Frustrated with the consumable nature and fussy handling of silica gel beads, [Build It Make It] sought a more permanent way to keep his filament dry. Already familiar with activated alumina beads ...

To validate the usefulness of the recovered silicon the scientists produced functionalized silica nanoparticles ... top anti-reflection coatings, and bottom aluminum contact layer, according ...

AnorTech’s proprietary process meets the specifications of the major aluminum producers while eliminating tailings. The only byproducts of amorphous silica and calcium silicate are fully saleable. The ...

Luo and his postdoctoral associate Seongmin Kim previously fabricated a transparent window coating by stacking ultra-thin layers of silica, alumina and titanium oxide on a glass base. A micrometer ...