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A Smart Crop Water Stress Index-Based IoT Solution for Precision Irrigation of Wine Grape (2023)
Journal Article
Fuentes-Peñailillo, F., Ortega-Farías, S., Acevedo-Opazo, C., Rivera, M., & Araya-Alman, M. (2024). A Smart Crop Water Stress Index-Based IoT Solution for Precision Irrigation of Wine Grape. Sensors, 24(1), Article 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24010025

The Scholander-type pressure chamber to measure midday stem water potential (MSWP) has been widely used to schedule irrigation in commercial vineyards. However, the limited number of sites that can be evaluated using the pressure chamber makes it dif... Read More about A Smart Crop Water Stress Index-Based IoT Solution for Precision Irrigation of Wine Grape.

Evaluation of ammonia-gasoline co-combustion in a modern spark ignition research engine (2023)
Journal Article
Ambalakatte, A., Geng, S., Cairns, A., Harrington, A., Hall, J., & Bassett, M. (2023). Evaluation of ammonia-gasoline co-combustion in a modern spark ignition research engine. Carbon Neutrality, 2(1), Article 35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43979-023-00075-3

Ammonia (NH3) is emerging as a potential favoured fuel for longer range decarbonised heavy transport, particularly in the marine sector, predominantly due to highly favourable characteristics as an effective hydrogen carrier. This is despite generall... Read More about Evaluation of ammonia-gasoline co-combustion in a modern spark ignition research engine.

The evolution of subsurface deformation and tribological degradation of a multiphase Fe-based hardfacing induced by sliding contact (2023)
Journal Article
Carrington, M., Daure, J., Utada, S., Ratia-Hanby, V., Shipway, P., Stewart, D., & McCartney, D. (2024). The evolution of subsurface deformation and tribological degradation of a multiphase Fe-based hardfacing induced by sliding contact. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 892, Article 146023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2023.146023

Multiphase Fe-based hardfacing alloys, for example Tristelle 5183 Fe-21%Cr-10%Ni-7.5%Nb-5%Si-2%C in wt.%, are extensively used for tribological applications, including valves, bearings and drive mechanisms, where two surfaces are unavoidably subjecte... Read More about The evolution of subsurface deformation and tribological degradation of a multiphase Fe-based hardfacing induced by sliding contact.

Stoichiometry and annealing condition on hydrogen capacity of TiCr2-x AB2 alloys (2023)
Journal Article
McGrath, A. J., Wadge, M. D., Adams, M., Manickam, K., Ling, S., Walker, G. S., & Grant, D. M. (2024). Stoichiometry and annealing condition on hydrogen capacity of TiCr2-x AB2 alloys. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 53, 582-591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.12.062

This study presents the effect of stoichiometry and annealing condition on Ti–Cr AB2-type hydrogen storage alloys. Prior to annealing the majority phase of the as-cast alloys was the C14 Laves phase, with separate Ti and Cr phases. Annealing treatmen... Read More about Stoichiometry and annealing condition on hydrogen capacity of TiCr2-x AB2 alloys.

Chemical Scissor Medicated Intercalation of NbS2 by Transition Metal for Electromagnetic Properties Tuning (2023)
Journal Article
Gao, L., Li, M., Wang, L., Chen, G. Z., Yang, H., Hu, B., & Huang, Q. (2024). Chemical Scissor Medicated Intercalation of NbS2 by Transition Metal for Electromagnetic Properties Tuning. Advanced Functional Materials, 34(13), Article 2313243. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202313243

Intercalation of layered materials offers an effective approach for tunning their structures and generating unprecedented properties. The multiple van der Waals (vdW) gap combined with long‐range ordering guests can change the interaction of layered... Read More about Chemical Scissor Medicated Intercalation of NbS2 by Transition Metal for Electromagnetic Properties Tuning.

X-Band Reconfigurable Phase Shifters Based on SIW and Liquid Metal Technologies (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alkaraki, S., Quan Wei Lin, Q., Jilani, S. F., Wong, H., Borja, A., Tang, S., …Kelly, J. (2023, December). X-Band Reconfigurable Phase Shifters Based on SIW and Liquid Metal Technologies. Paper presented at 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2024), Glasgow, UK

This paper presents three reconfigurable phase shifters operate at X-band and designed utilizing liquid metal (LM). The phase shifters operate at 10 GHz and they have very low insertion loss performance and able to handle high levels of radio frequen... Read More about X-Band Reconfigurable Phase Shifters Based on SIW and Liquid Metal Technologies.

Development of an open-source carbon footprint calculator of the UK craft brewing value chain (2023)
Journal Article
Bowler, A. L., Rodgers, S., Meng, F., McKechnie, J., Cook, D. J., & Watson, N. J. (2024). Development of an open-source carbon footprint calculator of the UK craft brewing value chain. Journal of Cleaner Production, 435, Article 140181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140181

Craft breweries may fall behind large brewing companies in reducing the carbon footprints of their value chains due to limited resources, financial constraints, and a lack of technical knowledge to fully understand their emissions. However, by increa... Read More about Development of an open-source carbon footprint calculator of the UK craft brewing value chain.

Impacts of multi-pollutants on sulfonamide antibiotic removal from water matrices using layered double hydroxide sorbents (2023)
Journal Article
Johnston, A., Lester, E., Williams, O., & Gomes, R. L. (2024). Impacts of multi-pollutants on sulfonamide antibiotic removal from water matrices using layered double hydroxide sorbents. Environmental Technology and Innovation, 33, Article 103490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2023.103490

Remediation of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) present in the aqueous environment requires the development of new advanced wastewater treatment technologies, crucial to reduce the toxicity of such pollutants to the environment, supporting urban water reuse. C... Read More about Impacts of multi-pollutants on sulfonamide antibiotic removal from water matrices using layered double hydroxide sorbents.

Virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality interventions in healthcare: a systematic review of health economic evaluations and cost-effectiveness (2023)
Journal Article
Gómez Bergin, A. D., & Craven, M. P. (2023). Virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality interventions in healthcare: a systematic review of health economic evaluations and cost-effectiveness. BMC Digital Health, 1(53), https://doi.org/10.1186/s44247-023-00054-9

Introduction Health economic evaluations are required to best understand the value of interventions to the health economy. As extended reality technologies (an umbrella term including virtual, augmented, and mixed reality) become cheaper and more... Read More about Virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality interventions in healthcare: a systematic review of health economic evaluations and cost-effectiveness.

Investigating methods to quantifying uncertainty in PM2.5 emission rates from cooking by toasting bread (2023)
Journal Article
Molina, C., Jones, B., & O’Leary, C. (2024). Investigating methods to quantifying uncertainty in PM2.5 emission rates from cooking by toasting bread. Building and Environment, 248, Article 111106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.111106

Exposure to airborne fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is linked to multiple negative health effects and indoor sources are important contributors to personal exposure. Cooking is a common indoor source, but reported emission rates have high variabilit... Read More about Investigating methods to quantifying uncertainty in PM2.5 emission rates from cooking by toasting bread.