How can you synthesize Silicenes? Silicene and Graphene?

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How can you benefit from the pores of individual nanofibers in a nanofiber membrane/mat obtained via electrospinning?

Electrospun fiber mats are normally highly porous. During electrospinning process one can control the pores on individual nanofibers which depends on operating parameters such as relative...

08 September 2017 164 5 View

Dear Colleagues, I have recently come across a statement that "Wi-Fi: A Silent Killer That Kills Us Slowly" What is the fact?

In this electronic world, Wi-Fi is definitely helpful to connect all of us together. At the same time the below link is really shocking that Wi-Fi signals are adversely affecting our...

04 May 2016 2,897 55 View

What do you mean by active learning and passive learning?

What do you mean by active learning and passive learning? Which one you promote? and why?

03 April 2014 8,072 56 View

Why do faculties/researchers publish?

To get fame and prestige? To get funding? And/or what else?

31 December 2013 5,230 13 View

Are there any other alternatives for the Journal Impact Factor?

I have heard about Journal Usage Factor (JUF), it replaces downloads for citations. What about Eigen factor?

31 December 2013 1,581 38 View

What is most important in research? Theoretical modeling/simulation or experimental research?

I love experimental research. Modeling and simulation could strengthen the experimental data and they are complementary.

10 November 2013 4,404 3 View

Can you suggest some methods to increase the hydrophobicity and surface roughness of a polymeric membrane surface?

Can you suggest some methods to increase the hydrophobicity and surface roughness of a polymeric membrane surface? Is it possible to make the surface of a hydrophilic polymeric membrane in to...

10 November 2013 8,476 3 View

Can anyone suggest different applications of electrospun PVDF nanofibers?

Can anyone suggest different applications of electrospun PVDF nanofibers? I am using them in water separation processes. Suggestions for other applications and references are much...

09 October 2013 8,847 5 View

If you have a research article, what part of that article will you read first?

If you have a research article, what part of that article will you read first? (a) Abstract (b) Conclusions (c) Last part of Introduction (d) Experimental (e) Results and Discussion.

09 October 2013 7,199 26 View

Physics Nobel Prize 2013

Francois Englert and Peter W. Higgs won the 2013 Nobel Prize For Physics today (8th Oct 2013) for their research into the Higgs boson particle, nicknamed the "God particle." I dedicate this thread...

09 October 2013 3,861 10 View

After a reference from Int J Body Compos Res, can any body help?

Hi, I am after the reference below, my library says it cannot obtain a copy either locally or internationally, any help appreciated! Chris Wang ZM, Heshka S, Wielopolski L, Pi-Sunyer FX, Pierson...

03 March 2021 6,193 1 View

Irradiation data for JAPAN?

Hi, Could you help me to get the latest (2019, 2020) solar resource data for a particular site in JAPAN? PV GIS and NSRDB data are not in reach to JAPAN, I'm looking for some other database for...

03 March 2021 961 3 View

Ester cleavage conditions?

Hi all, I need to cleave the ester in Ethyl 2-amino-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate to make the carboxylic acid and retrieve the product from solution to use in downstream applications of linking to...

01 March 2021 8,766 3 View

What are the new 2D nanomaterials were used for Silver nanoparticles stabilization?

In the stabilization of AgNPs are vital in current research interest. However, some of the 2D nano-materials like graphene oxide, MoS2, etc... previously used to stabilize it. But still they shown...

01 March 2021 2,207 3 View

How to calculate Ligand-active site distance in a ligand-protein complex from MD simulation?

I have run a MD simulation of a ligand-protein complex in GROMACS using CHARMM forcefield. Reviewer has asked me to calculate Ligand-activesite distance and binding free energy of ligand with...

27 February 2021 4,703 1 View

Why do the air flow results vary totally when adding scalar in CFD ?

Dear All, We are using Autodesk cfd to calculate the air flow in a single sided naturally ventilated room, where air flow depends only on buoyancy due to temperature difference between inside and...

25 February 2021 9,602 4 View

How to model Supercritical water gasification (SCWG) process in Homer software?

Hi everyone How to model Supercritical water gasification (SCWG) process in Homer software?

25 February 2021 4,075 1 View

Steps to calculate activation energy by coats & redfern method?

I'm a chemistry student and I'm researching the kinetic degradation of mixed plastic waste. I'm having trouble calculating the activation energy by the coats & Redfern method. The data that...

24 February 2021 974 1 View

Is it efficient to do liquid biopsy to investigate the gene expressions of the tumor?

To do liquid biopsy and look for specific gene expressions there are so many published papers. Thera are different protocols and procedures used to isolate circulating cell free RNA or mRNA from...

23 February 2021 7,326 5 View

Thermal reduction of graphene oxide.?

I am trying to reduce graphene oxide by thermally but I have no proper information regarding this. Can any one help me regarding the details about temperature and time for the reduction of...

23 February 2021 4,155 4 View