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View article: Integration of Micro-encapsulated Phase Change Materials into Thin Coatings for a Passive Battery Thermal Management System
Integration of Micro-encapsulated Phase Change Materials into Thin Coatings for a Passive Battery Thermal Management System Open
Exploiting the heat energy storage capability of phase change materials is emerging as a potential new strategy for managing Li-ion cell temperature changes during cycling. Phase change materials present a solution that is lighter and more…
View article: Environmentally responsive semi-interpenetrating network microcapsules with enhanced stability for corrosion protection
Environmentally responsive semi-interpenetrating network microcapsules with enhanced stability for corrosion protection Open
Robust pH-responsive microcapsules with high encapsulation efficiency and controlled release profiles were prepared via complexation–diffusion assembly, offering a viable platform for corrosion mitigation in CO 2 -intensive acidic environm…
View article: First constraints on the $L_μ-L_τ$ explanation of the muon $g-2$ anomaly from NA64-$e$ at CERN
First constraints on the $L_μ-L_τ$ explanation of the muon $g-2$ anomaly from NA64-$e$ at CERN Open
The inclusion of an additional $U(1)$ gauge $L_μ-L_τ$ symmetry would release the tension between the measured and the predicted value of the anomalous muon magnetic moment: this paradigm assumes the existence of a new, light $Z^\prime$ vec…
View article: Development of the fully Geant4 compatible package for the simulation of Dark Matter in fixed target experiments
Development of the fully Geant4 compatible package for the simulation of Dark Matter in fixed target experiments Open
The search for new comparably light (well below the electroweak scale) feebly interacting particles is an exciting possibility to explain some mysterious phenomena in physics, among them the origin of Dark Matter. The sensitivity study thr…
View article: Layered nanomaterials for renewable energy generation and storage
Layered nanomaterials for renewable energy generation and storage Open
This study focuses on potential applications of two-dimensional (2D) materials in renewable energy research.
View article: Polyurethane/n-Octadecane Phase-Change Microcapsules via Emulsion Interfacial Polymerization: The Effect of Paraffin Loading on Capsule Shell Formation and Latent Heat Storage Properties
Polyurethane/n-Octadecane Phase-Change Microcapsules via Emulsion Interfacial Polymerization: The Effect of Paraffin Loading on Capsule Shell Formation and Latent Heat Storage Properties Open
Organic phase-change materials (PCMs) hold promise in developing advanced thermoregulation and responsive energy systems owing to their high latent heat capacity and thermal reliability. However, organic PCMs are prone to leakages in the l…
View article: Probing Light Dark Matter with positron beams at NA64
Probing Light Dark Matter with positron beams at NA64 Open
We present the results of a missing-energy search for Light Dark Matter which has a new interaction with ordinary matter transmitted by a vector boson, called dark photon $A^\prime$. For the first time, this search is performed with a posi…
View article: Graphene oxide–polyamine preprogrammable nanoreactors with sensing capability for corrosion protection of materials
Graphene oxide–polyamine preprogrammable nanoreactors with sensing capability for corrosion protection of materials Open
Corrosion is one of the major issues for sustainable manufacturing globally. The annual global cost of corrosion is US$2.5 trillion (approximately 3.4% of the world’s GDP). The traditional ways of corrosion protection (such as barriers or …
View article: Search for Light Dark Matter with NA64 at CERN
Search for Light Dark Matter with NA64 at CERN Open
Thermal dark matter models with particle $χ$ masses below the electroweak scale can provide an explanation for the observed relic dark matter density. This would imply the existence of a new feeble interaction between the dark and ordinary…
View article: Autonomic self-regulating systems based on polyelectrolyte microcapsules and microgel particles
Autonomic self-regulating systems based on polyelectrolyte microcapsules and microgel particles Open
Biological systems possess unique non-equilibrium functions, maintaining tight manipulation of their surroundings through inter-communication of multiple components and self-regulatory capability organized over different length scales. How…
View article: Phase-Change Microcapsules with a Stable Polyurethane Shell through the Direct Crosslinking of Cellulose Nanocrystals with Polyisocyanate at the Oil/Water Interface of Pickering Emulsion
Phase-Change Microcapsules with a Stable Polyurethane Shell through the Direct Crosslinking of Cellulose Nanocrystals with Polyisocyanate at the Oil/Water Interface of Pickering Emulsion Open
Phase-change materials (PCMs) attract much attention with regard to their capability of mitigating fossil fuel-based heating in in-building applications, due to the responsive accumulation and release of thermal energy as a latent heat of …
View article: Natural Nanoclay-Based Silver–Phosphomolybdic Acid Composite with a Dual Antimicrobial Effect
Natural Nanoclay-Based Silver–Phosphomolybdic Acid Composite with a Dual Antimicrobial Effect Open
The problem of microbial growth on various surfaces has increased concern in society in the context of antibiotic misuse and the spreading of hospital infections. Thus, the development of new, antibiotic-free antibacterial strategies is re…
View article: Long-Term Autonomic Thermoregulating Fabrics Based on Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials
Long-Term Autonomic Thermoregulating Fabrics Based on Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials Open
Microcapsules loaded with n-docosane as phase change material (mPCMs) for thermal energy storage with a phase change transition temperature in the range of 36-45 °C have been employed to impregnate cotton fabrics. Fabrics impregnated with …
View article: Ensnaring animate-inanimate toxins using ZnO–MgO @ Elastomer thin films with self-cleaning and regenerative properties
Ensnaring animate-inanimate toxins using ZnO–MgO @ Elastomer thin films with self-cleaning and regenerative properties Open
3 in 1 toxin responsive multi-layer thin films having [email protected]2 hybrid components were constructed via co-precipitation method followed by binary oxide inclusion in multi-layered thin polymeric films using Layer-by-Layer (LbL) dep…
View article: Sepiolite Nanocarriers as a Matrix for Controlled Thermal Energy Storage
Sepiolite Nanocarriers as a Matrix for Controlled Thermal Energy Storage Open
Applying the eutectic hydrated salt (EHS) mixture of Na2HPO4·12H2O and Na2SO4·10H2O in a 1:1 weight ratio as a phase-change material and natural sepiolite nanocarriers as a matrix, the form-stable phase-change composite EHS@sepiolite was f…
View article: Interfacial Embedding of Laser‐Manufactured Fluorinated Gold Clusters Enabling Stable Perovskite Solar Cells with Efficiency Over 24% (Adv. Mater. 36/2021)
Interfacial Embedding of Laser‐Manufactured Fluorinated Gold Clusters Enabling Stable Perovskite Solar Cells with Efficiency Over 24% (Adv. Mater. 36/2021) Open
Perovskite Solar Cells In article number 2101590, Hongqiang Wang and co-workers report stable perovskite solar cells with champion efficiency over 24% and moisture (75%) stability over 10 000 hours. Referencing the Chinese story “Nezha Con…
View article: Improved exclusion limit for light dark matter from $e^+e^-$ annihilation in NA64
Improved exclusion limit for light dark matter from $e^+e^-$ annihilation in NA64 Open
The current most stringent constraints for the existence of sub-GeV dark matter coupling to Standard Model via a massive vector boson $A^\prime$ were set by the NA64 experiment for the mass region $m_{A^\prime}\lesssim 250$ MeV, by analyzi…
View article: Interfacial Embedding of Laser‐Manufactured Fluorinated Gold Clusters Enabling Stable Perovskite Solar Cells with Efficiency Over 24%
Interfacial Embedding of Laser‐Manufactured Fluorinated Gold Clusters Enabling Stable Perovskite Solar Cells with Efficiency Over 24% Open
Tackling the interfacial loss in emerged perovskite‐based solar cells (PSCs) to address synchronously the carrier dynamics and the environmental stability, has been of fundamental and viable importance, while technological hurdles remain i…
View article: Constraints on New Physics in Electron <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi>g</mml:mi><mml:mo>−</mml:mo><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:math> from a Search for Invisible Decays of a Scalar, Pseudoscalar, Vector, and Axial Vector
Constraints on New Physics in Electron from a Search for Invisible Decays of a Scalar, Pseudoscalar, Vector, and Axial Vector Open
We performed a search for a new generic X boson, which could be a scalar (S), pseudoscalar (P), vector (V), or an axial vector (A) particle produced in the 100 GeV electron scattering off nuclei, e-Z→e-ZX, followed by its invisible decay i…
View article: Search for pseudoscalar bosons decaying into $e^+e^-$ pairs
Search for pseudoscalar bosons decaying into $e^+e^-$ pairs Open
We report the results of a search for a light pseudoscalar particle $a$ that
couples to electrons and decays to $e^+e^-$ performed using the high-energy
CERN SPS H4 electron beam. If such pseudoscalar with a mass $\simeq 17$ MeV
exists, it…
View article: Formation Mechanism of Multipurpose Silica Nanocapsules
Formation Mechanism of Multipurpose Silica Nanocapsules Open
Core-shell structures containing active materials can be fabricated using almost infinite reactant combinations. A mechanism to describe their formation is therefore useful. In this work, nanoscale all-silica shell capsules with an aqueous…
View article: Communicating assemblies of biomimetic nanocapsules
Communicating assemblies of biomimetic nanocapsules Open
The assemblies of biomimetic nanocapsules can exhibit self-regulating, self-organization functionalities involving internal modulation of self-controlled release by the dynamic stimuli-response-communication-decide-response behaviour.
View article: Probing the explanation of the muon (g-2) anomaly and thermal light dark matter with the semi-visible dark photon channel
Probing the explanation of the muon (g-2) anomaly and thermal light dark matter with the semi-visible dark photon channel Open
We report the results of a search for a new vector boson ($A'$) decaying into\ntwo dark matter particles $\\chi_1 \\chi_2$ of different mass. The heavier\n$\\chi_2$ particle subsequently decays to $\\chi_1$ and $A' \\to e^- e^+$. For a\nsu…
View article: A microwave-triggered opening of the multifunctional polyelectrolyte capsules with nanodiamonds in the shell composition
A microwave-triggered opening of the multifunctional polyelectrolyte capsules with nanodiamonds in the shell composition Open
Microcapsules are ideal cargo platform for variety of applications such as drug delivery, sensing and imaging due to the combination of a simplicity fabrication and flexibility in the design. We developed remotely collapsing polymer capsul…
View article: Hunting down the X17 boson at the CERN SPS
Hunting down the X17 boson at the CERN SPS Open
Recently, the ATOMKI experiment has reported new evidence for the excess of $e^+ e^-$ events with a mass $\sim$17 MeV in the nuclear transitions of $^4$He, that they previously observed in measurements with $^8$Be. These observations could…
View article: Search for Axionlike and Scalar Particles with the NA64 Experiment
Search for Axionlike and Scalar Particles with the NA64 Experiment Open
We carried out a model-independent search for light scalar (s) and pseudoscalar axionlike (a) particles that couple to two photons by using the high-energy CERN SPS H4 electron beam. The new particles, if they exist, could be produced thro…
View article: Highly Stable Energy Capsules with Nano-SiO<sub>2</sub> Pickering Shell for Thermal Energy Storage and Release
Highly Stable Energy Capsules with Nano-SiO<sub>2</sub> Pickering Shell for Thermal Energy Storage and Release Open
Phase change materials (PCMs) store latent heat energy as they melt and release it upon freezing. However, they suffer from chemical instability and poor thermal conductivity, which can be improved by encapsulation. Here, we encapsulated a…
View article: Search for scalar and axionlike particles with the NA64 experiment
Search for scalar and axionlike particles with the NA64 experiment Open
We carried out a model-independent search for light scalar (s) and pseudoscalar axionlike (a) particles that couple to two photons by using the high-energy CERN SPS H4 electron beam. The new particles, if they exist, could be produced thro…