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Polyelectrolyte interlayers with a broad processing window for high efficiency inverted organic solar cells towards mass production (2018)
Journal Article
Wang, C., Li, C., MacKenzie, R. C., Wen, S., Liu, Y., Ma, P., Wang, G., Tian, W., & Ruan, S. (2018). Polyelectrolyte interlayers with a broad processing window for high efficiency inverted organic solar cells towards mass production. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6(36), 17662-17670. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ta05992f

Neutral polyelectrolyte interfacial layers in organic solar cells are well-known for their ability to tailor the work function of electrodes, improve charge carrier extraction and maximize open circuit voltage. However, they also suffer from low char... Read More about Polyelectrolyte interlayers with a broad processing window for high efficiency inverted organic solar cells towards mass production.

Options for managing alkaline steel slag leachate: A life cycle assessment (2018)
Journal Article
Gomes, H. I., Mayes, W. M., Baxter, H. A., Jarvis, A. P., Burke, I. T., Stewart, D. I., & Rogerson, M. (2018). Options for managing alkaline steel slag leachate: A life cycle assessment. Journal of Cleaner Production, 202, 401-412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.08.163

© 2018 The Authors Management of steel slag (a major by-product of the steel industry) includes the treatment of highly alkaline leachate (pH > 11.5) from rainwater infiltration of slag deposits to prevent adverse impact upon surface or ground waters... Read More about Options for managing alkaline steel slag leachate: A life cycle assessment.

Experimental investigations on drag-reduction characteristics of bionic surface with water-trapping microstructures of fish scales (2018)
Journal Article
Wu, L., Jiao, Z., Song, Y., Liu, C., Wang, H., & Yan, Y. (2018). Experimental investigations on drag-reduction characteristics of bionic surface with water-trapping microstructures of fish scales. Scientific Reports, 8, Article 12186. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30490-x

Biological surfaces with unique wettability in nature have provided an enormous innovation for scientists and engineers. More specifically, materials possessing various wetting properties have drawn considerable attention owing to their promising app... Read More about Experimental investigations on drag-reduction characteristics of bionic surface with water-trapping microstructures of fish scales.

Microwave synthesis of carbon onions in fractal aggregates using heavy oil as a precursor (2018)
Journal Article
Adam, M., Hart, A., Stevens, L. A., Wood, J., Robinson, J. P., & Rigby, S. P. (2018). Microwave synthesis of carbon onions in fractal aggregates using heavy oil as a precursor. Carbon, 138, 427-435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2018.07.066

In this work we report a method for preparing carbon onions through microwave heating of heavy oil. It was shown that microwave heating of heavy oil mixed with a carbon catalyst at 300 W leads to the growth of a several-centimetre long fractal carbon... Read More about Microwave synthesis of carbon onions in fractal aggregates using heavy oil as a precursor.

Crystallographic texture can be rapidly determined by electrochemical surface analytics (2018)
Journal Article
Speidel, A., Su, R., Mitchell-Smith, J., Dryburgh, P., Bisterov, I., Pieris, D., Li, W., Patel, R., Clark, M., & Clare, A. T. (2018). Crystallographic texture can be rapidly determined by electrochemical surface analytics. Acta Materialia, 159, 89-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2018.07.059

Orientation affects application-defining properties of crystalline materials. Hence, information in this regard is highly-prized. We show that electrochemical jet processing (EJP), when coupled with accurate metrological appraisal, can characterise c... Read More about Crystallographic texture can be rapidly determined by electrochemical surface analytics.

Modelling adaptive systems using plausible Petri nets (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chiachío, J., Chiachío, M., Prescott, D., & Andrews, J. (2018, July). Modelling adaptive systems using plausible Petri nets. Presented at 8th International Workshop on Reliable Engineering Computing, “ Computing with Confidence ”

One of the main challenges when analyzing and modelling complex systems using Petri nets is to deal with uncertain information, and moreover, to be able to use such uncertainty to dynamically adapt the modelled system to uncertain (changing) contextu... Read More about Modelling adaptive systems using plausible Petri nets.

Investigation the Effect of Pavement Condition Characteristics on Bend Segments Accident Frequency: Application of Fixed and Random Parameters Negative Binomial Models (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ahmed Awad, H., & Parry, T. (2018, July). Investigation the Effect of Pavement Condition Characteristics on Bend Segments Accident Frequency: Application of Fixed and Random Parameters Negative Binomial Models. Presented at International Conference on Transportation and Development 2018, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Experimental investigation of the aeroacoustics of synthetic jet actuators in quiescent conditions (2018)
Journal Article
Jeyalingam, J., & Jabbal, M. (2018). Experimental investigation of the aeroacoustics of synthetic jet actuators in quiescent conditions. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 280, 52-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2018.07.007

In this paper, the aeroacoustic characteristics of a circular orifice, synthetic jet actuator in quiescent conditions is investigated. Electromagnetic actuation, in the form of a shaker-driven actuator with latex diaphragm, proved to be desirable ove... Read More about Experimental investigation of the aeroacoustics of synthetic jet actuators in quiescent conditions.

A knowledge-based prognostics framework for railway track geometry degradation (2018)
Journal Article
Chiachío, J., Chiachío, M., Prescott, D., & Andrews, J. (2019). A knowledge-based prognostics framework for railway track geometry degradation. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 181, 127-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2018.07.004

This paper proposes a paradigm shift to the problem of infrastructure asset management modelling by focusing towards forecasting the future condition of the assets instead of using empirical modelling approaches based on historical data. The proposed... Read More about A knowledge-based prognostics framework for railway track geometry degradation.