Sentences with phrase «mechanical properties such»

It has a compound weave structure, which results in advanced mechanical properties such as high durability, zero fibre separation, small creasing and good drapability.

«Assembling nanoscale features into billets of materials through multi-leveled 3 - D architectures, you begin to see a variety of programmed mechanical properties such as minimal weight, maximum strength and super elasticity at centimeter scales.»

This is because mechanical properties such as a material's springiness and hardness depend on how it is processed — something that quantum - mechanical codes by themselves can not describe.

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For example, researchers are developing «smart» biomaterials such as temperature - sensing hydrogels that can respond biologically to environmental conditions by changing their biomechanical or drug - releasing properties, says Seeram Ramakrishna, a professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Center for Nanofibers & Nanotechnology at the National University of Singapore.

Graphene is essentially an ultra-thin sheet of carbon and possesses exciting properties such as high mechanical stability and remarkable electrical conductivity.

The new experimental technique may also help other researchers plumb the properties of materials lacking hydrogen bonds, such as superconductors and semiconductors, where they hope to manipulate the quantum mechanical behavior of advanced materials.

The flume will also provide new insights into natural processes such as sediment transport along shorelines and the mechanical properties of coastal soils, López Lara says.

Two examples: graphene — single - atom - thick sheets of carbon atoms — has unique mechanical, electrical, and optical properties; and two - dimensional electron gases (2DEG)-- planar collections of electrons supported at the interface between certain semiconductors such as gallium arsenide — allow the observation of such emergent behaviors as the quantum Hall effect and the spin Hall effect.

When tapped against a cell, it sends back information regarding the cell's mechanical properties, such as thickness, elasticity, viscosity and electrical potential.

Someday, superconductors could make for incredibly efficient power lines and electronic devices, but the development of such practical, room - temperature versions relies on a better understanding of the quantum mechanical properties of their far colder cousins.

To study how and why DEB changes in volatility, the researchers measured properties such as vapor pressures and melting points, probed molecular structure, and ran quantum mechanical computer simulations to model the hydrogenation process.

Although other materials can change shape in response to moisture, the researchers experimented with graphene - based materials because they are incredibly thin and have unique properties such as flexibility, conductivity, mechanical strength and biocompatibility.

Cast iron can be modified through the manufacturing process to optimize its mechanical and physical properties, such as strength and durability.

Such computers make use of quantum - mechanical properties and can therefore solve some particular problems much faster than our current computers.

Ultimately, we expect that the project will help BioModics select the optimal silicone type, hydrogel content, and possibly other parameters, in order to achieve the best possible properties for our devices — including an optimal hydrogel structure for drug delivery and optimal mechanical properties, such as softness and flexibility, for the catheter material.

After discovering how to mass produce carbon nanotubes, he and his colleagues measured many of their unique features such as their mechanical and wetting properties.

Kepes utilised a wide spectrum of imagery and techniques in his work, including but not limited to: geometric studies of prisms and cones; the refractive properties of mirrors and lenses; mechanical forms including propellers and gears; domestic objects such as fabric, sieves and string and items drawn from the natural world, which ranged from feathers and bone to close - up fragments of the human body.

Commercial property policies specifically exclude many key risks associated with such equipment, such as loss due to mechanical breakdown, electrical arcing, and cracking, or rupture of boilers and pressure vessels.