In this work, intermetallic materials based on γ-TiAl in situ strengthened with the Ti3Al phase have been obtained from initial components of titanium and aluminum under conditions free SHS-compression one technological step ten seconds. This method combines process combustion mode self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) shear deformation synthesized materials. The following compositi...

* Corresponding author. ** FP6-2005-Space-1 AMFIC supporting this research. Abstract – This paper summarizes the achievements related to atmospheric compositions remote sensing from the bilateral cooperation under the framework of MOST-ESA Dragon Programme. The algorithms to retrieve Aerosol, ozone amount and profile, NO2, SO2, CH4, CO2, etc. have been developed since 2004. Such algorithms are ...

Concentrations and isotopic compositions of ethane and propane in cold, deeply buried sediments from the southeastern Pacific are best explained by microbial production of these gases in situ. Reduction of acetate to ethane provides one feasible mechanism. Propane is enriched in (13)C relative to ethane. The amount is consistent with derivation of the third C from inorganic carbon dissolved in ...

An understanding of the structure and composition of the giant planets is rapidly evolving because of (i) high-pressure experiments with the ability to study metallic hydrogen and define the properties of its equation of state and (ii) spectroscopic and in situ measurements made by telescopes and satellites that allow an accurate determination of the chemical composition of the deep atmospheres...

A unique method for incorporating functional porous polymer monolith elements into thermoplastic microfluidic chips is described. Monolith elements are formed in a microfabricated mold, rather than within the microchannels, and chemically functionalized off chip before insertion into solvent-softened thermoplastic microchannels during chip assembly. Because monoliths may be trimmed prior to fin...

Resonance Raman multicomponent spectra of the light-adapted form of bacteriorhodopsin, bRLA568, and its first photoproduct, K628, have been obtained at liquid nitrogen temperatures. The spectra of both bRLA568 and K628 could be obtained with the known sample compositions under our irradiating conditions and computer subtraction techniques. In agreement with previous results, we find that both b...

This article describes an innovative approach in which bimetallic alloy seeds of AuxAg1-x are used to enhance the growth kinetics of Ge nanowires, via a vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) growth technique. The decreased equilibrium concentration and increased supersaturation of Ge in the liquid alloy seeds, compared to pure Au seeds, results in favorable growth kinetics and the realization of high-aspect...

Phospholipid-derived fatty acids (PLFAs) are commonly used to characterize microbial communities in situ and the phylogenetic positions of newly isolated microorganisms. PLFAs are obtained through separation of phospholipids from glycolipids and neutral lipids using silica column chromatography. We evaluated the performance of this separation method for the first time using direct detection of ...

Subcellular particles, identical in appearance to spherosomes observed in situ, were isolated from onions (Allium cepa L.) and cabbages (Brassica capitata L.). They were minute spherules about 1 micron in diameter, filled with an evenly stained osmiophilic matrix and delimited by a single, fineline membrane 20 to 30 A thick."Spherosomes" isolated from onions and cabbages were compared with "oil...

Am-Fe-N films have been made by dc magnetron sputtering and heating in-situ in nitrogen atmosphere. It is observed that the anisotropy changes from perpendicular to in-plane by nitrogenation. The Curie temperature is about 380 K. Aspects of structure, hysterisis loops, initial magnetization curves and temperature dependence of coercivity are discussed. SQUID magnetometer was used to measure the...