Compositionally complex solid electrolyte(Li_(0.375)Sr_(0.4375))(Ta_(0.375)Nb_(0.375)Zr_(0.125)Hf_(0.125))O_(3)(LSTNZH)samples are synthesized using different sintering temperatures,durations,and cooling conditions(fu...Compositionally complex solid electrolyte(Li_(0.375)Sr_(0.4375))(Ta_(0.375)Nb_(0.375)Zr_(0.125)Hf_(0.125))O_(3)(LSTNZH)samples are synthesized using different sintering temperatures,durations,and cooling conditions(furnace cooling(FC)vs.air quenching(AQ)).The temperature-dependent grain growth has been examined to investigate the microstructural evolution and the origin of exaggerated(abnormal)grain growth.At moderate temperatures,the grain growth of LSTNZH follows a cubic root growth model with an Arrhenius temperature dependence.With increasing temperature,bimodal microstructures develop,and the Arrhenius temperature dependence breaks down.Notably,increasing the temperature induces increased Nb segregation at general grain boundaries(GBs),in contrast to classical GB segregation models but suggesting premelting-like GB disordering,which can explain the observed abnormal grain growth(AGG).In addition,the large grains become faceted with increasing temperature,which occurs concurrently with the temperature-induced transitions in GB segregation and grain growth,thereby further supporting the occurrence of a GB phase-like(complexion)transition.The impacts on the densification,ionic conductivity,and hardness are also examined.This work provides a new insight into the fundamental understanding of the grain growth mechanisms of the emergent class of medium-and high-entropy compositionally complex ceramics(CCCs),which is essential for tailoring microstructures and material properties.展开更多
This will never work in Guangzhou.Thmt's what many people se・cretly thought when the Sofitel Guangzhou Sunrich announced plans to launch a grand epicu・rean extravaganza two years ago.Yet,with its 2015 edition on t...This will never work in Guangzhou.Thmt's what many people se・cretly thought when the Sofitel Guangzhou Sunrich announced plans to launch a grand epicu・rean extravaganza two years ago.Yet,with its 2015 edition on the horizon,the hotel has proved that South China wants-no,not just wants,but craves the kind of delicious,inventive fare that has yet to make its way south on a full-time basis.展开更多
Ah,the heat of summer.The sweltering,smothering,smoldering heat of summer.It's weather like this that makes one want to escape to island paradises,to far-flung lands where there's nothing to do but throw back ...Ah,the heat of summer.The sweltering,smothering,smoldering heat of summer.It's weather like this that makes one want to escape to island paradises,to far-flung lands where there's nothing to do but throw back chilled cervezas and read an improving book or two.Yet,for those of us who don’t set our clocks by school time,there is no two-month holiday to savor.It really makes one yearn to chuck in the whole office job malarkey and take up a life of remote working.展开更多
It is common in China s national parks to identify human and animal shapes in the scenery. In the Rainbow Mountains of Gansu,for instance, several of the colorful mounds are said to resemble kowtowing monks.Nearer to ...It is common in China s national parks to identify human and animal shapes in the scenery. In the Rainbow Mountains of Gansu,for instance, several of the colorful mounds are said to resemble kowtowing monks.Nearer to home,Guangdong's Danxia Mountain park is renowned for its coyly named male and female'rocks-one supposedly looks like a circumcised penis,the other(a mere hole in the wall)a gaping vagina.展开更多
Michael Tse is the go-to guy when it comes to Australian wine.Since bringing his company;Everwise Wine,to the mainland 12 years ago,it has expanded to sell French,Spanish and now Italian bottles,but Tse still makes a ...Michael Tse is the go-to guy when it comes to Australian wine.Since bringing his company;Everwise Wine,to the mainland 12 years ago,it has expanded to sell French,Spanish and now Italian bottles,but Tse still makes a point of sourcing all the Australian produce himself.展开更多
This year’s Olympics will surely go down as one of the most notorious of our time.Sportspeople dropping out over Zika virus fears,the shocking state of unpreparedness exhibited by Brazilian officials and the Russian ...This year’s Olympics will surely go down as one of the most notorious of our time.Sportspeople dropping out over Zika virus fears,the shocking state of unpreparedness exhibited by Brazilian officials and the Russian doping debacle have all contributed to making the 2016 Games a historic shambles.It’s hard not to indulge in a spot of schadenfreude and recall as a Brit that,while our Olympics in 2012 may have suffered from comparison to China’s flashy 2008 affair,at least it wasn’t as much of a disaster as this one is almost certainly going to be.展开更多
Since TED(technology,entertainment,design)was conceived in 1984,it has been acclaimed for its expert talks on myriad subjects,including the nature of the universe,body language and orgasms.Officially licensed,independ...Since TED(technology,entertainment,design)was conceived in 1984,it has been acclaimed for its expert talks on myriad subjects,including the nature of the universe,body language and orgasms.Officially licensed,independent offshoots have sprung up all over the world under the banner of TEDx-in fact,there are several right here in Guangzhou.This month,TEDxXiguan will be holding its very own conference based around the theme'constructive disruption,'featuring talks from a broad spectrum of people,from environmental activists to architects.Ahead of the event on August 13,we chatted with two of the scheduled speakers who are emblematic of the diverse lineup.展开更多
I long ago gave up learning how to compose Chinese characters.Despite my paternal parentage and classes on the subject until the age of 16,in adulthood I quickly dispensed with the beautifiil but fussy nature of writi...I long ago gave up learning how to compose Chinese characters.Despite my paternal parentage and classes on the subject until the age of 16,in adulthood I quickly dispensed with the beautifiil but fussy nature of writing in Mandarin.After all,in the age of the computer,where pinyin will often suffice,it's enough just to recognize the logograms.For some time now there has been a fierce.ongoing argument over a particular linguistic question:are Chinese characters holding the nation back?It's not a new point of view.The seminal writer Lu Xun,who advocated the use of vernacular and is arguably the most important modern author in Chinese literature,was against them,and even Mao Zedong condemned their efficacy。展开更多
It is common in Chinas national parks to identify human and animal shapes in the scenery In the Rainbow Mountains of Gansu,for instance,several of the colorful mounds are said to resemble kowtowing monks.In the south ...It is common in Chinas national parks to identify human and animal shapes in the scenery In the Rainbow Mountains of Gansu,for instance,several of the colorful mounds are said to resemble kowtowing monks.In the south of China,Guangdong's Danxia Mountain park is renowned for its coyly named'male and female1 rocks-one supposedly looks like a circumcised penis,the other(a mere hole in the wall)a gaping vagina.展开更多
Guizhou is one of China's most ethnically diverse provinces.Almost 40 percent of the population is non-Han,with the Miao and Dong peoples making up the two most distinctive groups.While Yunnan is famed all over th...Guizhou is one of China's most ethnically diverse provinces.Almost 40 percent of the population is non-Han,with the Miao and Dong peoples making up the two most distinctive groups.While Yunnan is famed all over the world for its bounty of minorities,almost nobody seems to visit Guizhou,which makes it an attractive prospect for the adventurous traveler.展开更多
Gathered in the foyer of Le Grill,vips are feverish with antiripa tion Retween sips from flutes of champagne.the assembled diners exchange predic tions nver what the meal,coaked hy three Michelin-star chef Rrmm Mena...Gathered in the foyer of Le Grill,vips are feverish with antiripa tion Retween sips from flutes of champagne.the assembled diners exchange predic tions nver what the meal,coaked hy three Michelin-star chef Rrmm Menard,will include Fsrargots?Kobe heef?Certainly there will he foie pras-the seven course repast is heing rooked hy an estremned French chef,after all.展开更多
China is the only country to have possessed firearms for more than a millennium.Its history with these weapons stretches all the way back to the 800s,built off the back of experiments into elixirs of immortality-and i...China is the only country to have possessed firearms for more than a millennium.Its history with these weapons stretches all the way back to the 800s,built off the back of experiments into elixirs of immortality-and in a way,these experiments were successful.The Middle Kingdom will go down in history as the nation that invented gunpowder,which revolutionized the way people fought battles and dominated warfare for centuries.Yet today,the country has strict regulations regarding the usage of guns,and the topic is one that is incredibly sensitive.As news stories over the last few years have shown,the optics of the issue are considered so important by the government that people have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for owning realistic replicas-and yet some estimate that there are almost five guns per 100 people.What accounts for this disparity?展开更多
"Man is by nature a social animal."So wrote Aristotle in his seminal philosophical text,Politics.The Ancient Greek thinker was theorizing how humans depend on normalized interaction to thrive.Compared to the..."Man is by nature a social animal."So wrote Aristotle in his seminal philosophical text,Politics.The Ancient Greek thinker was theorizing how humans depend on normalized interaction to thrive.Compared to the time when Aristotle lived,more than 2,000 years ago,today mankind is far more connected.Technological advances have brought us to a place where communication with someone on the other side of the world can be achieved almost instantly.Rather than being sequestered in individual nations,we can truly say that we live in a global society.展开更多
Anturmn,much like poetry,is often written off as a rather boring affair.It has none of the feverish sexuality of sumner's pool parties and heach hnlidays;neither dnes it nffer the rooling release anf winter:that h...Anturmn,much like poetry,is often written off as a rather boring affair.It has none of the feverish sexuality of sumner's pool parties and heach hnlidays;neither dnes it nffer the rooling release anf winter:that hrief period in Sonth China when we are given respite from our sins and it daesn't feel like another hot day in hell.No,cn the fore of it,autumn dnes nnt have m1ch to recommend itself(aside from,perhaps,Thanksgiving celebrations,if yom happen to relebrate that particnlar festivity).Rut just as we can find heauty in leaves as they wither and die.leaving this world in a Aash of hurning arange,so can we find heauty in the Pearl River Delta What heauty exactly.you ask?Perhaps you ran draw inspiratiou from some af this month's articles,whether you're a fashion maven(cherk ont O0ITr interview with jimmy Choo cn p21).am avid club-goer(see 011r chat with Armin van Ri1ren on p29)or ju1st in search ofa new tearn activity like Iltimate Frishee(p48).Sep you in the winter!展开更多
To get you into the holiday spirit,we're giving away tickets to a whole load of Christmas and New Year shows.If you want to get in on this cultural smorgasbord,simply email editor.prd@urbanatomy.com or message our...To get you into the holiday spirit,we're giving away tickets to a whole load of Christmas and New Year shows.If you want to get in on this cultural smorgasbord,simply email editor.prd@urbanatomy.com or message our official WeChat(Thats_PRD)with the words‘All I Want for Christmas'and the show you'd like to go see.Happy Holidays!展开更多
The Frbidden City is rightly one of China s most famous landmarks.However,it is also S0 well known that even your ancient grandmother has probably heard of it Here,we've selected a couple of other royal residences...The Frbidden City is rightly one of China s most famous landmarks.However,it is also S0 well known that even your ancient grandmother has probably heard of it Here,we've selected a couple of other royal residences that aren't as widely visited but are definitely worth atrip.展开更多
What makes a hotel boutique?In China,the term has been frequently misapplied to lend shabby shacks a thin veneer of sophistication.To clarify the confusion,we headed to one of Guangzhou's few bijou gems,LN Hotel 5...What makes a hotel boutique?In China,the term has been frequently misapplied to lend shabby shacks a thin veneer of sophistication.To clarify the confusion,we headed to one of Guangzhou's few bijou gems,LN Hotel 5,to highlight what it means to be a boutique.展开更多
It's an odd sensation to walk into a hotel and feel as tliough youve entered a tourist site.Entering the atrium of the Fejuve・nated Wliite Swan Hotel is like setting foot on the Great Wall:young girls are madly sn...It's an odd sensation to walk into a hotel and feel as tliough youve entered a tourist site.Entering the atrium of the Fejuve・nated Wliite Swan Hotel is like setting foot on the Great Wall:young girls are madly snap-ping selfies and giving sultry pouts,while big groups with wide grins plastered across their faces pose for the camera,peace signs thrust forward.展开更多
基金supported by the National Science Foundation(NSF)Materials Research Science and Engineering Center(MRSEC)program through the UC Irvine Center for Complex and Active Materials(CCAM)under No.DMR2011967This work used shared facilities at the Irvine Materials Research Institute(also supported in part by the NSF DMR2011967)+3 种基金the San Diego Nanotechnology Infrastructure(SDNI)of UCSD,a member of the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure(NSF ECCS-2025752)the NSF Center for Chemistry at the Space–Time Limit(CHE-0802913)the UC San Diego MRSEC shared instrumentation(NSF Grant DMR2011924)the UC San Diego Nanoengineering Materials Research Center(NE-MRC).
文摘Compositionally complex solid electrolyte(Li_(0.375)Sr_(0.4375))(Ta_(0.375)Nb_(0.375)Zr_(0.125)Hf_(0.125))O_(3)(LSTNZH)samples are synthesized using different sintering temperatures,durations,and cooling conditions(furnace cooling(FC)vs.air quenching(AQ)).The temperature-dependent grain growth has been examined to investigate the microstructural evolution and the origin of exaggerated(abnormal)grain growth.At moderate temperatures,the grain growth of LSTNZH follows a cubic root growth model with an Arrhenius temperature dependence.With increasing temperature,bimodal microstructures develop,and the Arrhenius temperature dependence breaks down.Notably,increasing the temperature induces increased Nb segregation at general grain boundaries(GBs),in contrast to classical GB segregation models but suggesting premelting-like GB disordering,which can explain the observed abnormal grain growth(AGG).In addition,the large grains become faceted with increasing temperature,which occurs concurrently with the temperature-induced transitions in GB segregation and grain growth,thereby further supporting the occurrence of a GB phase-like(complexion)transition.The impacts on the densification,ionic conductivity,and hardness are also examined.This work provides a new insight into the fundamental understanding of the grain growth mechanisms of the emergent class of medium-and high-entropy compositionally complex ceramics(CCCs),which is essential for tailoring microstructures and material properties.
文摘This will never work in Guangzhou.Thmt's what many people se・cretly thought when the Sofitel Guangzhou Sunrich announced plans to launch a grand epicu・rean extravaganza two years ago.Yet,with its 2015 edition on the horizon,the hotel has proved that South China wants-no,not just wants,but craves the kind of delicious,inventive fare that has yet to make its way south on a full-time basis.
文摘Ah,the heat of summer.The sweltering,smothering,smoldering heat of summer.It's weather like this that makes one want to escape to island paradises,to far-flung lands where there's nothing to do but throw back chilled cervezas and read an improving book or two.Yet,for those of us who don’t set our clocks by school time,there is no two-month holiday to savor.It really makes one yearn to chuck in the whole office job malarkey and take up a life of remote working.
文摘It is common in China s national parks to identify human and animal shapes in the scenery. In the Rainbow Mountains of Gansu,for instance, several of the colorful mounds are said to resemble kowtowing monks.Nearer to home,Guangdong's Danxia Mountain park is renowned for its coyly named male and female'rocks-one supposedly looks like a circumcised penis,the other(a mere hole in the wall)a gaping vagina.
文摘Michael Tse is the go-to guy when it comes to Australian wine.Since bringing his company;Everwise Wine,to the mainland 12 years ago,it has expanded to sell French,Spanish and now Italian bottles,but Tse still makes a point of sourcing all the Australian produce himself.
文摘This year’s Olympics will surely go down as one of the most notorious of our time.Sportspeople dropping out over Zika virus fears,the shocking state of unpreparedness exhibited by Brazilian officials and the Russian doping debacle have all contributed to making the 2016 Games a historic shambles.It’s hard not to indulge in a spot of schadenfreude and recall as a Brit that,while our Olympics in 2012 may have suffered from comparison to China’s flashy 2008 affair,at least it wasn’t as much of a disaster as this one is almost certainly going to be.
文摘Since TED(technology,entertainment,design)was conceived in 1984,it has been acclaimed for its expert talks on myriad subjects,including the nature of the universe,body language and orgasms.Officially licensed,independent offshoots have sprung up all over the world under the banner of TEDx-in fact,there are several right here in Guangzhou.This month,TEDxXiguan will be holding its very own conference based around the theme'constructive disruption,'featuring talks from a broad spectrum of people,from environmental activists to architects.Ahead of the event on August 13,we chatted with two of the scheduled speakers who are emblematic of the diverse lineup.
文摘I long ago gave up learning how to compose Chinese characters.Despite my paternal parentage and classes on the subject until the age of 16,in adulthood I quickly dispensed with the beautifiil but fussy nature of writing in Mandarin.After all,in the age of the computer,where pinyin will often suffice,it's enough just to recognize the logograms.For some time now there has been a fierce.ongoing argument over a particular linguistic question:are Chinese characters holding the nation back?It's not a new point of view.The seminal writer Lu Xun,who advocated the use of vernacular and is arguably the most important modern author in Chinese literature,was against them,and even Mao Zedong condemned their efficacy。
文摘It is common in Chinas national parks to identify human and animal shapes in the scenery In the Rainbow Mountains of Gansu,for instance,several of the colorful mounds are said to resemble kowtowing monks.In the south of China,Guangdong's Danxia Mountain park is renowned for its coyly named'male and female1 rocks-one supposedly looks like a circumcised penis,the other(a mere hole in the wall)a gaping vagina.
文摘Guizhou is one of China's most ethnically diverse provinces.Almost 40 percent of the population is non-Han,with the Miao and Dong peoples making up the two most distinctive groups.While Yunnan is famed all over the world for its bounty of minorities,almost nobody seems to visit Guizhou,which makes it an attractive prospect for the adventurous traveler.
文摘Gathered in the foyer of Le Grill,vips are feverish with antiripa tion Retween sips from flutes of champagne.the assembled diners exchange predic tions nver what the meal,coaked hy three Michelin-star chef Rrmm Menard,will include Fsrargots?Kobe heef?Certainly there will he foie pras-the seven course repast is heing rooked hy an estremned French chef,after all.
文摘China is the only country to have possessed firearms for more than a millennium.Its history with these weapons stretches all the way back to the 800s,built off the back of experiments into elixirs of immortality-and in a way,these experiments were successful.The Middle Kingdom will go down in history as the nation that invented gunpowder,which revolutionized the way people fought battles and dominated warfare for centuries.Yet today,the country has strict regulations regarding the usage of guns,and the topic is one that is incredibly sensitive.As news stories over the last few years have shown,the optics of the issue are considered so important by the government that people have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for owning realistic replicas-and yet some estimate that there are almost five guns per 100 people.What accounts for this disparity?
文摘"Man is by nature a social animal."So wrote Aristotle in his seminal philosophical text,Politics.The Ancient Greek thinker was theorizing how humans depend on normalized interaction to thrive.Compared to the time when Aristotle lived,more than 2,000 years ago,today mankind is far more connected.Technological advances have brought us to a place where communication with someone on the other side of the world can be achieved almost instantly.Rather than being sequestered in individual nations,we can truly say that we live in a global society.
文摘Anturmn,much like poetry,is often written off as a rather boring affair.It has none of the feverish sexuality of sumner's pool parties and heach hnlidays;neither dnes it nffer the rooling release anf winter:that hrief period in Sonth China when we are given respite from our sins and it daesn't feel like another hot day in hell.No,cn the fore of it,autumn dnes nnt have m1ch to recommend itself(aside from,perhaps,Thanksgiving celebrations,if yom happen to relebrate that particnlar festivity).Rut just as we can find heauty in leaves as they wither and die.leaving this world in a Aash of hurning arange,so can we find heauty in the Pearl River Delta What heauty exactly.you ask?Perhaps you ran draw inspiratiou from some af this month's articles,whether you're a fashion maven(cherk ont O0ITr interview with jimmy Choo cn p21).am avid club-goer(see 011r chat with Armin van Ri1ren on p29)or ju1st in search ofa new tearn activity like Iltimate Frishee(p48).Sep you in the winter!
文摘To get you into the holiday spirit,we're giving away tickets to a whole load of Christmas and New Year shows.If you want to get in on this cultural smorgasbord,simply email editor.prd@urbanatomy.com or message our official WeChat(Thats_PRD)with the words‘All I Want for Christmas'and the show you'd like to go see.Happy Holidays!
文摘The Frbidden City is rightly one of China s most famous landmarks.However,it is also S0 well known that even your ancient grandmother has probably heard of it Here,we've selected a couple of other royal residences that aren't as widely visited but are definitely worth atrip.
文摘What makes a hotel boutique?In China,the term has been frequently misapplied to lend shabby shacks a thin veneer of sophistication.To clarify the confusion,we headed to one of Guangzhou's few bijou gems,LN Hotel 5,to highlight what it means to be a boutique.
文摘It's an odd sensation to walk into a hotel and feel as tliough youve entered a tourist site.Entering the atrium of the Fejuve・nated Wliite Swan Hotel is like setting foot on the Great Wall:young girls are madly snap-ping selfies and giving sultry pouts,while big groups with wide grins plastered across their faces pose for the camera,peace signs thrust forward.
