A method for in-situ generation of microbubbles is disclosed. The method includes preparing an electrochemical apparatus, where the electrochemical apparatus includes a substrate and an integrated three-electrodes array patterned on the substrate. The integrated three-electrodes array includes a working electrode, a reference electrode, and a counter electrode. The method further includes growing a nano-structured layer on the working electrode of the integrated three-electrodes array, putting the electrochemical apparatus in contact with a medium fluid, electrolyzing the medium fluid by applying an instantaneous electrical potential to the electrochemical apparatus, and generating a plurality of microbubbles around the electrochemical apparatus in contact with the medium fluid responsive to electrolyzing of the medium fluid.

A chalcogenide film is provided. The chalcogenide film includes a noble metal chalcogenide material having a formula MC.sub.x. M represents a noble metal. C represents a chalcogen. x is any one positive value equal to or more than 1.4 and less than 2. The chalcogenide film is configured to generate electrons and holes upon light incident on the chalcogenide film.

Described is a composite material composed of an atomically thin (single layer) amorphous carbon disposed on top of a substrate (metal, glass, oxides) and methods of growing and differentiating stem cells.

The invention relates to a metallic foam body, comprising (a) a metallic foam body substrate made of at least one metal or metal alloy A; and (b) a layer of a metal or metal alloy B present on at least a part of the surface of the metallic foam body substrate (a), wherein A and B differ in their chemical composition and/or in the grain size of the metal or metal alloy, and wherein the metal or metal alloy A and B is selected from a group consisting of Ni, Cr, Co, Cu, Ag, and any alloy thereof; obtainable by a process comprising the steps (i) provision of a porous organic polymer foam; (ii) deposition of at least one metal or metal alloy A on the porous organic polymer foam; (iii) burning off of the porous organic polymer foam to obtain the metallic foam body substrate (a); and (iv) deposition by electroplating of the metallic layer (b) of a metal or metal alloy B at least on a part of the surface of the metallic foam body (a). The invention moreover relates to a process for the production of the metallic foam body and a use of the metallic foam body.

A SiC film structure for obtaining a three-dimensional SiC film by forming the SiC film in an outer circumference of a substrate using a vapor deposition type film formation method and removing the substrate, the SiC film structure including: a main body having a three-dimensional shape formed of a SiC film and having an opening for removing the substrate; a lid configured to cover the opening; and a SiC coat layer configured to cover at least a contact portion between the main body and an outer edge portion of the lid and join the main body and the lid.

The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for producing a metal-containing powder useful for additive manufacturing. The metal-containing powder includes a plurality of metal-containing platelets having a defined physical geometry and a defined aspect ratio. The metal platelets may be produced by depositing a metal layer on a substrate that includes one or more recessed or raised surface features. The one or more recessed or raised surface features create a fracture pattern in a metal layer deposited across at least a portion of the one or more surface features. By separating the metal layer from the substrate and fracturing the metal layer along the fracture pattern, a plurality of metal platelets are produced. In some embodiments, a release agent may be disposed between the metal layer and the substrate to facilitate the separation of the metal layer from the substrate.

A method of manufacturing three-dimensional thin-film nitinol (NiTi) devices includes: depositing multiple layers of nitinol and sacrificial material on a substrate. A three-dimensional thin-film nitinol device may include a first layer of nitinol and a second layer of nitinol bonded to the first layer at an area masked and not covered by the sacrificial material during deposition of the second layer.

The present invention relates to a method for forming an amorphous layer on one surface of a second substrate through a simple method of performing laser irradiation on a multilayered metal layer provided on a first substrate.

A new technique, referred to as PSBEE, is disclosed and enables fabrication of freestanding nanomembranes. The PSBEE technique enables fabrication and synthesis of nanomembranes comprising 2D high entropy alloys and 2D metallic glasses and may be extended to ceramics and semiconductors, thereby enabling the fabrication of large-scale freestanding nanomembranes across a wide range of materials, including those deemed to have a great potential for future functional and structural use. To form nanomembranes using PSBEE, a plurality of membranes may be prepared and subjected to thermoplastic compression. Afterwards, one of the membranes may be removed and the remaining membranes may undergo additional thermoplastic compression in the presence of a Si substrate. Once a threshold level of smoothness is achieved, a coating or film may be applied and then separated from the final plate.

The invention discloses a method for preparing a flaky iron oxide. The flaky iron oxide is obtained through a vacuum coating machine. The vacuum coating machine includes a vacuum pump, a vacuum pipeline arrangement, a vacuum coating chamber, a flaky iron oxide supporting chamber and an electrical discharging gas inlet. High-energy particles generated by an iron oxide target are deposited on the surface of the conveying belt; and then the flaky iron oxide on a conveying belt is stripped and calcined to obtain the flaky iron oxide with bright color. By means of the method, vacuum sputtering time can be controlled to prepare the flaky iron oxide with various diameter-to-thickness ratios, and pollution caused by a traditional chemical deposition preparation method can be avoided. The preparation method is simple and environment-friendly. Due to the adoption of roller transmission, the production efficiency is improved.