© 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinhe wileyonlinelibrary.com DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201200024 Understanding the microscopic mechanisms of electrochemical reaction and material degradation is crucial for the rational design of high-performance lithium ion batteries (LIBs). A novel nanobattery assembly and testing platform inside a transmission electron microscope (TEM) has been designed, wh...

Several evidences of anomalous nuclear reactions occurring in condensed matter have been observed during electrolysis, solid fracture and liquid cavitation. Despite the great amount of experimental results coming from the so-called Cold Nuclear Fusion and Low Energy Nuclear Reaction research fields, the comprehension of these phenomena still remains unanswered. On the other hand, as reported by...

In this study, the pitting corrosion susceptibility and its role on the hydrogen embrittlement behavior of AZ80 magnesium alloy were studied using slow strain rate testing (SSRT), electrochemical technique and immersion test method. The electrochemical and immersion tests in chloride-containing solution revealed severe pitting corrosion in the alloy. The SSRT results of the alloy under continuo...

The various mechanisms that have been put forward to explain stress-corrosion cracking are briefly summarized. The experimental observations of stress-corrosion cracking in titanium alloys in widely different environmer a are discussed. Evidence from the literature for and against the possibility that hydrogen plays a role in the stress-corrosion cracking of titanium alloys is documented. An ex...

Geophysical observations indicate that patches of localized fracturing occur within otherwise viscous regions subduction plate boundaries. These place uncertainty on the possible down-dip extent seismogenic zone, and as a result maximum magnitude thrust earthquakes. However, processes controlling where how occurs shear zones are unclear. We examined three exposures exhumed boundary Kyushu, Japa...