Discrepancies between the observed and model-predicted radio flux ratios are seen in a number of quadruply-lensed quasars. The most favoured interpretation of these anomalies is that CDM substructures present in lensing galaxies perturb the lens potentials and alter image magnifications and thus flux ratios. So far no consensus has emerged regarding whether or not the predicted CDM substructure abundance fully accounts for the lensing flux anomaly observations. Accurate modelling relies on a realistic lens sample in terms of both the lens environment and internal structures and substructures. In this paper we construct samples of generalised and specific lens potentials, to which we add (rescaled) subhalo populations from the galaxy-scale Aquarius and the cluster-scale Phoenix simulation suites. We further investigate the lensing effects from subhalos of masses several orders of magnitude below the simulation resolution limit. The resulting flux ratio distributions are compared to the currently best available sample of radio lenses. The observed anomalies in B0128+437, B0712+472 and B1555+375 are more likely to be caused by propagation effects or oversimplified/improper lens modelling, signs of which are already seen in the data. Among the quadruple systems that have closely located image triplets/pairs, the anomalous flux ratios of MG0414+0534 can be reproduced by adding CDM subhalos to its macroscopic lens potential, with a probability of 5% − 20%; for B0712+472, B1422+231, B1555+375 and B2045+265, these probabilities are only of a few percent. We hence find that CDM substructures are unlikely to be the whole reason for radio flux anomalies. We discuss other possible effects that might also be at work.

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Magnetoelectric ͑ME͒ laminated composites with all phases environmentally friendly were prepared by sandwiching one layer of thickness-polarized ͑Bi 1/2 Na 1/2 ͒TiO 3 -͑Bi 1/2 K 1/2 ͒TiO 3 -BaTiO 3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramic disk between two layers of thickness-magnetized Tb 0.3 Dy 0.7 Fe 1.92 giant magnetostrictive alloy disk along the thickness direction. The composites exhibited the maximum ME voltage coefficient of 40.7 mV/Oe with a flat response in the measured frequency range of 0.1− 20 kHz under a dc magnetic bias of 5 kOe. The induced ME voltage showed an extremely linear relationship to the applied ac magnetic field with amplitude varying from 3 ϫ 10 −5 to 10 Oe over a broad range of dc magnetic bias of 0 − 5.5 kOe. The high ME effect was analyzed and found to be comparable to most major lead-based ME composites. The present study opens up possibilities for developing green ME devices.

Stellite 6 alloy has excellent wear resistance, corrosion resistance, and oxidation resistance, however the difficulties in traditional processing limit its wide application. Additive manufacturing technology that has emerged in recent years is expected to provide a new way for the processing of stellite 6 alloy. In this study, two square thin-walled stellite 6 parts were fabricated through the wire arc additive manufacturing technology. At the same time, the effect of stress relief annealing on the mechanical performance of the fabricated stellite 6 part was studied and compared with the corresponding casting part. The results indicate that the additive manufacturing stellite 6 components exhibit satisfactory quality and appearance. Moreover, the microstructure of the additive manufacturing part is much finer than that of the casting part. From the substrate to the top region of the additive manufacturing part, the morphology of the dendrites changes from columnar to equiaxed, and the hardness increases firstly and then decreases gradually. In addition, the average hardness of the additive manufacturing part is ~7–8 HRC higher than the casting part. The ultimate tensile strength and yield strength is ~150MPa higher than the casting part, while the elongation is almost the same. The stress relief annealing has no significant effect on the hardness of the AM part, but it can slightly improve the strength.

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A B S T R A C TConventional fabrication of bacterial cellulose (BC) involves treatment with hot NaOH aqueous solutions to remove bacteria (BA). Herein, we report a simpler and cheaper method for the preparation of BA/BC composite without alkalization, which keeps the BA in the nanofibrous BC network. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation showed naturally distributed BA in BC matrix with a tightly entangled structure. Such BA-embedded BA/BC composite exhibited improved mechanical strength and modulus over BC. When used as adsorbent, the BA/BC composite exhibited significantly higher adsorption capacities to Pb(II), Cu(II), Ni(II), and Cr(VI) compared to bare BC. The much higher adsorption capacities of BA/BC are due to the presence of functional groups in the BA, such as amide, which are known to be involved in coordination interaction. This breakthrough strategy not only made the fabrication process simpler and more cost-effective, but also produced a new BCbased adsorbent with improved adsorption capacity to heavy metals.

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