For electronic applications, polycrystal AlN has been widely used in packaging. Polycrystal AlN thin films with columnar grains have also been widely used in acoustic filters. Recently, with the ...

Abstract: The surface impedance boundary conditions (SIBC) approximation is applied to the analysis of metallic photonic crystals. It is demonstrated that this approximation is highly valuable and ...

When I was in fourth grade, my class studied rocks and minerals. We evaluated their transparency and took note of the unique features of each stone. Many kinds caught our attention and interest, ...

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180-3590, and Zentrale Einrichtung Elektronenmikroskopie, Universität Ulm, 89069 Ulm, Germany ...

Al: Solid and professional against a side who can be dangerous. A clean sheet and solid performances throughout. Four days to rest and then the European adventure continues. It feels good being a ...

What really happened to Crystal McDowell? A disappearance that left a community searching for answers. How the U.S. Supreme Court's tariff decision could impact Canada Three factors will stall ...

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has been speaking to BBC Match of the Day after his side grabbed another home win: "It was a great win and a very important win. We are really pleased that we ...

Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolécules Végétales (CERMAV-CNRS), BP 53, F-38041 Grenoble Cédex 9, Franceaffiliated with Université Joseph Fourier and member of the Institut de Chimie Moléculaire ...

Archaeologists have discovered hundreds of rare “rock crystal” quartz fragments in a ceremonial site in western England. This find suggests people in Neolithic times used them to decorate graves and ...

Tom Wagner has confirmed naming rights for Birmingham City’s new stadium ‘will go to the highest bidder’. Blues hope to move into a new 62,000-seater stadium in the Sports Quarter in 2030 after the ...

The problem when you deliver a statement win is that it suddenly ramps up the expectation levels. That is exactly what Arsenal did with their four-goal demolition of Atletico Madrid in the Champions ...