What kind of steel moulds are used for hot pressing metal powders?

My main concern is that the metal powders should not weld to the mold surface and I should easily be able to eject out the pressed samples. I am looking for alternative for graphite moulds. The...

22 February 2021 2,965 4 View

I am electroplating Ni on a stainless steel. At temperature and time should I anneal so that Ni thermally diffuses into stainless steel?

I am electroplating Ni on a stainless steel for abrasive application. At temperature and time can I anneal so that Ni thermally diffuses into stainless steel? My intention is to improve the...

20 October 2020 7,092 3 View

What are the hot topics in today's situation where an engineer should focus for betterment of society, e.g. Rural development, Solar farming, etc.?

We engineers sometime busy in doing research in countless unpractical, non urgent, not beneficial to society like areas for increasing count of our research articles. But we know an engineer is a...

17 July 2020 1,950 16 View

Relative telomere length calculation with Ct values?

10 May 2020 7,398 2 View

Can any one suggest me what are improvements i can do in clustering of wireless sensor network based on residual energies?

I have already implemented clustering algorithm for WSN(IoT) based on remaining energies of CH's. But i need to improve algorithm for my academic project. Please suggest me the possible...

01 April 2020 3,357 5 View

Could ecological risk indices applied for water samples?

Could Pollution indicators such as degree of contamination index (Cd) and potential ecological risk index (PERI) proposed by Hakanson (1980) also considered for water samples to represent surface...

24 March 2020 7,345 4 View

What should be the average size of amplicon if I am using LBb1.3 (left T-DNA border) and RP (gene specific Reverse primer) against genomic DNA ?

Hello everyone! I am thinking to amplify T-DNA insertion region using LBb1.3 (left T-DNA border) and RP (gene specific Reverse Primer) against the genomic DNA of one of the T-DNA insertion mutant...

11 March 2020 1,239 3 View

Error while compiling WRF - "compile [-j n] wrf compile wrf in run dir (NOTE: no real.exe, ndown.exe, or ideal.exe generated)" Need solution ?

or choose a test case (see README_test_cases for details) : compile [-j n] em_b_wave compile [-j n] em_convrad compile [-j n] em_esmf_exp compile [-j n] em_fire...

06 February 2020 810 8 View

Which software is mostly used in industry for static structural analysis?

Most used CAE software used in industry for static structural analysis.

25 January 2020 6,260 3 View

Kindly explain how to calculate interaction volume from incidence angle in XRD?

26 November 2019 4,411 3 View

Does the pressure(-600 mmHg) affects pH?

When I conducted the degassing experiment using decompression under anaerobic condition(and I used ferrous based chelating agent), the oxidized ferric were observerd. So, could you tell me the...

03 March 2021 4,892 5 View

Could you please share your experience with me on the type of 96 wells plate for MIC determination: Treated Vs Untreated and Round-Vs Flat-bottomed?

I am working on the MIC determination of various antibacterial agents (both water-soluble and- insoluble) against S. aureus, MRSA, and S. pyogenes. Some guidelines recommend using round-bottomed...

17 February 2021 7,029 3 View

Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency & NSAIDs - is this combination harmless ?

G6PD deficiency is quite common in our anesthesia practice in the middle east. Intraop/postop analgesia in them is an issue here. Many websites/books give contrasting advise with former advocating...

10 February 2021 4,817 3 View

I am looking for a postdoc. Can anyone guide me in this respect?

My PhD thesis entitled as "Anticarcinogenic activity of Terpenoid containing plants against induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). My extensive experimental work critically examined the potential...

08 February 2021 8,628 3 View

SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Western Bands?

Hello, I am western blotting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein from lentiviral using an antibody against S1. To prepare samples, I mixed concentrated lentivirus 1:1 with 2X Laemmli buffer and boiled...

07 February 2021 3,643 4 View

How to take XRD of colloidal Ag NPs?

I have synthesized silver nanoparticles using sodium citrate as reducing agent. I have carried out XRD characterization by drop coating colloidal solution on the glass substrate ( since yield in...

27 January 2021 1,416 3 View

Anyone who used chelating agents during DNA extraction?

I am struggling to extract DNA from mine tailings even after enrichment due to suspected metal ions degrading DNA or inhibiting PCR reactions. I have used the following DNA extraction kits Zymo...

26 January 2021 4,542 2 View

What is the best antimicrobial agent among metal oxides?

I am looking for an antimicrobial metal oxide agent for a polymeric implant and I am wondering which one is the best?

21 January 2021 7,068 5 View

Why the presence of surface active compound repress the mass spectra of other compound? If the sample is itself surface active, then self repression?

I am assuming the resulting insertion/agglomeration in the presence of a surfactant or the agglomeration of surfactant may reduce the rate of ionization. The mobility of the ion may also be...

07 January 2021 987 5 View

Could the manufacture of a vaccine combine with other antivirals be an effective therapeutic option against COVID-19?

Could the manufacture of a vaccine combine with other antivirals be an effective therapeutic option against COVID-19?

22 December 2020 2,820 3 View