Maneet Lal

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Do you think Carbon fibre based composites can replace Steel and other structural materials?

Carbon fibre based composites show various advantages (light weight, less prone to corrosion, etc..) over Steel and other structural materials. For example Carbon fibre composites are already...

01 January 2013 4,039 12 View

Do Cu nanoparticles exhibit no Raman spectra?

If a composite material consisiting of Carbon naotubes and Cu nanoparticles is made, is the Raman spectra of copper nanoparticles masked?

01 January 2013 1,076 5 View

In your experience which journals (or publication houses) have the fastest publication times?

All of the journals I have published in take around 4-5 months to get the review of the paper done, and another 1-2 months to accept and publish the paper online. I was wondering if this is the...

01 January 2013 2,442 64 View

Which is the best method for conjugation of antibodies with nanomaterials (especially metallic nanoparticles)?

Can the antibodies be directly attached or some other polymeric/protein based materials must be used on the surface of metallic nanoparticles.

12 December 2012 8,084 4 View

What would be the best computer programming language to learn from a scientific perspective?

C++, Fortran, Java etc.?

12 December 2012 4,259 12 View

Is it possible to learn any science by yourself?

Are we capable of learning a new subject by using books, internet, etc.. without the need of a teacher? For example is it possible to learn physics on your own?

11 November 2012 7,005 12 View

Does the ranking of your university matter for doing a PhD?

Is it more important to do a PhD from a high ranking university for a good career in academia? Supposing you can carry out good research at a lower ranked university (publications in good journals...

11 November 2012 3,274 25 View

Reactions to ascertain the catalytic effects of copper nanoparticles

I am investigating the catalytic effects of copper nanoparticles. I would like to know of some reactions which can be used to show the catalytic effects, also methods for quantification of the...

10 October 2012 5,535 0 View

Impact factor Vs. Citations

1. What would you prefer a highly cited paper, or a publication in a high impact journal? and 2. What is considered better?

10 October 2012 9,068 12 View

-COOH, -OH functionalisation of CNTS

I would like to know about various methods to functionalize CNTs for the mentioned groups and any other groups would be an added bonus. Also a method involving minimal wastage of cnts would be...

06 June 2011 628 8 View

Short term internship/training

Firstly I would like to say its a pleasure to join this group. I am an MSc Nanotechnology student, and I would like to know about any opportunities to gain some research experience in this area. I...

12 December 2010 6,013 3 View