In the next years, it is expected a deep growth of world primary energy and electricity demand. The scenarios prospect a positive rate in all the sectors, especially in the residential one. In particular, residential sector ...

Carbon nanotubes are unique nanostructure with remarkable electronic, mechanical and thermal properties, some stemming from the close relation between carbon nanotubes and graphite, and some from their one-dimensional ...

The research of new eco-friendly technologies that enable the production of energy is nowadays one of the topics of greatest interest to the scientific community. The population has chosen to break free from the use of ...

Hydrogels are three-dimensional, hydrophilic, polymeric networks capable of imbibing large amounts of water or biological fluids. Depending on the type of polymer, number of cross-links, presence of ionic species the ...

Durability and sustainability of cementitious materials are two important issues in the field of construction materials. Durability is defined as the ability of cementitious materials to resist weathering action, chemical ...

The focus of this study is to design new nano-modified epoxy adhesives using carbon nanofillers such as carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers and exfoliated graphite. Kinetic analysis, transport properties, dynamic mechanical ...

The organic electronic devices are finding a great consideration for applications where silicon limitations make this semiconductor unsuitable. Many properties of organic materials open new frontiers of the research; some ...

Purpose of the PhD thesis was to develop dedicated lipid nanostructured vectors with tailored features (in terms of size, surface charge, load capability, stimuli responsive ability and stability) through the design of ...