Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are compact and robust devices for converting heat into electrical power. In this work, we investigate the response of a bismuth-telluride based TEG to the transient environment of a silicon ...

We perform computational experiments using nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations, showing that the interface between two solid materials can be described as an autonomous thermodynamic system. We verify the local ...

Solid oxide fuel cells and oxygen permeable membranes have received considerable attention during the last decade due to the increasing demand for electrical energy and easily transportable fuels combined with the requirement ...

Even though trace elements are present at minute amounts in the human body, they have a considerable impact on human health, either as essential elements in biochemical functions indispensable for life, or on the contrary, ...

We describe a high resolution laser polarimeter built from commodity optical components. The optical rotation angle is determined by measuring the phase difference between two harmonically modulated polarised laser beams ...

We review first how properties of curved surfaces can be studied using Hill’s thermodynamics, also called nano-thermodynamics. We proceed to show for the first time that Hill’s analysis is equivalent to Gibbs analysis for ...

In light of the increasing focus on sustainability and bio-mass as feedstock for energy and chemicals, extraction of hemicelluloses from different kinds of lignocellulosic materials has received much attention. This thesis ...

A portion of the highly toxic methylmercury that bioaccumulates in aquatic life is created from mercury entering bodies of water with snowpack meltwater. To determine the importance of meltwater as a source of aquatic ...