Termites live in a material world: exploration of their ability to differentiate between food sources.

Drywood termites are able to assess wood size using vibratory signals, although the exact mechanism behind this assessment ability is not known. Important vibratory characteristics such as the modal frequencies of a wooden block depend on its geometry and boundary conditions; however, they are also dependent on the material characteristics of the block, such as mass, density and internal damping. We report here on choice experiments that tested the ability of the drywood termite Cryptotermes secundus to assess wooden block size using a solid wooden block paired with a composite block, the latter made of either wood and aluminium or wood and rubber. Each composite block was constructed to match mass or low-frequency vibratory modes (i.e. fundamental frequency) of the solid wooden block. The termites always chose the blocks with more wood; they moved to the solid wooden blocks usually within a day and then tunnelled further into the solid wooden block by the end of the experiment. Termites offered composite blocks of wood and rubber matched for mass were the slowest to show a preference for the solid wooden block and this preference was the least definitive of any treatment, which indicated that mass and/or damping may play a role in food assessment. This result clearly shows that the termites were not fooled by composite blocks matched for mass or frequency, which implies that they probably employ more than a single simple measure in their food assessment strategy. This implies a degree of sophistication in their ability to assess their environment hitherto unknown. The potential importance of alternative features in the vibrational signals is discussed.     

论当前家庭装修的几个误区

分析了当前家装存在的破坏结构，一味追求奢华，施工质量差等种种误区，提出了搞好家庭装修的关键环节，对促进家装行业健康发展有积极的意义。     

新型银铁电触头材料试验研究

对采用粉末冶金与化学热处理相结合的方法研制的电触头材料进行了理化性能、显微组织和抗氧化性能试验，探讨其机理及对性能的影响因素。试验表明：所研制的触头的理化性能基本达到了国标规定的相近触头的指标，其显微组织和抗氧比性能则优于国标规定。Ａ＿（ｃ４）加速模拟电寿命试验的结果证实该种触头材料应用前景良好。     

核测井仪器中的磁屏蔽研究

核测井仪器受套管剩磁的影响比较严重，常常用在探测器的周围缠绕多层坡莫合金带的方法进行磁屏蔽，由于缠绕的坡莫合金圆筒不能闭合，加上缠绕过程中坡莫合金带的形变造成材料本身磁导率的下降，传统的磁屏蔽方法的效果不好。本文介绍一种简单易行、磁屏蔽效果较好的方法，实验的结果说明用电工纯铁做探测器的外壳可以达到令人满意的效果。     

激光加热在Al2O3/Ti系梯度功能材料制备过程中的作用及机理

梯度功能材料是一种界面连续化的新型复合材料,本文研究了激光加热在合成Al2O3/Ti系梯度功能材料过程中的作用和机理,同时用激光大光斑加热方法制备出直径11mm厚度3mm完整的FGM试样并加以分析,以及首次采用在试样中埋设微细热电偶成功地测出了激光加热造成的温度梯度分布。     

聚合物复合材料填充剂的改性

在前人研究的基础之上，归纳总结了聚合物复合材料填充剂的种类，综述了对其进行表面改性的目的、条件、方法、工艺以及对改性结果的表征等。文章还分析了影响填充聚合物复合材料性能的因素，指出了今后发展的方向。     

Prediction of High-Temperature Long-Term Strength for Damaged Structures

A method is proposed for analytical estimation of the high-temperature long-term strength of structures with material discontinuities, which are stress raisers. We consider the processes involving the formation of diffusion pores. Diffusion processes in metals are strongly enhanced with increasing temperature and stresses.     

绿色包装材料——生物降解塑料

对绿色包装材料-生物降解塑料的降解机理、特点，国内外研究现状和进展及存在的问题和发展前景进行了介绍。     

含预制分层损伤复合材料层合板在压缩载荷下破坏过程和剩余强度的模拟

本文运用一种具有较高精度的高阶位移模式,结合特定的损伤判据和刚度折减方法,建立了一种含损伤有限元模型,并利用其对多个含预制分层损伤的复合材料层合板在压缩载荷下的破坏过程进行了数值模拟,并最终得到这些层合板的剩余强度。与实验结果的对比表明,该数值模拟方法具有较高的精度和有效性。     

漏斗贮料压力计算公式

本文从平衡条件和常系数假定出发，建立贮料压力微分方程，导出了正倒锥漏斗、倒锥漏斗贮料压力计算公式。文中说明，圆柱仓筒贮料压力微分方程为上述方程的特殊情形。本文成果可供筒仓工程设计使用，还可供确定斗口给料机贮料荷载参考。