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Open Post-doc position at Energy- Control and optimization lab

Submitted by shimahajimirza on Fri, 02/16/2018 - 07:01

Nano-Materials- Radiative Heat Transfer-Energy

Energy, Control and Optimization (ECO) lab https://www.ecolab.tamu.edu/ in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University has one post-doc position. The research project is about energy conversion in Nano-materials and thin film solar cells. Candidates should have a strong background and interests in Radiative Heat Transfer, Nano-Materials, Nanofabrication, Computational Methods and Machine Learning. Programming experience in MATLAB or Python is necessary.

Using LEFM for analyzing crack in a non linear material

Submitted by vivekiitm8 on Wed, 02/14/2018 - 12:46

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linear elastic fracture mechanics

Dear all,

I am trying to find the crack tip SIF in Polyurethane which an elastomer. It behaves like a nonlinear elastic material with the initial small linear elastic region. Can I use a multi-parameter stress field equation (William's crack tip stress field equation) to get the SIF of the crack tip.

Thank you

A web site APP for rough contact adhesion from simple Ciavarella BAM model

Submitted by Mike Ciavarella on Sun, 02/11/2018 - 16:49

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adhesion

dmt theory

pastweka-Robbins criterion

Persson's theory

BAM model

CIAVARELLA

See online App for rough contact adhesion based on the BAM model of Ciavarella

http://www.tribonet.org/adhesion-calculator-for-rough-surfaces-bearing-…

Advancing the frontiers of silk fibroin protein-based materials for futuristic electronics and clinical wound-healing (Invited review)

Submitted by Jingjie Yeo on Sat, 02/10/2018 - 16:48

field-effect transistors

biosensors

wearables

artificial muscles

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2018.01.007 The present review will introduce the basic concepts of silk-based electronics/optoelectronics including the latest technological advances on the use of silk fibroin in combination with other functional components, with an emphasis on improving the performance of next-generation silk-based materials. It also highlights the patterning of silk fibroin to produce micro/nano-scale features, as well as the functionalization of silk fibroin to impart antimicrobial (i.e. antibacterial) properties.

THE "SPORT" OF ROUGH CONTACTS AND THE FRACTAL PARADOX IN WEAR LAWS

Submitted by Antonio Papangelo on Fri, 02/09/2018 - 14:17

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Archard wear

adhesion; contact mechanics; rough contact

DOI10.22190/FUME180109011C

Prof. Michele Ciavarella, Dr. Antonio Papangelo

Steering with light: indexable photomotility in liquid crystalline polymers

Submitted by Mahnoush Babaei on Thu, 02/08/2018 - 02:03

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Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Photoactuation

Photomotility

DOI: 10.1039/C7RA10619J RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 52510-52516

Open-PhD Positions in Energy Conversion in Nano Materials and Solar Cells

Submitted by shimahajimirza on Wed, 02/07/2018 - 07:38

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Energy, Control and Optimization (ECO) https://www.ecolab.tamu.edu/ in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University has two open PhD positions. The research project is about energy conversion in Nano-materials and thin film solar cells. Candidates should have a strong background and interests in Radiative Heat Transfer, Nano-Materials, Nano fabrication, Computational Methods and Machine Learning. Programming experience in MATLAB or Python is necessary.