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Enhanced heat transfer of PCM-based heat sink augmented with plate-fins and hybrid nanoparticles for electronics cooling (2025)
Journal Article
Arshad, A., Jabbal, M., & Yan, Y. (2025). Enhanced heat transfer of PCM-based heat sink augmented with plate-fins and hybrid nanoparticles for electronics cooling. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 218, Article 110107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110107

Passive cooling technologies based on phase change material (PCM) reveal as emerging technique for thermal management of electronic components effciently. Therefore, the current study explores the combined effect of hybrid nanoparticles (HNPs), plate... Read More about Enhanced heat transfer of PCM-based heat sink augmented with plate-fins and hybrid nanoparticles for electronics cooling.

Mapping the adaptive landscape of Batesian mimicry using 3D-printed stimuli (2025)
Journal Article
Taylor, C. H., Watson, D. J. G., Skelhorn, J., Bell, D., Burdett, S., Codyre, A., Cooley, K., Davies, J. R., Dawson, J. J., D’Cruz, T., Gandhi, S. R., Jackson, H. J., Lowe, R., Ogilvie, E., Pond, A. L., Rees, H., Richardson, J., Sains, J., Short, F., Brignell, C., …Reader, T. (2025). Mapping the adaptive landscape of Batesian mimicry using 3D-printed stimuli. Nature, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09216-3

In a classic example of adaptation, harmless Batesian mimics gain protection from predators through resemblance to one or more unpalatable models. Mimics vary greatly in accuracy, and explaining the persistence of inaccurate mimics is an ongoing chal... Read More about Mapping the adaptive landscape of Batesian mimicry using 3D-printed stimuli.

Ice-source heat pump for residential heating: A case study on energy storage and pipeline repurposing in the UK (2025)
Journal Article
Mehdipour, R., Garvey, S., Cardenas, B., Baniamerian, Z., & J. Wood, C. (2025). Ice-source heat pump for residential heating: A case study on energy storage and pipeline repurposing in the UK. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 73, Article 106579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2025.106579

Transitioning from natural gas to cleaner heating methods is crucial for reducing carbon emissions. Heat pumps, which extract heat from air, water, or geothermal sources, offer an efficient alternative but significantly increase peak electricity dema... Read More about Ice-source heat pump for residential heating: A case study on energy storage and pipeline repurposing in the UK.

Polyglycerol Resin Towards Sustainable 3D-Printing (2025)
Journal Article
George, K., Krumins, E., Tan, E., He, Y., Wildman, R. D., Owen, R., Segal, J., Cuzzucoli Crucitti, V., & Taresco, V. (2025). Polyglycerol Resin Towards Sustainable 3D-Printing. Faraday Discussions, https://doi.org/10.1039/d5fd00043b

Additive manufacturing (AM) techniques, also named as three-dimensional 3D-printing, have been widely recognised as promising technologies for rapid production of novel, personalised drug-delivery systems, scaffolds for biofabrication, food applicati... Read More about Polyglycerol Resin Towards Sustainable 3D-Printing.

Pattern formation on an ice surface (2025)
Journal Article
Wang, Z., Choi, K.-S., Li, S., Sun, C., & Mao, X. (2025). Pattern formation on an ice surface. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1013, Article A35. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2025.10265

A linear stability model based on a phase-field method is established to study the formation of ripples on the ice surface. The pattern on horizontal ice surfaces, e.g. glaciers and frozen lakes, is found to be originating from a gravity-driven insta... Read More about Pattern formation on an ice surface.

Digital-twin-assisted multi-stage machining of thin-wall structures using interchangeable robotic and human-assisted automation (2025)
Journal Article
Abed, M., Mohammad, A., Axinte, D., Gameros, A., & Askew, D. (2026). Digital-twin-assisted multi-stage machining of thin-wall structures using interchangeable robotic and human-assisted automation. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 97, Article 103077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2025.103077

Interconnected intelligent systems in multi-stage smart machining environments are an advancing area of research, demonstrating many real-life opportunities that can benefit from the development and integration of cyber-physical systems into machinin... Read More about Digital-twin-assisted multi-stage machining of thin-wall structures using interchangeable robotic and human-assisted automation.

Experimental and Analytical Investigation on the Evaporation Characteristics of Single and Binary Component Droplets in a Hot Air Stream (2025)
Journal Article
Omar, R. A., Planas Zanutto, C., Ambrose, S., Hann, D., & Eastwick, C. (2025). Experimental and Analytical Investigation on the Evaporation Characteristics of Single and Binary Component Droplets in a Hot Air Stream. Applied Thermal Engineering, 278(Part B), Article 126993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.126993

Although several simplified models for bi-component droplet evaporation have been proposed in the literature, direct validation against experimental data remains scarce, particularly under forced convection conditions. This study presents a combined... Read More about Experimental and Analytical Investigation on the Evaporation Characteristics of Single and Binary Component Droplets in a Hot Air Stream.

Optimal Low-Thrust Transfers Between Relative Planar and Spatial Quasi-Satellite Orbits in the Earth–Moon System (2025)
Journal Article
Pushparaj, N., Hiraiwa, N., Hayashi, Y., & Bando, M. (2025). Optimal Low-Thrust Transfers Between Relative Planar and Spatial Quasi-Satellite Orbits in the Earth–Moon System. Aerospace, 12(6), Article 524. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace12060524

This paper investigates the design of optimal low-thrust transfers between relative planar and spatial quasi-satellite orbits (QSOs) in the Earth–Moon system under the Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem (CR3BP). A key contribution is the adaptati... Read More about Optimal Low-Thrust Transfers Between Relative Planar and Spatial Quasi-Satellite Orbits in the Earth–Moon System.

Failure modes of CF-PEEK overmoulded onto unidirectionally reinforced CF-LM-PAEK: Multi-scale pull-off testing and microscopy investigation of rib stiffened geometries (2025)
Journal Article
Parsons, A. J., Molinar-Díaz, J., Koptelov, A., Darby, W., Hooshmand, H., Hernandez Ledezma, F. U., Thomsen, O. T., Belnoue, J. P., & Harper, L. T. (2025). Failure modes of CF-PEEK overmoulded onto unidirectionally reinforced CF-LM-PAEK: Multi-scale pull-off testing and microscopy investigation of rib stiffened geometries. Composites Part B: Engineering, 305, Article 112700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2025.112700

Overmoulding is a manufacturing technique used to create structural composite components with complex shapes, combining regions of continuous and short fibre reinforcement. It is possible to produce structural parts at high rates, whilst minimising m... Read More about Failure modes of CF-PEEK overmoulded onto unidirectionally reinforced CF-LM-PAEK: Multi-scale pull-off testing and microscopy investigation of rib stiffened geometries.

Parallel implicit sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics for a 2DOF system (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yan, M., Khanesar, M. A., Armstrong, H., Milella, F., Herschmann, S., Piano, S., & Branson, D. (2025, June). Parallel implicit sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics for a 2DOF system. Paper presented at Euspen’s 25th International Conference & Exhibition, Zaragoza, Spain

Data-driven methods have emerged as a pivotal area of system identification and among these the SINDy-PI (parallel implicit sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics) algorithm stands out for its ability to identify underlying parameters in equatio... Read More about Parallel implicit sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics for a 2DOF system.