Applied Sciences, Volume 14, Issue 20

In this work, multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were melt-compounded into a novel thermal energy storage system consisting of a microencapsulated paraffin, with a melting temperature of 6 °C (M6D), dispersed within a flexible thermoplastic po...

Agastache rugosa is also known as Korean mint, and it has numerous health benefits due to its rich source of phenolic compounds. The main objective of this study was to produce a ZmLC-overexpressing transgenic hairy root line via Agrobacterium rhizog...

Aluminium metal matrix composites are widely used in automotive, aerospace, marine, and structural engineering due to their high strength-to-weight ratio and superior mechanical properties. Optimizing friction stir process parameters is critical to e...

The western mining regions of China, known for shallow-buried and high-intensity mining activities, face significant ecological threats due to damage to loose strata and the surface. The evolution of fissures within the loose layer is a critical issu...

Chlorella species are fast-growing microalgae with significant industrial applications. The aim of the present study was to investigate the antitumor, antioxidant, and hemolytic activities of Chlorella sorokiniana UTEX 1230 crude methanol extracts an...

The mechanical structure, movement mode, and combustion process of a triangular rotor engine differ from those of a conventional engine with a crank connecting rod mechanism as the core. This makes it impossible to directly use existing simulation so...

The fatigue crack growth properties of G20Mn5QT cast steel and corresponding butt welds, using compact tension specimens, were monitored and investigated via acoustic emission (AE) techniques. Fatigue crack growth is a combination of cyclic plastic d...

Metaheuristic algorithms (MHAs) are widely used in engineering applications in view of their global optimization capability. Researchers continuously develop new MHAs trying to improve the computational efficiency of optimization search. However, mos...

Shallow coal seam mining results in the formation of various bearing structures in key strata, leading to varying degrees of surface subsidence and severe disruption to the surface ecological environment. To investigate the coupled evolution characte...

The rapid development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) in recent years has provided many new opportunities and challenges for human social production. However, recent evaluation methods have some problems with regard to consistency, subjectiv...