The measurement of the heats of formation of organo-metallic compounds presents, usually, a difficult task to the experimental thermochemist. Thus the method of combustion in a conventional bomb-calorimeter, although it has been applied to a number of metallic alkyls in recent years! and yielded valuable results, is nevertheless not entirely satisfactory. The difficulty is that complete oxidati...

Nanomaterials with characteristic structural dimensions on the order of few nanometers (1–100 nm) attract wide attention owing to their unique properties. They found a variety of applications in different branches of science and industry including catalysis, micro and biotechnologies, energy storage and conversion devices, such as fuel cells. Different techniques have been developed for nanomat...

This synopsis discusses our development efforts in the area of resonant holographic interferometry (RHI). RHI is a completely nonintrusive optical diagnostic suitable for a wide range of gas dynamic investigations. As described in previous reports, RHI is a hybrid technique that combines the multi-dimensional imaging capability of holography, the phase sensitive detection of interferometry, and...