Manipulation of the configuration of Ag nanowire (NW) networks has been pursued to enhance the performance of stretchable transparent electrodes. However, it has remained challenging due to the high Young's modulus and low yield strain of Ag NWs, which lead to their mechanical failure when subjected to structural deformation. We demonstrate that floating a Ag NW network on water and subsequent ...

A numerical model is developed to quantify the effects of hydrodynamics on heat and mass transfer during an absorption, for a laminar film flowing over a wavy wall column. First of all, the modelling is written for a single wave of the wall shape. Then, an experimental set up, composed of a CCD video camera, validates this model. Finally, the model is extended to an entire column. The results i...

The high efficiency of monocoque cylindrical shells in carrying axial loads is curtailed by their extreme sensitivity to imperfections. For practical applications, this issue has been alleviated by introducing closely stiffened shells which, however, require expensive manufacturing. Here we present an alternative approach that provides a fundamentally different solution. We design symmetry-brea...

An incompressible liquid flow in the gap between two coaxial cylinders, such that the inner rotating (wavy) cylinder has a periodically varying radius along the axial direction while the outer stationary cylinder has a constant radius, is studied experimentally and theoretically. The basic attention is focused on the symmetry-breaking phenomenon of the vortex flow arising from the rotation of t...

Abstract The free surface at an air–water interface can provide information regarding bathymetric complexities, as well the subsurface flow. We present a comparison of performance two recent advances in light-based optical techniques for measurements, total internal reflection-deflectometry and moon-glade background-oriented schlieren, with more established method synthetic schlieren. make use ...