While metal oxide-based photoelectrodes are cost-effective, progress in their development has lagged due to the absence of suitable protective layers. The research team has addressed this ...

Hygienic metal food boxes are essential for keeping food fresh and secure, but have you ever wondered how they are made? In ...

Copper can kill viruses and other germs by disrupting the protective layers of the organisms and ... there's actually a metal that kills germs on contact — no cleaning supplies necessary.

When unprotected metal comes into contact with oxygen in the atmosphere, it leads to corrosion. Without a protective layer over the metal of a plane, harmful UV rays are able to penetrate the ...

Professors Guojie Li (Zhengzhou University), Aoxuan Wang (Tianjin University), and Qibo Deng (Hebei University of Technology) have developed a method for producing a stable Al-Li/LiF artificial ...

Their ability to emit Vapor phase Corrosion Inhibitors (VpCI) ensures a protective molecular layer over all metal surfaces, even in adverse conditions such as high humidity, salt spray and ...