Low electrode wear is the key to achieving high finish and high accuracy machining in micro-electrical discharge machining (micro-EDM). Electrically conductive chemical vapor deposited (CVD) diamond has shown almost zero electrode wear, even at short pulse durations, which is extremely important for maintaining the electrode shape throughout the EDM process. This research involves an investigat...

A new materials group to implement dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) in Si photonics is proposed. A large thermo-optic (TO) coefficient of Si malfunctions multiplexer/demultiplexer (MUX/DEMUX) on a chip under thermal fluctuation, and thus DWDM implementation, has been one of the most challenging targets in Si photonics. The present study specifies an optical materials group for DWDM...

Hot Filament Chemical Vapor Deposition (HFCVD) offers the ability to tailor the chemistry of films with polymeric structure. In particular, HFCVD allows for more control over precursor fragmentation pathways than conventional plasma-enhanced CVD (PECVD). HFCVD uses thermal activation in the gas phase to generate reactive species, and allows independent control of the substrate temperature to be...

Field-effect transistors fabricated on graphene grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) often exhibit large hysteresis accompanied by low mobility, high positive backgate voltage corresponding to the minimum conductivity point (V(min)), and high intrinsic carrier concentration (n(0)). In this report, we show that the mobility reported to date for CVD graphene devices on SiO(2) is limited by tr...

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nanofibres (CNFs) are grown on bulk-micromachined silicon surfaces by thermal and plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD), with catalyst deposition by electron beam evaporation or from a colloidal solution of cobalt nanoparticles. Growth on the peaked topography of plasma-etched silicon ‘micrograss’ supports, as well as on sidewalls of vertical structures ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among international travellers. Practitioner knowledge of the effects of CVD on international travel is imperative in order to promote a healthy travel experience. This review aimed to explore the available literature on this topic. The PubMed database was accessed to source relevant literature using combinations of relevant keywords as...

The last decade has witnessed significant improvement in the area of nanofillers on electrical, thermal and mechanical properties of polymeric materials. The dielectric and thermal properties of standard enamel and various nanofiller mixed enamel were detailed and analyzed. Nanopowders of ZrO2, Al2O3 and CNT were used as filler. Ball Mill was used to synthesize nanofillers of ZrO2 and Al2O3. CN...