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Thermophysical optimization of specialized concrete pavement materials for collection of surface heat energy and applications for shallow heat storage (2011)
Journal Article
Dehdezi, P. K., Hall, M. R., & Dawson, A. (2011). Thermophysical optimization of specialized concrete pavement materials for collection of surface heat energy and applications for shallow heat storage. Transportation Research Record, 2240, https://doi.org/10.3141/2240-13

There is great potential to use pavement structures to collect and/or store solar energy for the heating and cooling of adjacent buildings, e.g. airport terminals, shopping malls, etc. Therefore, pavement materials comprising both conventional and un... Read More about Thermophysical optimization of specialized concrete pavement materials for collection of surface heat energy and applications for shallow heat storage.

Multi-sampled carrier-based PWM for multilevel active shunt power filters for aerospace applications (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Odavic, M., Biagini, V., Sumner, M., Zanchetta, P., & Degano, M. (2011, September). Multi-sampled carrier-based PWM for multilevel active shunt power filters for aerospace applications. Presented at IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition: Energy Conversion Innovation for a Clean Energy Future, ECCE 2011,, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Active power filters create sideband harmonics over a wide frequency range around the multiple carrier-frequency harmonics and these can encroach into the low frequency range. This issue is particularly critical when low carrier-fundamental frequency... Read More about Multi-sampled carrier-based PWM for multilevel active shunt power filters for aerospace applications.

Functional gap junctions accumulate at the immunological synapse and contribute to T cell activation (2011)
Journal Article
Mendoza-Naranjo, A., Bouma, G., Pereda, C., Ramiŕez, M., Webb, K. F., Tittarelli, A., Loṕez, M. N., Kalergis, A. M., Thrasher, A. J., Becker, D. L., & Salazar-Onfray, F. (2011). Functional gap junctions accumulate at the immunological synapse and contribute to T cell activation. Journal of Immunology, 187(6), 3121-3132. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1100378

Gap junction (GJ) mediates intercellular communication through linked hemichannels from each of two adjacent cells. Using human and mouse models, we show that connexin 43 (Cx43), the main GJ protein in the immune system, was recruited to the immunolo... Read More about Functional gap junctions accumulate at the immunological synapse and contribute to T cell activation.

Active control of series connected, voltage driven power devices using a single gate drive (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Evans, P., Teerakawanich, N., & Johnson, C. M. (2011, August). Active control of series connected, voltage driven power devices using a single gate drive. Presented at 2011 14th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2011, Birmingham, UK

A novel approach for controlling series strings of voltage driven devices (e.g. JFET, MOSFET, IGBT) is presented that allows high voltage switches to be constructed from lower voltage devices. The approach allows controlled voltage sharing under stea... Read More about Active control of series connected, voltage driven power devices using a single gate drive.

Carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide (CNT/TiO2) core-shell nanocomposites with tailored shell thickness, CNT content and photocatalytic/photoelectrocatalytic properties (2011)
Journal Article
Li, Z., Gao, B., Chen, G. Z., Mokaya, R., Sotiropoulos, S., & Li Puma, G. (2011). Carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide (CNT/TiO2) core-shell nanocomposites with tailored shell thickness, CNT content and photocatalytic/photoelectrocatalytic properties. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 110, 50-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2011.08.023

Combining carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with TiO2 at the nano-scale level can promote the separation of the electron-hole charges generated upon irradiation. However, charge separation capability depends on the quality of the interfacial contact between CN... Read More about Carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide (CNT/TiO2) core-shell nanocomposites with tailored shell thickness, CNT content and photocatalytic/photoelectrocatalytic properties.

Ergonomically sound (2011)
Newspaper / Magazine
Craven, M., & Martin, J. (2011). Ergonomically sound

Medical devices are used by a multiplicity of users and in a variety of environments. Manufacturers of these devices will therefore need to be aware of differences in skills, needs, abilities and preferences among users, as well as the requirements t... Read More about Ergonomically sound.

Global Interventions for Seismic Upgrading of Substandard RC Buildings (2011)
Journal Article
Thermou, G. E., Pantazopoulou, S. J., & Elnashai, A. S. (2012). Global Interventions for Seismic Upgrading of Substandard RC Buildings. Journal of Structural Engineering, 138(3), 387-401. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28asce%29st.1943-541x.0000474

A methodology is developed in this paper for the design and proportioning of interventions for seismic upgrading of substandard
reinforced-concrete (RC) buildings. The retrofit approach is presented in the form of a simple design tool that aims towa... Read More about Global Interventions for Seismic Upgrading of Substandard RC Buildings.

Abrasive wear behaviour of conventional and large-particle tungsten carbide-based cermet coatings as a function of abrasive size and type (2011)
Journal Article
Kamdi, Z., Shipway, P., Voisey, K., & Sturgeon, A. (2011). Abrasive wear behaviour of conventional and large-particle tungsten carbide-based cermet coatings as a function of abrasive size and type. Wear, 271(9-10), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2010.12.060

Abrasive wear behaviour of materials can be assessed using a wide variety of testing methods, and the relative performance of materials will tend to depend upon the testing procedure employed. In this work, two cermet type coatings have been examined... Read More about Abrasive wear behaviour of conventional and large-particle tungsten carbide-based cermet coatings as a function of abrasive size and type.

Widefield ultrastable heterodyne interferometry using a custom CMOS modulated light camera (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Patel, R., Clark, M., & Achamfuo-Yeboah, S. Widefield ultrastable heterodyne interferometry using a custom CMOS modulated light camera. Presented at Applied Industrial Optics: Spectroscopy, Imaging and Metrology 2011

A method of detecting optical heterodyne interference fringes using a custom CMOS modulated light camera array has been developed. Widefield phase images are generated using quadrature demodulation and are kept stable using a feedback system.
© 2011... Read More about Widefield ultrastable heterodyne interferometry using a custom CMOS modulated light camera.