Concrete, an ordinary building material, has profound effects on our daily lives. Concrete is widely used for a variety of buildings and projects - from skyscrapers and bridges to roads and public facilities, to home improvement. Technically, it is d…
In the UK, more than 100 schools were closed because of the danger of collapse In the UK, many schools use Autoclaved aerated cement (RAAC). This is a concrete material that is lighter. In 2018, the roof of a school in southeast England fell dow…
The water-reducing agent should be used with concrete admixture, which will reflect the water-reducing effect. Cement quality is therefore a direct factor of the actual effect of water-reducing agent. When dealing with different "problem" types of ce…
Concrete is a modern material that uses a variety of chemical additives, each with their own unique characteristics. These additives play a vital role in improving the performance of concrete as well as ensuring its quality. Here are some of the most…
What are surfactants, and how do they work? Surfactants belong to a class that reduces surface tension. They can be adsorbed onto gas-liquid or fluid-liquid interfaces and change the properties, such as stability, wettability (wettability), viscosity…
As a typical material with two dimensions, graphene is widely used and highly sought-after by both industry and the scientific community. What exactly is a 2-dimensional material? Simple, two-dimensional material is a non-nanoscale material (1-100nm)…
Boron has been a major name in the world of chemistry. There have been two Nobel Prizes in Chemistry for the work done on boron. There are a few heat-resistant products on the market that have added boric acids to common glass. This means the glas…
The titanium hydride used in powder metallurgy and metal-ceramic sealing is also used to provide titanium for the alloy powder. Titanium Hydride is very fragile and can be used for powdered titanium. The hydride is also used to weld. Thermal decom…
Boron carbide is also known as black Diamond. It has a molecular formula of B4C. The powder is typically grayish. It is one the three hardest materials known (the other two being diamond and cubic boronnitride), which are used in many industrial appl…
In recent years, transition metal dichalcogenide was one of the key two-dimensional materials for quantum functional applications. These materials have a honeycomb like graphene but have spin-orbit coupling that allows them to exhibit novel propertie…
GaN-based chargers have been introduced to the market. These chargers provide a high amount of power for the device, while still maintaining a size that is reasonable, and even take up less space than the traditional chargers. Gallium Nitride, or GaN…
What is tungsten Oxide?Tungsten dioxide has the molecular formula WO3 with a weight of 2318.5. It is a form of tungsticanhydride. Tungsten dioxide is not produced in industrial production. The tungsten-trioxide salts are classified according to thei…
Hexagonalboron nitride, also known as white graphite, has a layered structure that is similar to graphite. It has excellent lubricity, thermal conductivity, and electrical insulation. It is chemically inert to all forms of molten metal chemistry. The…
The combination of silicon and carbon gives silicon carbide excellent mechanical, chemical and thermal properties.…
A tanker carrying 650,000 barrels of Venezuelan crude oil is reportedly bound for Europe, the first time Venezuela has exported crude to Europe in the past two years under US sanctions. It is analyzed that the U.S. is making up for the European ener…