How to increase coupling range (distance between reader and sensor coils) in LC resonance circuit?

Hello great researchers, I am working on a wireless pressure monitoring project where sensing part is actually an LC resonance sensor and I am using a planar coil as a reader to get wireless...

11 February 2021 4,148 5 View

What's the difference between light absorption and coupling in plasmonic metals?

What's the difference between light absorption and coupling in plasmonic metals? It seems that light absorbed in metal nanostructure/nanoparticles doesn't contribute to enhancement in electric...

14 January 2021 1,884 4 View

Is it possible to deposit very thin metal traces on a thin film of PDMS with long term durability?

Hi all researchers, I have been working on a research project where I need to fabricate very thin traces of the metal on a thin film of PDMS that can withstand large number of loading and...

06 January 2021 284 5 View

How can I retrieve information of viruses reported from a particular region/country ?

Dear All, Can anyone please guide me on how to get information (sequences) of plant/animal viruses from a specific region ? Looking up the published literature is one way but its time-consuming,...

19 October 2020 3,958 1 View

What is the best method to preserve whitefly for long-distanced transportation?

Dear all, I want to know about field-collected samples of whitefly that are intended for dispatch to another country (probably it will take 5-7 days). These are to be used for transcriptomic...

30 September 2020 2,911 2 View

Which is the best Finite Element Analysis software for Geotechnical Engineering?

Dear RG Community, As we are aware that there are almost 5-6 FEM softwares available for modelling and analysis, say, PLAXIS, FLAC, GeoSlope, Abaqus etc. related Geotechnical Engineering. I am...

13 September 2020 3,769 32 View

Phase Distribution of Reflect Array Antennas?

After calculating the required phase shift in reflect array antennas, How do we plot phase distribution versus element position in MATLAB? I am using imagesc command but it doesn't produce the...

11 September 2020 5,487 2 View

PV Microgrid island mode modelling using Homer pro, battery sizing method?

For lower size PV installed capacity, Battery size 2-3 times of the higher size. For a installed capacity 70kW PV system, the battery size =300 kWh battery For a installed capacity 300kW PV...

08 September 2020 2,827 1 View

How do I get rid of noise in my western blot?

02 September 2020 5,038 2 View

As a Geotechnical Engineering student, which are some of the classical Geotechnical Engineering problems and case studies one should be very aware of?

Dear RG Community, I intend to ask you that what are some classical examples of Geotechnical Engineering related problems, for example differential settlement in Leaning Tower of Pisa was/is...

16 August 2020 194 19 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

1 nm thick MgO thin-film to be deposited on Si wafer using thermal evaporation. What will be the optimum deposition conditions?

Favourable conditions of base pressure, rate of deposition. Also, by which characterisation technique to be used to verify the thickness of the deposited film.

28 February 2021 3,640 3 View

Why do my MCFs not form monolayer?

Hello, I am looking for some expertise on culturing MCF7s. I purchased them from ATCC and I have been following all media and culture conditions. Media is EMEM with 10% FBS and 10ug/mL of...

27 February 2021 3,904 2 View

Is RD-ES grow attached or in suspension or both?

We have a old RD-ES cell line which is grow attached, but we got another vial of RD-ES which is very easy to get detached and grow in sphere in the medium. Do you know which morphology is normal...

24 February 2021 5,183 1 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

Is there an ideal incubation time of RGO-modified SPCE before subsequent use, i.e., electrochemical characterization or further modification?

I notice that upon washing and air-drying of my RGO/SPCE surface and characterizing again via DPV, the current response towards ferricyanide probe significantly decreases. My worry is that the...

22 February 2021 5,324 3 View

How can I measure the thickness of thin layers deposited on textured glass susbtrates?

I want to measure the thickness of aluminum oxide and titanium oxide layers deposited on textured glass substates. The layer thicknesses are typically below 100nm.

21 February 2021 5,465 4 View

What is the best etching method for Mg-Ca alloy?

I have used Picral etchant (4.2 g Picric acid, 10 mL Acetic acid, 70 mL Ethanol, 10 mL distilled water) but it didn't work. Is there any alternative?

21 February 2021 2,558 5 View

What is the best substrate for exfoliating few layers of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) using traditional scotch tape method?

Unlike graphene, it is usually very difficult to exfoliate few layers (~10 nm thick) of hBN on SiO2 substrate due to lip-lip interaction at the edges. Au substrates have been proven very useful...

16 February 2021 2,635 2 View

How can I calculate teh crystallinity degree of graphene oxide?

I had treat my XRD diffraction pattern by Highscore to calculate the crystallinity degree Xc and I have the formula but I dont no the 2Theta of Ac and Aa to calculate Xc. Is it like polymers...

10 February 2021 6,305 5 View