Compared to carbon microfibres the carbon nanotubes have superior mechanical properties. Why no initiatives are documented with kevlar and zylon ?

What are the technical difficulties involved in the synthesis and use of kevlar and zylon nano tubes and fibres ?

09 October 2019 2,737 3 View

Any inputs on 3 D printing of human spare parts ? What are the bio compatibility issues with additive manufacturing ?

Any inputs on 3 D printing of human spare parts ? What are the bio compatibility issues with additive manufacturing ? What are the possibilities of growing tendons, tissues,ligaments and cells on...

07 August 2017 585 0 View

Has demonetization led to economic downturn in India leading to devaluation of the indian currency?

Has demonetization led to economic downturn in India further leading to devaluation of the indian currency against a more guarded american dollar ?l

10 November 2016 1,887 1 View

Though the potential of processing nanosteel and nanocastiron for novel applications is immense, the realizations are meager. Why?

Though the potential of processing nano-steel and nano-castiron for novel applications is immense, the realizations are meager. Why? Carbon's polymorphic and allotropic forms can be best used in...

08 September 2016 1,354 3 View

I want to know whether any light foam is superior to PMI ( Rohacell) in thermomechanical properties ?

I want to know whether any light foam is superior to PMI ( Rohacell) in thermomechanical properties ?

08 September 2016 1,984 1 View

Why is it that some nano materials and alloys exhibit inverse Hall-Petch effect?

Why is it that some nano materials and alloys exhibit inverse Hall-Petch effect? It is true that some nano scale materials exhibit inverse Hall-Petch effect, i.e, decreasing grain size doesn't...

08 September 2016 6,568 3 View

How good are the carbon and graphitic foams for structural applications ?

Any comparisons with the other foams in mechanical properties and thermal properties ? Do they come in coated forms and who are the suppliers in India ?

08 September 2016 5,105 2 View

Why is it that woolly mammoths disappeared near Kashmir more recently than any other part of the globe, if so ?

It is said that just near and above Kashmir some woolly mammoth skeletons were unearthed. They were said to be alive as late as 10,000-15,000 BP. But their extinction elsewhere was much earlier,...

07 August 2016 9,740 1 View

Why is it that friction is simply a quantity with out a direction vector ?

We measure coefficient of friction as the lateral force divided by normal force when two bodies slide against each other. But sliding is directional. Why not define it with respect to the...

07 August 2016 5,305 4 View

Now that we have an Article Influence Score (AIS) to rate ourselves, can it be used as a career measure?

06 July 2016 7,838 1 View

How climate change will influences human and animal behavioral change?

The role of climate change influencing the human behavior as well as economics interest

01 June 2021 0 0 View

Is there any research regarding how training and development is going to change in the era of Fourth Industrial Revolution?

As the organizations getting prepared for the fourth industrial revolution, to enhance the skills of their workforce what type of changes are necessary and going to occur in the training and...

01 March 2021 3,199 3 View

What are the countries most affected by extreme rainfall as a result of climate change?

Increased heat, drought and insect outbreaks, all associated to climate change, have increased wildfires. Decreasing water supplies, declined agricultural yields, health impacts in cities owing to...

01 March 2021 7,168 9 View

What are the harmful effects of these extreme rainfall on the health of newborns? What are the reasons for that?

Extreme rainfall associated with climate change is causing harm to babies in some of the most forgotten places.

01 March 2021 5,647 4 View

How to arrange coordinates and extract climate dataset out of MPI-ESM-MR netcdf files?

Have a nice day everyone, I'm stuck in extracting datasets out of MPI-ESM-MR netcdf files because the latitude ranges from -3*10^6 to 3*10^6 and longitude ranges -5,9*10^6 to 5,9*10^6. Plus, the...

28 February 2021 912 3 View

Runs of nucleotides in Sanger sequencing?

I performed site directed mutagenesis, transformation, and then I sent out plasmids for Sanger sequencing and found out that there is extension of DNA just before the stop codon. I am not sure...

27 February 2021 547 3 View

Has anyone had luck using cell lines other than HEK 293 (such as COS1) to package lentivirus?

I am looking to package lentivirus in endothelial cells but I am opposed to using 293 cells due to personal ethics regarding the source. I have done some reading and saw that COS1, COS7, & CHO...

25 February 2021 3,030 1 View

What program can I use to caclulate dipole moment efficiently and without the need of excessive computation?

Hi, I am a third year chemistry undergrad doing my group project in which I need to predict the HPLC retention time of 20 aromatic molecules. to do this we require the chemical properties of these...

24 February 2021 1,384 3 View

Is anyone working on a project focused on immigrants/newcomers working in the hospitality industry and how they have been impacted by COVID?

The on-going Covid-19 pandemic has had devastating economic effects on many industries. However, few have suffered to the same extent as full-service restaurants. Numerous studies have shown that...

24 February 2021 9,496 4 View

What is the optimum time and temperature of blanching and pre-frying potato for frozen fries?

I am helping a local home industry for developing frozen fries from their local farm. I want to know what is the optimum blanching and pre-frying temperature and time for processing. Please also...

23 February 2021 1,616 5 View