Hybrid silver-graphene nanoparticles enhanced Lauric Acid phase change material for photovoltaic and thermoelectric generator applications: Experimental and simulation analysis by Bhutto, Yasir Ali, Pandey, A. K., Saidur, R., Rathore, Pushpendra Kumar Singh, Mahendran, Samykano

“…Therefore, the nano-enhanced composite can be significant application prospects in the 45 °C to 50 °C melting temperature range.…”
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Optimizing thermal energy storage using multi-walled carbon nano tube infused polyethylene glycol composites: An experimental and simulation study by Yadav, Aman, Mahendran, Samykano, Kalidasan, B., Sharma, Kamal, Pandey, A. K.

“…The composite’s optimum latent heat and melting point were 41.5 ◦C & 140 J/g, respectively. …”
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Multimaterial 3D-printed water electrolyzer with earth-abundant electrodeposited catalysts by Ambrosi, Adriano, Pumera, Martin

“…Here we show how a prototype water electrolyzer can be fabricated using two different AM technologies, named selective laser melting and fused deposition modeling to produce the metallic components (electrodes) and the liquid/gas handling components (cells) of the electrolyzer, respectively. …”
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Filmwise condensation of steam on sinusoidal pin fin arrays : effects of fin height and fin pitch by Ho, Jin Yao, Leong, Kai Choong, Wong, Teck Neng

“…Nine surfaces with pin fin arrays were fabricated by Selective Laser Melting (SLM) and tested in a condensation chamber. …”
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Nanostructured materials for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction and biosensing by Ge, Junyu

“…Working at room temperature, ultrasonic nanoimprinting rapidly fabricates multi-compositional nanostructures made of virtually all solid materials regardless of their ductility, hardness, reactivity, and melting points. As proof-of-concept, the applications of the fabricated nanostructures for electrochemical CO2 reduction and quorum sensing have been demonstrated. …”
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Influence of banded ε-martensite and deformation twin on cryogenic toughness of Fe–Mn–xAl–C steel by Li, Leilei, Niu, Gang, Gong, Na, Liu, Hongfei, Wang, Xuelin, Shang, Chengjia, Wang, Yong, Wu, Huibin

“…Fe–Mn–xAl–C steel ingots have been fabricated by vacuum melting with Al compositions varied from x = 0 to 3 and 5 wt.%, respectively. …”
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Low-temperature specific heat capacity of water-ammonia mixtures down to the eutectic by Chua, Bing Hong, Gloesener, Elodie, Choukroun, Mathieu, Vu, Tuan H., Melwani Daswani, Mohit, Journaux, Baptiste, Styczinski, Marshall J., Vance, Steven D.

“…Cp measurements of the liquid were also obtained in the partial melting domain between the eutectic and liquidus. …”
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Multilevel mechanisms driving intraplate volcanism in Central Mongolia revealed by adjoint waveform tomography of receiver function and ambient noise data by Xu, Mijian, Wang, Kai, Chen, Jing, He, Jing, Liu, Qinya, Liu, Yiduo, Huang, Zhouchuan, Tong, Ping

“…The small-scale low-velocity zones in the crust and uppermost mantle reveal a crustal magma reservoir and partially molten subcontinental lithospheric mantle (SCLM). Melt fraction estimation indicates low-degree partially molten crust and SCLM. …”
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Phosphate-based solid glass ceramic electrolytes for rechargeable lithium-ion/air batteries by Toh, Kang Hui.

“…Water-stable superionic lithium glass-ceramic electrolyte (GCE) system Li2O-Al2O3-GeO2-P2O5 (LAGP) was successfully prepared by melting and quenching method. A novel vitreous phase has been prepared by introducing boron oxide (B2O3), a renowned glass former in the parent LAGP system, which tends to increase the stabilization of the amorphous glass structure. …”
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Heat transfer of 3D-printed porous structure used in cold plate by Tew, Hong Boon

“…The first part of the project involved the design and fabrication of porous structures using Selective Laser Melting. Several porous designs were developed using Computer Aided Design software. …”
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Incorporating a guanidine-modified cytosine base into triplex-forming PNAs for the recognition of a C-G pyrimidine–purine inversion site of an RNA duplex by Toh, Desiree-Faye Kaixin, Devi, Gitali, Patil, Kiran M., Qu, Qiuyu, Maraswami, Manikantha, Xiao, Yunyun, Loh, Teck Peng, Zhao, Yanli, Chen, Gang

“…We demonstrated by gel electrophoresis, fluorescence and thermal melting experiments that short PNAs incorporating the modified residue show high binding affinity and sequence specificity in the recognition of an RNA duplex containing an internal inverted Watson-Crick C-G base pair. …”
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Ball with hair: modular functionalization of highly stable G-quadruplex DNA nano-scaffolds through N2-guanine modification by Lech, Christopher Jacques, Phan, Anh Tuân

“…Furthermore, these modifications stabilize the G-quadruplex scaffold by 2.0–13.3 °C per modification in the melting temperature, with concurrent modifications producing extremely stable nano-scaffolds. …”
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Parametric optimisation of heat treated recycling aluminium (AA6061) by response surface methodology by Yusuf, N. K., Ahmad, A., Lajis, M. A., Shamsudin, S., Zhong, Zhao Wei

“…At present, hot extrusion is preferred as the effective solid-state recycling process compared to the typical method of melting the swarf at high temperature. However, the ideal properties of extruded product can only be achieved through a controlled process used to alter the microstructure to impart properties which benefit the working life of a component, which also known as heat treatment process. …”
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Development and validation of multiplex real-time PCR for simultaneous detection of six bacterial pathogens causing lower respiratory tract infections and antimicrobial resistance... by Dung, TTN, Phat, VV, Vinh, C, Lan, NPH, Phuong, NLN, Ngan, LTQ, Thwaites, G, Thwaites, L, Rabaa, M, Nguyen, ATK, Duy, PT

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods: </strong>Here, we developed multiplex quantitative real-time PCR using EvaGreen dye and melting curve analysis to rapidly identify six major pathogens and fourteen AMR genes directly from respiratory samples. …”

Design and analysis of an Integrated Electric Mobility Flight Vehicle of the future by Wee, Marco Johann

“…This has led to the acceleration of ice melting at the poles, leading to a global sea level rise of 3.3mm per year. …”
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Investigation of remelting effects on controlling microstructure morphology in powder bed fusion by Wong, Wendell Shun Yin

“…Above 30 J/mm 3 shows grains growing beyond the melt pool and a steeper thermal gradient.…”
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Investigation on frosting and defrosting performance of superhydrophobic metal additively manufactured materials by Yew, Yun Chian

“…Building on the better anti-frosting capability of AM metal and the unique surface morphology because of the selective laser melting process, the duration of chemical etching was varied for AM metal. …”
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Coating deposition in cold spray process by Koh, Pak Keng

“…Cold spray technology is an emerging spray coating process that uses high velocity (kinetic energy) impact instead of high temperature melting (as in thermal spray) for its coating mechanism. …”
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Composite material production of nonmetallic printed circuit board waste with recycled high density polyethylene by Muniyandi, Shantha Kumari

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Experimental investigation on the performance of binary carbon-based nano-enhanced inorganic phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications by Rajamony, Reji Kumar, Johnny Koh, Siaw Paw, Pasupuleti, Jagadeesh, Pandey, A. K., Chong, Tak Yaw, Sieh, Kiong Tiong, Yusaf, Talal, Mahendran, Samykano, Sofiah, A. G. N., Laghari, Imtiaz Ali, Ahmed, Oday A., K., Kadirgama

“…The formulated binary nanocomposite's thermo-physical properties like morphological behaviour, thermal stability, chemical stability, melting enthalpy, optical performance, rate of heat transfer and thermal reliability were characterized. …”
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