The combination of polymers with nano- or microsized solid materials displays novel and often
enhancedproperties compared to the traditional materials. They can open up possibilities …

BACKGROUND: RNA interference (RNAi) is a breakthrough technology for conducting
functional genomics studies and also as a potential tool for crop protection against insect pests. …

Material properties and oxidation behavior of low-density felts used as substrates for conformal
carbon/phenolic ablators were compared with those of a rigid carbon fiber preform used …

In this article, the highly efficient formation of a series of recently discovered aromatic oligoamide
macrocycles consisting of six meta-linked residues is first discussed. The macrocycles, …

Despite mixed results in research on student learning from drawing in science, there is
growing interest in the potential for this visual mode, in tandem with other modes, to enact and …

Two school strikers − Niamh and Harriet − come together with two environmental education
academics − Peta and Joseph − to explore what it means to be young people enacting …

Molecular imprinting is a promising technique for the preparation of polymers with
predeterminedselectivity and high affinity. Normally, based on the self-assembly of functional …

Water is generally considered to be the major limiting factor for perennial shrub growth in
the Mojave Desert, USA. However, the responses of active fine roots to soil moisture and …

Oxidation is one of the main decomposition mechanisms of fibrous carbon/phenolic ablators
employed in thermal protection systems for planetary entry capsules. The oxidation process …

The Porous Microstructure Analysis (PuMA) software has been developed in order to
compute effective material properties and perform material response simulations on digitized …