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Close to the Comfort Zone: Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Implementing Leisure Activities in Dementia and Eldercare (2025)
Journal Article
Atefi, G. L., Christie, H. L., de Vugt, M. E., & Craven, M. P. (2025). Close to the Comfort Zone: Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Implementing Leisure Activities in Dementia and Eldercare. Behavioral Sciences, 15(3), Article 347

Background: This study aimed to explore stakeholders' perspectives on implementing non-digital leisure activities to promote social interaction in dementia and eldercare settings. Methods: A secondary analysis of online semi-structured interviews was... Read More about Close to the Comfort Zone: Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Implementing Leisure Activities in Dementia and Eldercare.

Impact of porous host materials on the compromise of thermochemical energy storage performance (2025)
Journal Article
Chen, J., Zhang, Y., Chen, Z., Gan, G., & Su, Y. (2025). Impact of porous host materials on the compromise of thermochemical energy storage performance. Renewable Energy, 245, Article 122784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.122784

Thermochemical energy storage (TCES) systems address renewable energy intermittency with high energy density and negligible heat loss. CaCl2, known for its high reaction enthalpy and cost-effectiveness, faces challenges such as deliquescence and poor... Read More about Impact of porous host materials on the compromise of thermochemical energy storage performance.

Biowaste to biochar: a techno-economic and life cycle assessment of biochar production from food-waste digestate and its agricultural field application (2025)
Journal Article
Gamaralalage, D., Rodgers, S., Gill, A., Meredith, W., Bott, T., West, H., Alce, J., Snape, C., & McKechnie, J. (2025). Biowaste to biochar: a techno-economic and life cycle assessment of biochar production from food-waste digestate and its agricultural field application. Biochar, 7(1), Article 50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42773-025-00456-0

Biochar has high potential for long-term atmospheric carbon storage in terrestrial environments, contributing to meeting the UK and global greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. This study investigates the greenhouse gas emissions and techno-econ... Read More about Biowaste to biochar: a techno-economic and life cycle assessment of biochar production from food-waste digestate and its agricultural field application.

A systematic evaluation of sorption-based thermochemical energy storage for building applications: Material development, reactor design, and system integration (2025)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Yang, F., Liu, X., & Wu, Y. (2025). A systematic evaluation of sorption-based thermochemical energy storage for building applications: Material development, reactor design, and system integration. Renewable Energy, 245, Article 122831. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.122831

Sorption-based thermochemical energy storage (TCES) has attracted substantial attention due to its remarkable potential for long-term and high-capacity heat storage. The efficacy of a TCES system hinges on the seamless integration and coordinated ope... Read More about A systematic evaluation of sorption-based thermochemical energy storage for building applications: Material development, reactor design, and system integration.

Molten base carbonisation and activation of non-lignin-rich biomass into hierarchically porous carbon with surface-rich functionalities for supercapacitor electrodes (2025)
Journal Article
Egun, I. L., Akinwolemiwa, B., He, H., Ma, M., Chen, Z., Chen, G. Z., & Hu, D. (2025). Molten base carbonisation and activation of non-lignin-rich biomass into hierarchically porous carbon with surface-rich functionalities for supercapacitor electrodes. Chemical Engineering Journal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.161386

Non-lignin-rich biomass has abundant reserves but remains underutilised as a sustainable carbon source for producing functional carbon materials in energy storage applications. The primary challenge is to develop an efficient and sustainable process... Read More about Molten base carbonisation and activation of non-lignin-rich biomass into hierarchically porous carbon with surface-rich functionalities for supercapacitor electrodes.

Inkjet Printing of Heterostructures: Investigation and Strategies for Control of Interfaces (2025)
Journal Article
Austin, J. S., Zhou, Y., Rivers, G., Gilani, N., Wang, F., Tuck, C. J., Gilmore, I. S., Hague, R. J. M., Trindade, G. F., & Turyanska, L. (2025). Inkjet Printing of Heterostructures: Investigation and Strategies for Control of Interfaces. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c21170

Development of printed electronics requires understanding and control of the interfaces in heterostructure devices. However, investigation of the interfaces between dissimilar materials to achieve control of intermixing presents challenges. Here, we... Read More about Inkjet Printing of Heterostructures: Investigation and Strategies for Control of Interfaces.

Virtual Instrument for a Multi-illumination Dome System (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khanesar, M. A., Corcoran, H., MacDonald, L., Pawar, V., Robson, S., & Piano, S. (2025, April). Virtual Instrument for a Multi-illumination Dome System. Paper presented at ISPRS Geospatial Week (GSW 2025), Dubai, UAE

A virtual instrument has been developed to study a multi-illumination dome system on digital objects using a camera mounted on top of the dome. The reliability of the blender environment is investigated for simulating the functions of components of t... Read More about Virtual Instrument for a Multi-illumination Dome System.

Optimization and Comparison of 1MW-Class PM Motors for Aircraft Propulsion Using Litz Wire and Hairpin Windings (2025)
Journal Article
Huynh, A. T., Huang, H., Jiang, J., Zou, T., Gerada, D., Yang, T., & Gerada, C. (2025). Optimization and Comparison of 1MW-Class PM Motors for Aircraft Propulsion Using Litz Wire and Hairpin Windings. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, https://doi.org/10.1109/tmag.2025.3547237

Choosing the right winding technology is key to maximizing power density and efficiency in electric aircraft propulsion. This paper presents a two-level optimization strategy to evaluate Litz wire and hairpin winding configurations in two 1 MW-class... Read More about Optimization and Comparison of 1MW-Class PM Motors for Aircraft Propulsion Using Litz Wire and Hairpin Windings.

Enzymatic Synthesis of Functional PEGylated Adipate Copolymers (2025)
Journal Article
Axioti, E., Dixon, E. G., Jepras, T., Tin He, F., Hartman, P. J. V., Hopkins, B., Di Bari, V., Suksiriworapong, J., Cuzzucoli Crucitti, V., Galantini, L., Francolini, I., Cavanagh, R. J., & Taresco, V. (2025). Enzymatic Synthesis of Functional PEGylated Adipate Copolymers. ChemPlusChem, https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202400668

Many new active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) demonstrate high hydrophobicity and low water-solubility issues. In this regard, polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) have been extensively used as drug delivery carriers for the encapsulation of such APIs.... Read More about Enzymatic Synthesis of Functional PEGylated Adipate Copolymers.