Search results for "Nanocomposite materials"

NANO, SMART AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS IN CONSTRUCTION

2018

Si può generalmente affermare che l’industria delle costruzioni costituisca un settore capace di attivare grandi attività economiche e di spe- rimentazione, anche se spesso esso utilizzi componenti e sistemi abbastanza obsoleti, se paragonati ad altri settori industriali quali, ad esempio, quello bellico o farmaceutico. La ricerca e lo sviluppo di materiali innovativi costituiscono una priorità delle agende scientifiche di parecchie Nazioni, con investimenti - sia nel pubblico che nel privato - di diversi milioni di dollari l’anno. La scelta tra i nuovi materiali avanzati è sempre più vasta ed articolata, con una capillare attenzione rivolta sia alle prime fasi della progetta- zione che all…

Dielectric spectroscopy analysis of EVA-silicate nanocomposite insulating materials

2005

Nanocomposite materials show promising results for applications as electrical insulation. Among several materials presently under investigation, previous works indicate that polypropylene and ethylene-vinilacetate filled by nanosilicates present lower content of space charge and higher electric strength. However, efforts are needed to explain nanocomposite behaviour and characterize their electrical, thermal and mechanical properties. In this paper, the results of broad-band dielectric spectroscopy performed on ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer filled by layered micro and nanosized silicates are reported. The nanofillers consist of montmorillonite and fluorohectorite, that is, natural and syn…

Multifunctional hybrid Polyoxometalates for silicone gels with improved thermal and mechanical properties

2014

NANOARCHITECTURE: A NEW CREATIVITY IN CONSTRUCTION

2015

Object of this work is the construction industry that, until the industrial revolution, has always been a major human activity and nowadays still represents a massive sector of production. Nevertheless, it often deals with coarse components and systems as, in the last century, investments in research remained lower than in other industrial sectors as army, medicine, etc.. Only recently, with the development of technology and the advances in materials science and engineering, a new generation of products, that are both of higher performance and more economically viable, is to be realizing as a competitive route to achieve a real sustainable growth and innovation. Nowadays, the market show hu…