Multiscale X-ray scattering elucidates activation and deactivation of oxide-derived copper electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction by J. de Ruiter, V. R. M. Benning, S. Yang, B. J. den Hartigh, H. Wang, P. T. Prins, J. M. Dorresteijn, J. C. L. Janssens, G. Manna, A. V. Petukhov, B. M. Weckhuysen, F. T. Rabouw, W. van der Stam

“…Using well-defined Cu2O octahedra and cubes, in situ X-ray scattering experiments track morphological changes at small scattering angles and phase transformations at wide angles, with millisecond to second time resolution and ensemble-scale statistics. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Utilization of Dairy and Hospital Waste Waters on Engineering Properties of Concrete. by Bahati, Augustine

“…The suitability of a particular source of water for making concrete can be checked by casting concrete cubes using water under question and comparing its 7 days, 14 days, and 28 days strength. …”
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Glass fiber for improved behavior of light expanded clay aggregate concrete beams: an experimental study by Louay A. Aboul Nour, Amr G. Ghoniem

“…Towards this, the experimental investigation was designed to study cubes, cylinders, and simply supported beams. Four mixtures had LECA volume of 0%, 75%, 85%, and 95% as coarse aggregate replacement and glass fiber content volume of 2% (N, L75, L85, and L95), and the other two mixtures had 75% LECA and glass fiber content of 1% and 1.5% (L75-F1 and L75-F1.5). …”
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Effect of fly ash on the corrosion performance and structural integrity of stainless steel concrete rebars in acid rain and saline environments by Angeliki G. Lekatou, Sofia Tsouli, Christos Nikolaidis, Spyridon Kleftakis, Ilias K. Tragazikis, Theodoros E. Matikas

“….% of the dry mixture). Concrete cubes containing 0-25 wt.% fly ash and reinforced with 304L rebars were subjected to salt spraying for 4 m. …”
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Dual Embedding Transformer Network for Hyperspectral Unmixing by Huadong Yang, Chengbi Zhang

“…In BGF module, the transformer embedding is extended to band group spatial-spectral 3-D cubed embedding and establishes a series of spectral band groups. …”
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Novel properties of vacancy-ordered perovskite-Cs2BCl6 induced by d-orbital electrons by Siyu Zhang, Lu Wang, Yujia Guo, Jie Su, Haidong Yuan, Zhenhua Lin, Lixin Guo, Yue Hao, Jingjing Chang

“…The structural analysis shows that the Cs2BCl6 perovskite with face-centered cubes has a stable chemical environment, especially Cs2HfCl6, Cs2WCl6, and Cs2PbCl6. …”
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Cu66 nanoclusters from hierarchical square motifs: Synthesis, assembly, and catalysis by Xueli Sun, Yuchen Wang, Qingyuan Wu, Ying‐Zi Han, Xuekun Gong, Xiongkai Tang, Christine M. Aikens, Hui Shen, Nanfeng Zheng

“…The self‐assembly facilitated by the C‐H···F interaction between the cluster moieties and SbF6− anions further induces the formation of three‐dimensional cubes and eventually large nanocrystals. Density functional theoretical (DFT) calculations reveal that hydride atoms with low chemical shifts typically exhibit short Cu‐H distances. …”
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Surface Quality Monitoring and Improvement for Dimensional Metrology in Inline CT by Denoising with Neural Networks and Fast Surface Quality Metric by Faizan Ahmad, Ahmed Baraka, César Cardona-Marin, Steffen Kieß, Dominik Wolfschläger, Robert H. Schmitt, Sven Simon

“…Furthermore, we propose a fast surface quality metric based on the marching cubes algorithm and Hausdorff distance to enable realtime monitoring of voxel dataset quality during continuous CT scans, as required in inline CT. …”
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Understandings on the Performance of Concrete-Filled Steel Tube with Different Kinds of Concrete Infill by K. B. Manikandan, C. Umarani

“…The concretes were cast in the form of cubes followed by curing underwater and self-curing conditions. …”
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Study on Pressure Relief Zone Formed Inside Roadway Rib by Rotary Cutting with Pressurized Water Jet for Preventing Rock Burst by Zeng-Qiang Yang, Chang Liu, Hui-Wu Jin

“…By means of theoretical analysis, the coal-rock mass system has three strain-stress states under the influence of static load, and it has another strain-stress state under the influence of static and dynamic combined load; meanwhile, the greater the horizontal tectonic stress caused by fold structure is, the more prone to instability and failure and induce rock burst coal mass composed of countless cell cubes is; when a pressure relief zone is formed inside the roadway rib by using pressurized water jet technology, the initial single peak stress curve will change to a final bimodal stress curve inside the roadway rib. …”
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An assessment of the pozzolanic potential and mechanical properties of Nigerian calcined clays for sustainable ternary cement blends by Samuel Adesina Adegbemileke, Sylvester Obinna Osuji, Okiemute Roland Ogirigbo

“…Compressive strength investigation on mortar cubes prepared with 50% substitution of Portland cement with the calcined clay and limestone, showed that Ikpeshi clay at 800°C had the best strength performance, with strength activity index of 0.92 (at age 28 days), demonstrating superior pozzolanic potential. …”

Investigating the Effect of Wood Charcoal Dust as Partial Replacement for Cement in Plain Concrete. by Akankunda, Lindah

“…WCD was used as a partial substitute for cement, and its effects on concrete properties were analyzed. Concrete cubes measuring 150 mm × 150 mm × 150 mm were tested for compressive strength after water curing for 7, 14, and 28 days. …”
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Enhancing the Strength and Durability Behaviour of Concrete Produced with Brown-Loamy Kaolin Clay Polymer by Patrick Zievie, Peter Paa-Kofi Yalley, Humphrey Danso, Kwaku Antwi

“…The clay was used to replace cement at 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% based on the weight of the cement, and denoted as Ao, K5, K10, K15 and K20 respectively. Concrete cubes of size 150×150×150mm and cylinders of size 150×300mm were cast and cured for 7, 14, 28, and 90 days. …”
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Fatigue crack behaviour: comparing three-point bend test and wedge splitting test data on vibrated concrete using Paris' law by S. Seitl, T. Thienpont, W. De Corte

“…The data evaluation in this article is based on crack mouth opening displacement (CMOD) measurements from cyclic three-point bending tests on single edge notched beams and from wedge splitting tests on notched cubes, obtained from experiments at Ghent University. …”
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WALLABY Pilot Survey and ASymba: Comparing H i Detection Asymmetries to the SIMBA Simulation by Mathieu Perron-Cormier, Nathan Deg, Kristine Spekkens, Mark L. A. Richardson, Marcin Glowacki, Kyle A. Oman, Marc A. W. Verheijen, Nadine A. N. Hank, Sarah Blyth, Helga Dénes, Jonghwan Rhee, Ahmed Elagali, Austin Xiaofan Shen, Wasim Raja, Karen Lee-Waddell, Luca Cortese, Barbara Catinella, Tobias Westmeier

“…We develop a Scanline Tracing method to create mock galaxy H i data cubes that minimizes shot noise along the spectral dimension, compared to particle-based methods, and thus minimizes spurious asymmetry contributions. …”
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Integrating testing and modeling methods to examine the feasibility of blended waste materials for the compressive strength of rubberized mortar by Amin Muhammad Nasir, Nassar Roz-Ud-Din, Khan Kaffayatullah, Ul Arifeen Siyab, Khan Mubasher, Qadir Muhammad Tahir

“…This research integrated glass powder (GP), marble powder (MP), and silica fume (SF) into rubberized mortar to evaluate their effectiveness in enhancing compressive strength (fc′{f}_{\text{c}}^{^{\prime} }). Rubberized mortar cubes were produced by replacing fine aggregates with shredded rubber in varying proportions. …”
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Characterization of Wood Cellular Structure of Plantation Grown Anogeissus leiocarpa and Eucalyptus camaldulensis in the Savannah Ecological Zone, Ghana by Enoch Gbapenuo Tampori, Francis Kofi Bih, Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi, Issah Chakurah, Michael Awotwe-Mensah, Mark Bright Donkoh

“…Wood discs were obtained from three stem heights (butt, mid and top) from which cubes measuring 40 mm x 20 mm x 20 mm were produced for the microtome sections and macerated tissues, viewed under a microscope with Motic Image Plus software. …”
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Flexural behavior of high-strength reinforced concrete beam with hybrid fiber under normal and high temperature by Ahmed Ashteyat, Ala Obaidat, Tarik Kharabsheh, Ahmed Harahsheh

“…The low cost of basalt and steel fibers makes their use in enhancing concrete properties very attractive, this paper presents experimental research on the use of Basalt Fibers (BF) and Steel Fibers (SF) and their effect on compressive, tensile, and flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams under normal and elevated temperatures. Nineteen beams, 114 cubes, and 114 cylinders were tested to find the optimum percentage of fibers. …”

Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized with Extracts of Leaves of Raphanus sativus L, Beta vulgaris L, and Ocimum basilicum and Its Application in Seed Disinfection by Cristina Garcidueñas-Piña, Carolina Tirado-Fuentes, Julio Ruiz-Pérez, Roberto Carlos Valerio-García, José Francisco Morales-Domínguez

“…Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis showed that RsAgNPs are 76 nm diameter spheres made of up to 54.1% silver, the BvAgNPs are 78 nm diameter spheres with 39.76% silver, and the ObAgNPs are cubes of 99 nm edges with 69.74% silver. The found Z potential values indicate that all the obtained AgNPs are stable in phosphate buffer. …”
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Deterioration of Concrete Under Simulated Acid Rain Conditions: Microstructure, Appearance, and Compressive Properties by Lingxu Li, Norazura Muhamad Bunnori, Chee Ghuan Tan

“…A total of 13 sets of 39 concrete cubes each were immersed in these acid solutions for durations of 7, 14, 21, and 28 days. …”
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