Single atom catalysts on MXene for carbon dioxide reduction reaction by Lee, Daryll Shzen

“…Metal atoms were then deposited onto the Nb2C MXene, and the resulting material was sprayed onto carbon paper for characterization through energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). …”
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Removal of noxious environmental pollutant using photocatalytic membrane reactor by Yeap, Ken Vin.

“…The membrane is characterized thoroughly using X-ray diffractometer (XRD), N2 adsorption-desorption porosymetry analysis(BET), transmission electron microscope (TEM), UV/ VIS spectrophotometer (UV/vis DRS), scanning electron microscope (SEM), atomic force microscopes (AFM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). …”
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Enhanced indirect ferromagnetic p-d exchange coupling of Mn in oxygen rich ZnO:Mn nanoparticles synthesized by wet chemical method by Ilyas, Usman, Rawat, Rajdeep Singh, Tan, T. L., Lee, P., Chen, R., Sun, Handong, Fengji, Li., Zhang, Sam

“…A consistent increase in the lattice cell volume, estimated from x-ray diffraction spectra and the presence of Mn 2p3/2 peak at ∼640.9 eV, in x-ray photoelectron spectroscopic spectra, confirmed a successful incorporation of manganese in its Mn2+ oxidation state in ZnO host matrix. …”
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Isolation and characterization of cellulose from pomegranate (Punica granatum) peel by Siddiqui, Vasi Uddin, Almehjani, Tareq Mohammed, Salit, Mohd. Sapuan, Jamal, Tarique, Rushdan, Ahmad Ilyas, Eldin, Sayed M., Khan, Abir, Jameel, Yusuf

“…This study offers insightful information about the possible uses of pomegranate peel cellulose and its adaptability to a different application.…”
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Jurassic fossil juvenile reveals prolonged life history in early mammals by Panciroli, E, Benson, RBJ, Fernandez, V, Fraser, NC, Humpage, M, Luo, Z-X, Newham, E, Walsh, S

“…The adult was ~7 years and the juvenile 7 to 24 months of age at death, and in the process of replacing its deciduous dentition with its final, adult generation. …”

Charge storage and transport mechanisms in printable supercapacitors by Wee, Grace Tsyh Ying

“…The role of these nanomaterials in charge transport, electrical double layer formation, pseudocapacitive properties, charge retention, and rapid charging and discharging has been investigated through various materials and electrochemical characterization techniques such as field-emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge-discharge, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. …”
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Binder and micro-filler characterization and properties of palm oil fuel ash polymer concrete by Abd. Khalid, Nur Hafizah

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J-integral analysis: an EDXD and DIC comparative study for a fatigue crack by Koko, A, Earp, P, Wigger, T, Tong, J, Marrow, TJ

“…Synchrotron Energy Dispersive X-ray Diffraction (EDXD) and Digital Image Correlation (DIC) have been applied to map simultaneously the 2D elastic strain and displacement fields of a propagating fatigue crack in the HAZ of a welded Cr2Ni4MoV bainitic steel. …”

Enhancement and refinement of SSP method for XRD analysis and investigation of structural properties of pure and Ca-doped zinc oxide by Ali Khorsand Zak, Ali Khorsand Zak, Arefipour, Niloofar, Hashim, Abdul Manaf

“…The Size-Strain Plot (SSP) method has been modified and optimized for improved X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, particularly focusing on its application in probing the structural properties of pure and Ca-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles (Zn1 − xCaxO, x = 0.0: ZnO, x = 0.01: ZCa1, x = 0.03: ZCa3, x = 0.05: ZCa5). …”

The durability properties of high volume oil palm biomass waste mortar by Abdul Shukor Lim, Nor Hasanah

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Enhanced thermoelectric properties of AgSbTe2 by doping for room-middle temperature applications by Toh, Clara Lin Long

“…AgSbTe2 (AST) has garnered attention for its promising thermoelectric performance characterised by its low thermal conductivity and high Seebeck coefficient, particularly in the medium-temperature range. …”
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Security for automotive electrical/electronic (E/E) architectures by Mundhenk, Philipp

“…Existing time-triggered communication systems, such as FlexRay, are highly limited in their flexibility regarding message lengths and transmission times. …”
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Caspase interaction of anti-apoptotic Livin as well as the Vacuolar ATPase (V-ATPase) and structural insights into the subunit d and a of the yeast V-ATPase by Thaker, Youg Raj

“…Additionally, homogenous protein preparation of yeast subunit d protein was used to determine its first low resolution shape by small angle X-ray spectroscopy (SAXS), revealing two distinct domains of 6.5 nm and 3.5 nm widths forming a “boxing glove” shape. …”
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Computational design of a novel soft-Xray-based turbulence diagnostic in NSTX-U by Chen, Xiang

“…The high spatial and temporal resolutions that are attainable using Soft X-ray (SXR) imaging makes it a promising candidate. …”
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Air-cooled slag derived from municipal solid waste (MSW) and sewage sludge as coarse aggregate for sustainable construction by Tan, Jun Ying

“…Further assessment of crystallinity through X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) testing revealed higher levels of crystallinity in MSW slag compared to sewage sludge slag. …”
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Facile oxidative recovery of manganese as electrochemically active MnO2 from spent lithium-ion battery bioleachate by Ranganathan, Deepika, Roy, Joseph Jegan, Cao, Bin, Srinivasan, Madhavi

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Free3D: consistent novel view synthesis without 3D representation by Zheng, C, Vedaldi, A

“…Our key contribution is to improve the way the target camera pose is encoded in the network, which we do by introducing a new ray conditioning normalization (RCN) layer. The latter injects pose information in the underlying 2D image generator by telling each pixel its viewing direction. …”

Process optimization of alumina extraction from aluminium dross via response surface methodology by Mohamad Jamil Arif, Mansor, Yeoh, Yuan Xin, Siti Nor Amira, Rosli, Noor Intan Shafinas, Muhammad, Kittappa, Shanmuga, Sumaiya, Zainal Abidin

“…Despite its toxic nature, aluminium dross (AD), which is composed primarily of aluminium oxide, alloying elements, and salts such as sodium chloride (NaCl) or potassium chloride (KCl), may be repurposed into valuable applications. …”
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Raman spectra and defect chemical characteristics of Sr(Ti,Fe)O3−y solid solution of bulk pellets vs. thin films by Sediva, Eva, Rupp, Jennifer L. M.

“…In contrast to long range structural X-ray diffraction measurements, Raman spectroscopy provides valuable insights into oxygen vacancy ordering and oxygen nonstoichiometry for the Sr(Ti,Fe)O3−y material class.…”
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Eikonal equation-based earthquake location by Li, Xiaoyan

“…However, many of the popular approaches used in seismic studies requires accurate seismic wave data, especially for the ray pathing, or comparatively sufficient understanding of the subsurface structure material properties based on the previous studies. …”
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