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  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,413 Views
14 Pages

8 January 2021

We propose a new extended theory of Hořava gravity based on the following three conditions: (i) power-counting renormalizable, (ii) healthy IR behavior and (iii) a stable vacuum state in a quantized version of the theory. Compared with other extended...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,429 Views
8 Pages

We report the generation of long-term stable squeezed vacuum states at 1064 nm using a degenerate optical parametric amplifier (DOPA) with a periodically poled KTiOPO4 crystal (PPKTP). The OPA is pumped by a 532 nm light produced by frequency doublin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,121 Views
18 Pages

Mass Generation via the Phase Transition of the Higgs Field

  • Dimitris M. Christodoulou and
  • Demosthenes Kazanas

29 November 2023

The commonly quoted bistable Higgs potential is not a proper description of the Higgs field because, among other technical reasons, one of its stable states acquires a negative expectation value in vacuum. We rely on formal catastrophe theory to deri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,860 Views
7 Pages

Nanoscale Vacuum Diode Based on Thermionic Emission for High Temperature Operation

  • Zhihua Shen,
  • Qiaoning Li,
  • Xiao Wang,
  • Jinshou Tian and
  • Shengli Wu

22 June 2021

Vacuum diodes, based on field emission mechanisms, demonstrate a superior performance in high-temperature operations compared to solid-state devices. However, when considering low operating voltage and continuous miniaturization, the cathode is usual...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
2,051 Views
8 Pages

Stable, Spherical and Thin Fluid Shells

  • George Alestas,
  • George V. Kraniotis and
  • Leandros Perivolaropoulos

We consider and prove the existence of stable, spherical, and thin fluid shells in the context of a Schwarzschild–Rindler-anti-de Sitter (SRAdS) background. We identify the metric parameter regions that allow the existence and stability of these shel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,935 Views
10 Pages

Lemaître Class Dark Energy Model for Relaxing Cosmological Constant

  • Irina Dymnikova,
  • Anna Dobosz and
  • Bożena Sołtysek

Cosmological constant corresponds to the maximally symmetric cosmological term with the equation of state p = − ρ . Introducing a cosmological term with the reduced symmetry, p r = − ρ in the spherically symmetric case, makes cosmolo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
326 Views
15 Pages

25 November 2025

As a core actuator for attitude control in spacecraft, the lubrication state of the bearing rolling elements in the Control Moment Gyro (CMG) critically determines the operational lifetime and control accuracy of the overall assembly. The complex mot...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,640 Views
30 Pages

30 March 2023

We uncover the general mechanism and the nature of today’s dark energy (DE). This is only based on well-known quantum physics and cosmology. We show that the observed DE today originates from the cosmological quantum vacuum of light particles,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
447 Views
16 Pages

4 August 2025

We investigate serval models for two scalar fields in one space dimension with topologically stable solitons that are constructed from BPS equations. The asymptotic behavior of these solitons fully determines their classical energies. A particular fe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,161 Views
13 Pages

22 May 2021

This study aimed at examining the cause of differences in the structure preservation of polysorbate 80–maltodextrin foams during microwave-assisted vacuum drying (MWVD) versus conventional vacuum drying (CVD). Aqueous dispersions of 3% polysorbate 80...

  • Review
  • Open Access

Holographic Naturalness and Pre-Geometric Gravity

  • Andrea Addazi,
  • Salvatore Capozziello and
  • Giuseppe Meluccio

29 December 2025

The cosmological constant (CC, Λ) problem stands as one of the most profound puzzles in the theory of gravity, representing a remarkable discrepancy of about 120 orders of magnitude between the observed value of dark energy and its natural exp...

  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,805 Views
15 Pages

A Review of Additive Manufacturing Studies for Producing Customized Ankle-Foot Orthoses

  • Rui Silva,
  • António Veloso,
  • Nuno Alves,
  • Cristiana Fernandes and
  • Pedro Morouço

Ankle-foot orthoses (AFO) are prescribed to improve the patient’s quality of life. Supporting weak muscles or restraining spastic muscles leads to smoother and more stable locomotion. Commonly, AFO are made using thermoplastic vacuum forming, w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,823 Views
17 Pages

Influence of Shaped Hole and Seed Disturbance on the Precision of Bunch Planting with the Double-Hole Rice Vacuum Seed Meter

  • Cheng Qian,
  • Siyu He,
  • Wei Qin,
  • Youcong Jiang,
  • Zishun Huang,
  • Meilin Zhang,
  • Minghua Zhang,
  • Wenwu Yang and
  • Ying Zang

8 April 2024

The double-hole rice vacuum seed meter is critical equipment for the planting precision of rice direct seeding. The effects of shaped holes and seed disturbance on the precision of rice bunch planting were investigated to improve the precision of bun...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,236 Views
14 Pages

1 January 2020

Gibbs free energies, based on DFT (Density Functional Theory) calculations, prove that enaminone (2-(anilinemethylidene)cyclohexane-1,3-dione) and ketamine (2-[(phenylimino)-methyl]cyclohexane-1,3-dione) are the most and least stable tautomeric forms...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,807 Views
41 Pages

23 May 2023

We review instabilities that appear from the coupling of spin-one fields to a magnetic background in a non-Abelian theory. Such coupling results, due to asymptotic freedom in a negative quantum, contribute to the effective potential. In QCD, the Savv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
2,465 Views
15 Pages

4 February 2022

The aim of this experimental investigation was to produce a form-stable phase change material (PCM) able to reduce the need for nonrenewable energy resources required for the heating/cooling of buildings located in regions characterized by different...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,193 Views
18 Pages

Control Optimization for Heat Source Temperature of Vacuum Belt Drying System Based on Fuzzy Control and Integral Control

  • Youdong Wang,
  • Peng Xu,
  • Zhentao Zhang,
  • Junling Yang,
  • Jitian Song,
  • Xiaoqiong Li and
  • Qing He

2 August 2024

The heating source temperature of the vacuum belt system (VBD) is an important factor affecting the drying rate and the material quality. However, it has problems with large fluctuation, instability, and hysteresis due to interference from various fa...

  • Abstract
  • Open Access
1,458 Views
1 Page

Monopole Solutions in SU(2) Yang–Mills and Nonlinear Spinor Field Theory

  • Serikbolova Albina Askarovna and
  • Dzhunushaliev Vladimir Dzhumakadyrovich

Monopole solutions in SU(2) Yang–Mills theory, which interact with massive nonlinear spinor fields, described by the nonlinear Dirac equation, are obtained. These solutions describe a magnetic monopole created by a spherical lump of nonlinear spinor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,360 Views
31 Pages

Room-Temperature 181Ta(TiO2): An e-γ TDPAC Study

  • Ian Chang Jie Yap,
  • Juliana Schell,
  • Thien Thanh Dang,
  • Cornelia Noll,
  • Reinhard Beck,
  • Ulli Köster,
  • Ronaldo Mansano and
  • Hans Christian Hofsäss

5 July 2022

In this work, we report on the hyperfine parameters of the foreign 181Ta probe in the rutile structure of the single crystal TiO2 using the e−γ and γ−γ time differential perturbed angular correlation (TDPAC) technique. W...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,897 Views
12 Pages

Hot-melt extrusion (HME) is used for the production of solid protein formulations mainly for two reasons: increased protein stability in solid state and/or long-term release systems (e.g., protein-loaded implants). However, HME requires considerable...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,800 Views
22 Pages

To enhance the sowing uniformity of the vacuum seeder in the high-speed working state, a flexible energy-dissipation receiving device was designed. We analyzed the angle and velocity of seed ejection from the seed-metering device. Additionally, we ex...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,121 Views
11 Pages

Insight into the FCC→HCP Transformation in Co-Rich Co-Cr-Fe-Mn-Ni High-Entropy Alloys

  • Yuchen Wang,
  • Changjun Wu,
  • Ya Liu,
  • Mengyun Tian,
  • Xiaowang Lu and
  • Xuping Su

2 March 2023

The existence of an HCP phase in FCC-type high-entropy alloys can improve the alloy’s mechanical properties. In many cases, an HCP phase is induced by deformation. In the present work, an FCC to HCP transition was detected during the cooling of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,355 Views
21 Pages

Influence of Molybdenum on the Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Resistance of Ti20Ta20Nb20(ZrHf)20−xMox (Where: x = 0, 5, 10, 15, 20) High Entropy Alloys

  • Karsten Glowka,
  • Maciej Zubko,
  • Paweł Świec,
  • Krystian Prusik,
  • Magdalena Szklarska,
  • Dariusz Chrobak,
  • János L. Lábár and
  • Danuta Stróż

5 January 2022

The presented work was focused on investigating the influence of the (hafnium and zirconium)/molybdenum ratio on the microstructure and properties of Ti20Ta20Nb20(ZrHf)20−xMox (where: x = 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 at.%) high entropy alloys in an as-cast...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,428 Views
28 Pages

28 May 2019

We consider the formation of structured and massless particles with spin 1, by using the Yang–Mills-like stochastic equations system for the group symmetry S U ( 2 ) ⊗ U ( 1 ) without taking into account the nonlinear term charac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,566 Views
28 Pages

Optimization of the Quality of Reclaimed Water from Urban Wastewater Treatment in Arid Region: A Zero Liquid Discharge Pilot Study Using Membrane and Thermal Technologies

  • Maria Avramidi,
  • Constantinos Loizou,
  • Maria Kyriazi,
  • Dimitris Malamis,
  • Katerina Kalli,
  • Angelos Hadjicharalambous and
  • Constantina Kollia

With water availability being one of the world’s major challenges, this study aims to propose a Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) system for treating saline effluents from an urban wastewater treatment plant (UWWTP), thereby supplementing into the ex...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,936 Views
16 Pages

Fabrication and Characterization of Fe-Doped SnSe Flakes Using Chemical Vapor Deposition

  • Florinel Sava,
  • Claudia Mihai,
  • Angel-Theodor Buruiana,
  • Amelia Elena Bocirnea and
  • Alin Velea

6 September 2024

The development of two-dimensional (2D) materials has gained significant attention due to their unique properties and potential applications in advanced electronics. This study investigates the fabrication and characterization of Fe-doped SnSe semico...

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
14,013 Views
29 Pages

A Review of Stable, Traversable Wormholes in f(R) Gravity Theories

  • Ramesh Radhakrishnan,
  • Patrick Brown,
  • Jacob Matulevich,
  • Eric Davis,
  • Delaram Mirfendereski and
  • Gerald Cleaver

7 August 2024

It has been proven that in standard Einstein gravity, exotic matter (i.e., matter violating the pointwise and averaged Weak and Null Energy Conditions) is required to stabilize traversable wormholes. Quantum field theory permits these violations due...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,815 Views
12 Pages

Facile Synthesis of Two-Dimensional Natural Vermiculite Films for High-Performance Solid-State Electrolytes

  • Yan Xing,
  • Xiaopeng Chen,
  • Yujia Huang,
  • Xiali Zhen,
  • Lujun Wei,
  • Xiqiang Zhong and
  • Wei Pan

11 January 2023

Ceramic electrolytes hold application prospects in all-solid-state lithium batteries (ASSLB). However, the ionic conductivity of ceramic electrolytes is limited by their large thickness and intrinsic resistance. To cope with this challenge, a two-dim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,978 Views
16 Pages

Highly Substituted 10-RO-(hetero)acenes—Electric Properties of Vacuum-Deposited Molecular Films

  • Bernard Marciniak,
  • Sylwester Kania,
  • Piotr Bałczewski,
  • Ewa Różycka-Sokołowska,
  • Joanna Wilk,
  • Marek Koprowski,
  • Jacek Stańdo and
  • Janusz Kuliński

3 September 2023

The functionalization of the aromatic backbone allows the improvement of the electrical properties of acene molecules in the amorphous layered structures of organic thin films. In the present work, we discuss the electric properties of the stable, am...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,661 Views
11 Pages

Flexible Substrate-Compatible and Efficiency-Improved Quantum-Dot Light-Emitting Diodes with Reduced Annealing Temperature of NiOx Hole-Injecting Layer

  • Shuai-Hao Xu,
  • Jin-Zhe Xu,
  • Ying-Bo Tang,
  • Shu-Guang Meng,
  • Wei-Zhi Liu,
  • Dong-Ying Zhou and
  • Liang-Sheng Liao

13 June 2024

The growing demand for wearable and attachable displays has sparked significant interest in flexible quantum-dot light-emitting diodes (QLEDs). However, the challenges of fabricating and operating QLEDs on flexible substrates persist due to the lack...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,400 Views
16 Pages

Electrostatic MEMS Two-Dimensional Scanning Micromirrors Integrated with Piezoresistive Sensors

  • Yameng Shan,
  • Lei Qian,
  • Kaixuan He,
  • Bo Chen,
  • Kewei Wang,
  • Wenchao Li and
  • Wenjiang Shen

26 November 2024

The MEMS scanning micromirror requires angle sensors to provide real-time angle feedback during operation, ensuring a stable and accurate deflection of the micromirror. This paper proposes a method for integrating piezoresistive sensors on the torsio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,532 Views
12 Pages

Research on Atomic Oxygen Erosion Influence of Structural Damage and Tribological Properties of Mo/MoS2-Pb-PbS Thin Film

  • Cuihong Han,
  • Guolu Li,
  • Guozheng Ma,
  • Jiadong Shi,
  • Aobo Wei,
  • Zhen Li,
  • Qingsonge Yong,
  • Haidou Wang and
  • Huipeng Wang

1 March 2022

To investigate atomic oxygen effects on tribological properties of Mo/MoS2-Pb-PbS film and further enlarge application range, atomic oxygen exposure tests were carried out for 5 h, 10 h, 15 h, and 20 h by the atomic oxygen simulator with atomic oxyge...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,171 Views
19 Pages

27 March 2025

A multifunctional paper-based composite of paper coated with a polypyrrole@lignocellulosic slurry (PPy@LS) and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) was developed. PPy@LS was prepared via the polymerization of pyrrole onto a lignocellulosic slurry derived fr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
464 Views
21 Pages

Thermal Stability of Thin Metal Films on GaN Surfaces: Morphology and Nanostructuring

  • Andrzej Stafiniak,
  • Wojciech Macherzyński,
  • Adam Szyszka,
  • Radosław Szymon,
  • Mateusz Wośko and
  • Regina Paszkiewicz

27 November 2025

The development of metal nanostructures on large-area Gallium Nitride (GaN) surfaces has the potential to enable new, low-cost technologies for III-N semiconductor layer nanostructuring. Self-assembled nanostructures are typically formed through the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,160 Views
14 Pages

Pronounced Impact of p-Type Carriers and Reduction of Bandgap in Semiconducting ZnTe Thin Films by Cu Doping for Intermediate Buffer Layer in Heterojunction Solar Cells

  • Waqar Mahmood,
  • Saif Ullah Awan,
  • Amad Ud Din,
  • Junaid Ali,
  • Muhammad Farooq Nasir,
  • Nazakat Ali,
  • Anwar ul Haq,
  • Muhammad Kamran,
  • Bushra Parveen and
  • Muhammad Rafiq
  • + 1 author

25 April 2019

Stabilized un-doped Zinc Telluride (ZnTe) thin films were grown on glass substrates under vacuum using a closed space sublimation (CSS) technique. A dilute copper nitrate solution (0.1/100 mL) was prepared for copper doping, known as an ion exchange...

  • Review
  • Open Access
137 Citations
19,168 Views
59 Pages

High-Temperature Solid Lubricants and Self-Lubricating Composites: A Critical Review

  • Jia-Hu Ouyang,
  • Yu-Feng Li,
  • Yun-Zhuo Zhang,
  • Ya-Ming Wang and
  • Yu-Jin Wang

Solid lubricants are described as solid materials of intentionally introduced or in situ formed on contact surfaces in relative motion for the purpose of lowering friction and wear and providing protection from damage. Solid lubricants and advanced s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
5,776 Views
14 Pages

Co-Amorphous Screening for the Solubility Enhancement of Poorly Water-Soluble Mirabegron and Investigation of Their Intermolecular Interactions and Dissolution Behaviors

  • Ji-Hun An,
  • Changjin Lim,
  • Alice Nguvoko Kiyonga,
  • In Hwa Chung,
  • In Kyu Lee,
  • Kilwoong Mo,
  • Minho Park,
  • Wonno Youn,
  • Won Rak Choi and
  • Young-Ger Suh
  • + 1 author

In the present study, the screening of Mirabegron (MBR) co-amorphous was performed to produce water-soluble and thermodynamically stable MBR co-amorphous with the purpose of overcoming the water solubility problem of MBR. MBR is Biopharmaceutics Clas...