Exploring Metallic Ratios

Exploring the potential of metallic nanoparticles within synthetic biology.

The fields of metallic nanoparticle study and synthetic biology have a great deal to offer one another. Metallic nanoparticles as a class of material have many useful properties. Their small size allows for more points of contact than would be the case with a similar bulk compound, making nanoparticles excellent candidates for catalysts or for when increased levels of binding are required. Some...

Compression Behavior of Mg-Cu-Gd Bulk Metallic Glasses with Various Specimen Height to Diameter Ratios

Institute of Materials Sci. & Eng.; Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 804, R.O. China Department of Materials Engineering, Shenyang Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Shenyang, 110034, P.R. China Department of Materials Sci. & Eng., I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 840, R.O. China Department of Materials Sci. & Eng., University...

Exploring the conduction in atomic-sized metallic constrictions created by controlled ion etching.

A novel technique to establish atomic-sized contacts in metallic materials is shown. It is based on etching a (sub)micrometric electrode via a low-energy focused ion beam. The in situ measurements of the nanoconstriction resistance during the etching process permit control of the formation of atomic-sized constrictions with milling time, observing steps in the conductance in the range of the co...

A Broken Metallic Tracheostomy Tube

Investigating the experiences of New Zealand MRI technologists: Exploring intra-orbital metallic foreign body safety practices

INTRODUCTION Qualitative research is lacking regarding the experiences of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologists and their involvement in workplace safety practices. This article provides a gateway to explore, describe and document experiences of MRI technologists in New Zealand (NZ) pertaining to intra-orbital metallic foreign body (IMFB) safety practices. METHODS This phenomenologic...