obtained by curing a precursor for the super-hydrophobic composite material coating layer; the precursor for the super-hydrophobic composite material coating layer includes a gel and an ACNTB-SiO2-coupling agent layer on the surface of the gel; the gel includes an epoxy resin and amino-terminated hyperbranched polysiloxane, or includes an epoxy resin, amino-terminated hyperbranched polysiloxane and an additive; and the additive is an ACNTB-SiO2-coupling agent and/or diglycidyl-ether-terminated polydimethylsiloxane. The wear-resistant super-hydrophobic composite material has a water contact angle higher than 160° and more than 250 rubbing cycles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass-ceramic article comprising at least one substrate, such as a plate, made of glass-ceramic, said substrate being coated in at least one area with at least one enamel coating such that: 1) the enamel has a gloss at 60° of less than 40, 2) the coverage rate of said enamel in said area coated with said coating is 40 to 80%, 3) said enamel comprises pigments in the form of mica and/or aluminum oxide and/or silica particles coated with metal oxides or combinations of metal oxides, 4) said enamel has a roughness Ra greater than or equal to 0.4 ?m, 5) said enamel has a roughness Rt greater than 4 ?m.

Abstract: Disclosed is a transparent electrode made of a polymer matrix having semi-embedded therein a sintered silver nanowire composite comprising silver nanowires and metal oxide nanoparticles.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture, to a vulcanizate and to a vehicle tire. The sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture contains at least the following constituents: 50 to 100 phr of at least one polyisoprene selected from the group consisting of natural and synthetic polyisoprene and 5 to 500 phr of at least one silica and at least one silane B having the general empirical formula I) (R1)oSi—R2—Sn—R2—Si(R1)o where the R2 radicals may independently be the same or different and are unbranched alkylene groups having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 6 to 10 carbon atoms, and where n is an integer from 2 to 10.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing Group-III nitride semiconductor nanoparticles includes synthesizing Group-III nitride semiconductor nanoparticles having a particle size of 16 nm or less by reacting materials containing one or more Group-III elements M in a liquid phase, wherein a coordination solvent is used, and trimethyl M is used as at least one Group-III element material among the materials containing one or more Group-III elements M.

Abstract: A heat protective sleeve includes a body being cylindrical extending along a longitudinal direction and comprising a triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS) structure, an open cell foam structure, or a lattice structure. A strip extends along the longitudinal direction of the body. The strip is a same material as the TPMS structure, the open cell foam structure, or the lattice structure. The material of the strip is solid and without holes through it. An endcap removably couples to the body. In some examples, the body has fastening threads and the endcap has mating threads. The mating threads of the endcap are configured to engage with the fastening threads of the body to releasably couple the endcap to the body.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrically-conductive paste includes: bringing carbon nanotubes (CNT) and a solvent into contact with each other so that a wetting rate is 25 to 125%; kneading, by using a planetary stirring machine, a mixture containing the CNT and the solvent obtained by impregnating the CNT with the solvent, to obtain a kneaded product in a paste state; and then performing dispersion processing on a dilution obtained by mixing a solvent into the obtained kneaded product.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes compositions and methods for preparing membrane protein nanosheets and two-dimensional crystals. In particular, the methods employ a solvent. A mixture of a polymer and a membrane protein is solubilized in the solvent, applied to a substrate, and subsequently dried to form the nanosheet or two-dimensional crystal. Applicants have surprisingly found that the membrane proteins maintain their structure when exposed to solvents during the short processing time utilized.

Abstract: In an aspect of the invention there is provided a blast protection panel, comprising a package of fibre-reinforced resin sheets, each sheet having a dominant unidirectional fibre orientation, said package of fibre-reinforced resin sheets formed in packed stacks, each stack comprising at least four fibre-reinforced resin sheets with dominant unidirectional fibres oriented, within said each stack, alternatingly at about right angles relative to each other; and said each stack packed against adjacent stacks, said adjacent stacks comprising sheets with dominant unidirectional fibres oriented at acute angles relative said each stack thereby forming a delamination interface.