Rigaku Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) Brochure
The long-awaited new DSC model, DSCvesta2, is now available. It will revolutionize and improve the accuracy and reliability of your research. Featuring the industry's leading measurement temperature...
Advanced aerogels from waste tires and coal ash for thermal and acoustic insulation applications- insights into the effect of synthesis conditions and precursors contents on aerogel characteristics
Over the years, as the economy has grown, numerous new materials have been developed to replace traditional ones. Among these materials, aerogels have become a topic of intensive research. However,...
Fully biobased thermal insulating aerogels with superior fire-retardant and mechanical properties
Biomass-based aerogels offer a promising potential as alternatives to plastic-based foams for thermal insulation applications. However, their inherent flammability has hindered their practical...
Trident™ Thermal Conductivity Application Highlight: Thermal Interface Materials Under Compression
The thermal conductivity of silicone and non-silicone thermal interface materials (TIMs) under different compressed states was measured using the Transient Plane Source (TPS) method.
Thermal...
Trident™ Thermal Conductivity Application Highlight: Testing the Thermal Conductivity and Effusivity of Condoms
The following Application Highlight addresses the measurement of condoms using the Modified Transient Plane Source (MTPS) and FLEX Transient Plane Source (TPS) methods.
Thermal conductivity and...
Development of Foam Composites from Flax Gum-Filled Epoxy Resin
In the present work, an innovative range of foams based on flax gum-filled epoxy resin was developed, reinforced or not by flax fibers. Foams and composites with different gum and epoxy resin...
Using construction and demolition waste materials to alleviate the negative effect of pavements on the urban heat island: A laboratory, field, and numerical study
In this study, construction and demolition waste (CDW) materials, including waste clay bricks, concrete, and glass, were used as aggregates of chip seal layers to enhance the reflectivity and...
The potential of salt-embedded basins for energy transition. The Estopanyà and Boix synclines (South-Central Pyrenees) as outcrop analogues of a geothermal reservoir
Salt-embedded basins and their sedimentary successions may play an important role in energy transition as geothermal reservoirs, due to the high thermal conductivity of some evaporites (halite) and...
Multifunctional inorganic-organic phase-change hydrogel with excellent light-to-thermal energy conversion and strain sensing capabilities for medical thermotherapy and monitoring
Flexible light/electrically responsive inorganic-organic phase-change materials (PCMs) have promising applications in thermal management and wearable health monitoring. Herein, flexible hydrogel PCMs...