Carnosic acid (CA, C20H28O4) is characterized as a phenolic diterpene and has been isolated from the Rosmarinus officinalis L. plant. This is a natural compound presenting…
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A porous material is a medium containing pores filled with a fluid (liquid or gas). The skeletal part is usually solid. Many natural and made…
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Any organism dies if its body temperature leaves the vital range. Thus, controlling the body temperature (or having a wide vital temperature range) is essential…
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Most marine and coastal water ecosystems worldwide suffer from eutrophication. It is the result of an enrichment of nutrients in the water body, like phosphorus…
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In a room, we typically hear that a voice is louder than in an open area. This is the effect of reflected sounds which comes…
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More and more people are suffering from type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. These metabolic diseases are typically associated with being overweight or obese, but…
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Solar jets are small-scale eruptions of hot plasma flowing along vertical or slightly oblique magnetic field lines. They are ubiquitous in the solar atmosphere from…
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Cubic yttria-stabilized zirconia (c-YSZ) is a ceramic material which is applied in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs). There are a considerable number of vacancies in…
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Astronomers have been able to calculate accurately the movement of certain space objects (planets, stars), to tell when and where they will be with high…
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2-Deoxysugars refer to those sugars with two hydrogen atoms at the C-2 position. Although the occurrence of these sugars in nature is not as abundant…
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A sandwich panel is a multi-layered structure which results from the assembly of two face sheets and a softcore, where the face sheet is relatively…
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