Electron-beam-assisted superplastic shaping of nanoscale amorphous silica

At room temperature, glasses are known to be brittle and fracture upon deformation. Zheng et al. show that, by exposing amorphous silica nanostructures to a low-intensity electron beam, it is possible to achieve dramatic shape changes, including a superplastic elongation of 200% for nanowires

Element Distribution Measurement in Incineration Ash Using Micro-PIXE Analysis

To clarify the behaviors of elements from an incineration ash to an aqueous solution, element analysis of ash particles was conducted using the Micro-PIXE analysis system in TIARA. It was found that the differences of the composition and distribution between ash particles of several 100 μm size can be detected. In addition, a difference of the sulfur content, which affects the cement solidification strongly, could be analyzed

Analyzing the finite buffer batch arrival queue under Markovian service process: GI X /MSP/1/N

General independent arrival, Batch arrival, Finite buffer, Queue, Markovian service process, 60K25, 90B22,