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Multimetallic Layered Double Hydroxides as OER Catalysts for High-Performance Water Electrolysis

  • Yiqin Zhan,
  • Linsong Wang,
  • Tao Yang,
  • Shuang Liu,
  • Liming Yang,
  • Enhui Wang,
  • Xiangtao Yu,
  • Hongyang Wang,
  • Kuo-Chih Chou and
  • Xinmei Hou

2 October 2025

Water electrolysis represents a viable and scalable green hydrogen production technology, which mitigates carbon emissions and contributes to environmental sustainability. Transition metal-based layered double hydroxides (LDHs) exhibit excellent oxyg...

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2 October 2025

In this study, the nonlinear forced vibration response of fiber-reinforced laminated composite beams coated with functionally graded materials (FGMs) is investigated under the combined action of aero-thermoelastic loads and a concentrated harmonic ex...

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Behaviour Analysis of Timber–Concrete Composite Floor Structure with Granite Chip Connection

  • Anna Haijima,
  • Elza Briuka,
  • Janis Sliseris,
  • Dmitrijs Serdjuks,
  • Arturs Ziverts and
  • Vjaceslavs Lapkovskis

2 October 2025

This study investigates the mechanical behaviour of timber–concrete composite (TCC) floor members with an innovative adhesive connection reinforced by granite chips, glass fibre yarn net in the epoxy adhesive layer, and polypropylene (PP) fibre...

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Synthesis and Characterization of YSZ/Si(B)CN Ceramic Matrix Composites in Hydrogen Combustion Environment

  • Yiting Wang,
  • Chiranjit Maiti,
  • Fahim Faysal,
  • Jayanta Bhusan Deb and
  • Jihua Gou

2 October 2025

Hydrogen energy offers high energy density and carbon-free combustion, making it a promising fuel for next-generation propulsion and power generation systems. Hydrogen offers approximately three times more energy per unit mass than natural gas, and i...

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Degradation Progress of Metallized Silicon Nitride Substrate Under Thermal Cycling Tests by Digital Image Correlation

  • Minh Chu Ngo,
  • Hiroyuki Miyazaki,
  • Kiyoshi Hirao,
  • Tatsuki Ohji and
  • Manabu Fukushima

2 October 2025

Thermal cycling test is one of the reliability tests, which are important for metal-ceramic layered composites (metallized ceramic substrates), a part in power modules. Since thermal cycles are within a large range of temperature, the test has only b...

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Electroless Nickel Phosphorus Coatings for Enhanced Solar Absorption

  • Gabriel Santos,
  • Diogo Cavaleiro,
  • Sílvia Gavinho,
  • Zohra Benzarti,
  • Mariana Lopes,
  • António Cunha,
  • Sandra Carvalho and
  • Susana Devesa

2 October 2025

Harnessing solar energy is crucial for applications such as water desalination through solar collectors, where efficient conversion of solar radiation into thermal energy is required. In this study, electroless nickel–phosphorus (Ni-P) coatings...

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Wire-Based Additive Manufacturing of Multi-Material Structures: A Review

  • Xing Kang,
  • Guangyu Li,
  • Wenming Jiang,
  • Yuejia Wang,
  • Xiaoqiong Wang,
  • Qiantong Zeng,
  • Fafa Li and
  • Xiuru Fan

2 October 2025

Multi-material structures have great potential in high-end fields such as aerospace and energy. Which integrate the advantages of various metals and meet the demands of complex working conditions. Among additive manufacturing technologies for multi-m...

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Design Methodology for Tensile Load Capacity of Rivet Nut Connections in Aluminium Alloy Profiles

  • Arturs Ziverts,
  • Dmitrijs Serdjuks,
  • Janis Sliseris,
  • Elza Briuka,
  • Andrejs Podkoritovs and
  • Vjaceslavs Lapkovskis

2 October 2025

This study presents a novel design method for determining the tensile load-bearing capacity of a rivet nut connection with an aluminium alloy profile. The method, developed based on the requirements of standards LVS EN 1993-1-8:2025, LVS EN 1999-1-1:...

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Defects Identification in Ceramic Composites Based on Laser-Line Scanning Thermography

  • Yalei Wang,
  • Jianqiu Zhou,
  • Leilei Ding,
  • Xiaohan Liu and
  • Senlin Jin

1 October 2025

Infrared thermography non-destructive testing technology has been widely used in the defect detection of composite structures due to its advantages, including non-contact operation, rapidity, low cost, and high precision. In this study, a laser-line...

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Investigation of the Possibility of Utilizing Man-Made Waste to Produce Composite Binders

  • Erzhan Kuldeyev,
  • Meiram Begentayev,
  • Bakhitzhan Sarsenbayev,
  • Alexandr Kolesnikov,
  • Samal Syrlybekkyzy,
  • Aktolkyn Agabekova,
  • Ryskol Bayamirova,
  • Aliya Togasheva,
  • Akshyryn Zholbassarova and
  • Akmaral Koishina
  • + 3 authors

1 October 2025

In this article, composite binders based on industrial waste—phosphogypsum, granular phosphoric slag, and burnt barium carbonate tailings––are investigated. It was found that the optimal composition (65% slag, 20% phosphogypsum, 15%...