Listen: Dr. Santos Explains Nanotechnology

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Listen to the radio interview to Dr. Santos on Nanotechnology and Nano-based research

The Future of Nanocoats

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Nano Coating is becoming a norm in the coating industry. From the years of research of Dr. Gil Nonato Santos, several applications resulted from the synthesis of nanomaterials using his developed technique and one of these is the anti-heat and anti-uv nanocoat solution. 


From the Nanocoat's website (http://www.nanocoatsolutions.com/), the product was found to be an innovative technology that can reduce the penetration of heat and UV rays while maintaining a high level of light penetration into a room. This water-based solution is said to be a non-toxic, organic solution and is applied directly on glass panels and windows. Because Nano Coat can help the ordinary glass absorb then reflect the sunlight, it then reduces the heat and UV rays from entering the room. And unlike film or tint which are dark in color, the room inside the Nano Coated glass panels and windows are still clear and visible from the outside.

More information on the nanocoat and other research work of Dr. Santos can be found in the videos below:


XRD

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XRAY DIFFRACTOMETER (XRD)





The Solid State Lab has an X-ray diffraction equipment that is used to determine the identity of crystalline solids based on their atomic structure. X-ray diffraction is a technique that reveals detailed information about the chemical composition and crystallographic structures of various materials. X-rays scatter off of electrons, in a process of absorption and re-admission.

Diffraction is the accumulative result of the x-ray scattering of a group of electrons that are spaced in an orderly array. For an incident X-ray photon of monochromatic wavelength λ, coherent waves are produced from the sample at an angle of θ (2-θ with respect to the incident x-ray beam) if the electron groups interact with the x-ray beam and are spaced at a repeat distance d.

The analysis of polychromatic X-rays is made possible through the diffraction of the X-rays by a crystal. When X-rays of wavelength λ strike a crystal at a glancing angle θ, constructive interference after scattering only occurs when the path difference ∆ of the partial waves reflected from the lattice planes is one or more wavelengths