Unforeseen changes in surface properties because of particle size have made nanoparticles
very popular in the field of material science. Decrease in particle size to nano-size …

The fundamental mechanisms of solid lubrication are reviewed with examples from well-
known solid lubricants like the transition metal dichalcogenides and diamond-like carbon …

Catalytic membranes combine catalytic activity with conventional filtration membranes, thus
enabling diverse attractive benefits into the conventional membrane filtration processes …

The recent advances in wearable sensors and intelligent human–machine interfaces have
sparked a great many interests in conductive fibers owing to their high conductivity, light …

Supported Pt nanoparticles are widely used for the catalytic dehydrogenation of propane to
propene. Monometallic Pt catalysts are subject to fast deactivation. A successful strategy for …

ABSTRACTS Titanium nitride, a substitute plasmonic material to gold with exceptional
features is a favorable photo-absorbing agent for photothermal therapy (PTT) based on the …

With the rising demands of industry to increase the working temperature of gas turbine
blades and internal combustion engines, thermal barrier coatings (TBC) were found to be an …

This research investigates the slurry and cavitation erosion resistance of a
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) top-coat applied to standalone high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) …

Since the publication of the best-selling first edition, the growing price and environmental
cost of energy have increased the significance of tribology. Handbook of Lubrication and …

Currently there has an ever-growing interest in inorganic solid-state electrolytes (iSEs),
given the fact that traditional organic liquid electrolytes (oLEs) have become a major limiting …