Features on peer-reviewed research by scientists at Beijing Jiaotong University.
Professor Bing Bai's team developed a model, built on granular thermodynamics, that predicts how heavy metals and suspended particles move together through soil under stress and temperature changes, matching soil-column experiments.
Professor Bing Bai's team found that red mud combined with fly ash and cured in warm conditions can form a geopolymer whose strength becomes comparable to high-grade cement after several weeks.
Dr. Lei Feng's systematic review found that English proficiency best predicts success in English-taught classes, with self-efficacy and vocabulary also important, while academic motivation did not.
