Atomic (molecular) clusters, with less than 50-100 atoms (size <= 1.5 nm) are of special interest and exhibit novel and interesting properties due to quantum confinement of electrons and holes. These properties are quite ...

Critical stresses responsible for static failure of tire sidewalls were predicted using MATLAB PDE Toolbox.A model ofthe tire sidewall was developed using the PDE toolbox GUI draw tool and the parameters characterizing the ...

High temperature stable, phase pure anatase has been successfully synthesized by temperature assisted acid catalyzed peptization of hydrous titania through an aqueous sol-gel method. This facile method does not contain any ...

Candidiasis infections are caused by yeasts from the genus Candida. The types of infection range from superficial to systemic. Treatment often requires antifungals such as the azoles; however, increased use of these drugs ...

Dairy effluent (DE) was evaluated for cultivation of the oleaginous micro alga Chlorococcum sp. RAP13 under mixotrophic and heterotrophic modes. The alga grew better and accumulated more lipids under heterotrophic cultivation. ...

The hydridic character of octahedral metal hydride complexes of groups VI, VII and VIII has been systematically studied using molecular electrostatic potential (MESP) topography. The absolute minimum of MESP at the hydride ...

Herein, we report the preparation of robust polyacrylic acid hydrogel using rod-like amidodiol as physical crosslinker. Polyacrylic acid-amidodiol hydrogels were characterized for its chemical structure, rheology, swelling, ...

Linear pi-gelators self-assemble into entangled fibers in which the molecules are arranged perpendicular to the fiber long axis. However, orientation of gelator molecules in a direction parallel to the long axes of the ...

A simple strategy for the synthesis of beta-C-galactosyl ceramide and its new aza-variant analogue is described using the Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction as the key step in combining the sugar and aglycone portions.

A light triggered enolization in diformyl diaryl dipyrromethane by excited state dual proton transfer (ESDPT) induces ‘‘turn on’’ fluorescence. The role of diaryl and diformyl groups in the enolization process was confirmed ...