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Estimating the environmental impacts of global lithium-ion battery supply chain: A temporal, geographical, and technological perspective (2023)
Journal Article
Llamas-Orozco, J. A., Meng, F., Walker, G. S., Abdul-Manan, A. F. N., MacLean, H. L., Posen, I. D., & McKechnie, J. (2023). Estimating the environmental impacts of global lithium-ion battery supply chain: A temporal, geographical, and technological perspective. PNAS Nexus, 2(11), Article pgad361. https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad361

A sustainable low-carbon transition via electric vehicles will require a comprehensive understanding of lithium-ion batteries’ global supply chain environmental impacts. Here, we analyze the cradle-to-gate energy use and greenhouse gas emissions of c... Read More about Estimating the environmental impacts of global lithium-ion battery supply chain: A temporal, geographical, and technological perspective.

Breaking the Cycle: Novel Capture Mechanisms for Active Space Debris Removal (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Taggart, A., Harris, J., Pushparaj, N., & Cappelletti, C. (2023). Breaking the Cycle: Novel Capture Mechanisms for Active Space Debris Removal.

Since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, over 6000 rockets and more than 11,300 satellites have been launched into space, resulting in a high number of artificial space debris in orbit around Earth. Of this debris, there are over one million objects be... Read More about Breaking the Cycle: Novel Capture Mechanisms for Active Space Debris Removal.

Quasi-solar Synchronous Orbit around the Moon based on Spatial Distant Retrograde Orbits (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Peng, L., Liang, Y., Pushparaj, N., & Shi, P. (2023). Quasi-solar Synchronous Orbit around the Moon based on Spatial Distant Retrograde Orbits.

The last several decades have witnessed the rapid development of lunar exploration, promoting researches on various types of lunar orbits including Distant Retrograde Orbits (abbr. DRO) that are feasible for orbiting tasks due to their stability. Man... Read More about Quasi-solar Synchronous Orbit around the Moon based on Spatial Distant Retrograde Orbits.

Frequent Deep-Space Access Strategy for Venus Aeronomic Exploration Mission using Earth-Synchronous Orbits (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Ito, D., Pushparaj, N., & Kawakatsu, Y. (2023). Frequent Deep-Space Access Strategy for Venus Aeronomic Exploration Mission using Earth-Synchronous Orbits.

Geostationary transfer orbits (GTO) are earth-centric orbits widely used for kick-stage operations of satellites for deep space exploration missions. A rideshare spacecraft parked or deployed in GTOs usually requires minimal transfer cost compared to... Read More about Frequent Deep-Space Access Strategy for Venus Aeronomic Exploration Mission using Earth-Synchronous Orbits.

A particle-scale analysis of unload-reload hysteresis for normally consolidated kaolin (2023)
Journal Article
de Bono, J., & McDowell, G. (2023). A particle-scale analysis of unload-reload hysteresis for normally consolidated kaolin. Applied Clay Science, 246, Article 107190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2023.107190

The mechanical behaviour of sands and clays subject to “normal” (plastic) compression are very similar, albeit at different stress levels, despite the differences in inter-particle interactions (Hertzian normal contact forces or similar for sand) and... Read More about A particle-scale analysis of unload-reload hysteresis for normally consolidated kaolin.

Optimal Transfer Trajectories between Relative Quasi-Satellite Orbits (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Pushparaj, N., Hiraiwa, N., & Bando, M. (2023). Optimal Transfer Trajectories between Relative Quasi-Satellite Orbits.

Quasi-satellite orbits (QSOs) are stable retrograde orbits in the restricted three-body problem that have gained attention as a viable candidate for future deep-space missions towards remote planetary satellites. Several mission design proposal uses... Read More about Optimal Transfer Trajectories between Relative Quasi-Satellite Orbits.

Cytosponge procedures produce fewer respiratory aerosols and droplets than oesophagogastroduodenoscopies (2023)
Journal Article
Gordon, G. S., Warburton, S., Parkes, S., Kerridge, A., Parra-Blanco, A., Ortiz-Fernandez-Sordo, J., & Fitzgerald, R. C. (2024). Cytosponge procedures produce fewer respiratory aerosols and droplets than oesophagogastroduodenoscopies. Diseases of the Esophagus, 37(3), Article doad061. https://doi.org/10.1093/dote/doad061

Esophagogastroduodenoscopies (EGD) are aerosol-generating procedures that may spread respiratory pathogens. We aim to investigate the production of airborne aerosols and droplets during Cytosponge procedures, which are being evaluated in large-scale... Read More about Cytosponge procedures produce fewer respiratory aerosols and droplets than oesophagogastroduodenoscopies.

Stable Perovskite Quantum Dots Light‐Emitting Diodes with Efficiency Exceeding 24% (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, X., Wang, Q., Yao, Z., Deng, M., Wang, J., Qian, L., …Xiang, C. (2023). Stable Perovskite Quantum Dots Light‐Emitting Diodes with Efficiency Exceeding 24%. Advanced Science, 10(36), Article 2304696. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202304696

Perovskite nanocrystals for light‐emitting diodes are often synthesized by uncontrollable metathesis reactions, suffering from low product yield, nonuniform growth, and poor stability. Herein, by controlling the nucleation kinetics with high dissocia... Read More about Stable Perovskite Quantum Dots Light‐Emitting Diodes with Efficiency Exceeding 24%.

Unstructured Transmission Line Modelling (TLM) Method for Modelling of Advanced Photonic Structures (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Vukovic, A., Sewell, P., Dimitrijevic, T., Lang, B., Rihani, S., Boylan, K., …Robertson, M. (2023). Unstructured Transmission Line Modelling (TLM) Method for Modelling of Advanced Photonic Structures. In 2023 16th International Conference on Advanced Technologies, Systems and Services in Telecommunications (TELSIKS). https://doi.org/10.1109/telsiks57806.2023.10316055

This paper overviews the most recent advances in the unstructured Transmission Line Modelling method that is uniquely placed for modeling advanced photonic applications with multi-scale features. The paper focuses on the holistic approach that needs... Read More about Unstructured Transmission Line Modelling (TLM) Method for Modelling of Advanced Photonic Structures.

IEEE VTS Motor Vehicles Challenge 2024 - Energy and Powertrain Losses Management of an e-Racing Vehicle (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Li, K., & Vo-Duy, T. (2023). IEEE VTS Motor Vehicles Challenge 2024 - Energy and Powertrain Losses Management of an e-Racing Vehicle. In 2023 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC). https://doi.org/10.1109/vppc60535.2023.10403256

Motor Vehicle Challenge, supported by IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, is an annual activity to find an appropriate energy management strategy to improve electric vehicles’ performance. In Challenge 2024, power losses and efficiency of power conver... Read More about IEEE VTS Motor Vehicles Challenge 2024 - Energy and Powertrain Losses Management of an e-Racing Vehicle.

Direct-expansion solar-assisted heat pump coupled with crystallisation-controlled supercooled PCM for shifting building electricity demand (2023)
Journal Article
Kutlu, C., Zhang, Y., Lyu, Q., Su, Y., & Riffat, S. (2023). Direct-expansion solar-assisted heat pump coupled with crystallisation-controlled supercooled PCM for shifting building electricity demand. Energy and Buildings, 301, Article 113660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113660

This paper proposes a novel approach for improving the performance of a direct-expansion solar-assisted heat pump (DX-SAHP) system by integrating a crystallisation controllable phase change material (PCM) and building energy demand shifting strategy.... Read More about Direct-expansion solar-assisted heat pump coupled with crystallisation-controlled supercooled PCM for shifting building electricity demand.

Tailoring the in-situ formation of intermetallic phases in the self-lubricating Al-WS2 composite for enhanced tribological performance with wear track evolution analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Li, P., Aboulkhair, N. T., Wu, J., Leng, K. L., Yang, D., Clare, A. T., …Xu, F. (2023). Tailoring the in-situ formation of intermetallic phases in the self-lubricating Al-WS2 composite for enhanced tribological performance with wear track evolution analysis. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 27, 4891-4907

Self-lubricating aluminium matrix composites with enhanced tribological properties are sought for weight critical applications. In previous studies, the Al composites incorporating the solid lubricant WS2 have been shown to reduce both the coefficien... Read More about Tailoring the in-situ formation of intermetallic phases in the self-lubricating Al-WS2 composite for enhanced tribological performance with wear track evolution analysis.

Single-ended recovery of optical fiber transmission matrices using neural networks (2023)
Journal Article
Zheng, Y., Wright, T., Wen, Z., Yang, Q., & Gordon, G. S. D. (2023). Single-ended recovery of optical fiber transmission matrices using neural networks. Communications Physics, 6(1), Article 306. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-023-01410-x

Ultra-thin multimode optical fiber imaging promises next-generation medical endoscopes reaching high image resolution for deep tissues. However, current technology suffers from severe optical distortion, as the fiber’s calibration is sensitive to ben... Read More about Single-ended recovery of optical fiber transmission matrices using neural networks.

Deep Dynamic Layout Optimisation of Photogrammetry Camera Position based on Digital Twin (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, L., Wang, Z., Kendall, P., Gumma, K., Turner, A., & Ratchev, S. (2023). Deep Dynamic Layout Optimisation of Photogrammetry Camera Position based on Digital Twin. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1109/TASE.2023.3323088

The photogrammetry system has been widely used in industrial manufacturing applications, such as high-precision assembly, reverse engineering and additive manufacturing. In order to meet the demand of the product variety and short product lifecycle,... Read More about Deep Dynamic Layout Optimisation of Photogrammetry Camera Position based on Digital Twin.

Material Jetting (2023)
Book Chapter
Gilani, N., Foerster, A., & Aboulkhair, N. T. (2023). Material Jetting. In E. Pei, A. Bernard, D. Gu, C. Klahn, M. Monzón, M. Petersen, & T. Sun (Eds.), Springer Handbook of Additive Manufacturing (371-387). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20752-5_23

Material jetting is a process whereby a 3D structure can be manufactured using either a continuous jet or drop-on-demand jet. Material is transformed into a liquid state and actuated for a stream of material or droplets to be generated and ejected th... Read More about Material Jetting.

Multilayer GZ/YSZ thermal barrier coating from suspension and solution precursor plasma spray (2023)
Journal Article
Leng, K., Romero, A. R., Curry, N., & Hussain, T. (2024). Multilayer GZ/YSZ thermal barrier coating from suspension and solution precursor plasma spray. Ceramics International, 50(1, Part A), 631-649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.10.142

Gas turbines rely on thermal barrier coating (TBC) to thermally insulate the nickel-based superalloys underneath during operation; however, current TBCs, yttria stabilised zirconia (YSZ), limit the operating temperature and hence efficiency. At an op... Read More about Multilayer GZ/YSZ thermal barrier coating from suspension and solution precursor plasma spray.

Bronchoscopy masks mitigate aerosols during upper gastrointestinal endoscopies (2023)
Journal Article
Phillips, F., Crowley, J., Warburton, S., Parra-Blanco, A., & Gordon, G. S. D. (in press). Bronchoscopy masks mitigate aerosols during upper gastrointestinal endoscopies. Endoscopy International Open, 11(10), E1001-E1004. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2173-1711

Background and study aims: Upper gastrointestinal endoscopies are considered aerosol-generating procedures (AGP) that risk spread of airborne diseases such as SARS-CoV-2. We aimed to investigate where clinically approved bronchoscopy masks applied to... Read More about Bronchoscopy masks mitigate aerosols during upper gastrointestinal endoscopies.

Identifying interaction types and functionality for automated vehicle virtual assistants: An exploratory study using speech acts cluster analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Clark, J. R., Large, D. R., Shaw, E., Nichele, E., Galvez Trigo, M. J., Fischer, J. E., …Stanton, N. A. (2024). Identifying interaction types and functionality for automated vehicle virtual assistants: An exploratory study using speech acts cluster analysis. Applied Ergonomics, 114, Article 104152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2023.104152

Onboard virtual assistants with the ability to converse with users are gaining favour in supporting effective human-machine interaction to meet safe standards of operation in automated vehicles (AVs). Previous studies have highlighted the need to com... Read More about Identifying interaction types and functionality for automated vehicle virtual assistants: An exploratory study using speech acts cluster analysis.

Numerical investigation of swash–swash interaction effects on beachface evolution using Nonlinear Shallow Water Equations (2023)
Journal Article
Zhu, F., & Dodd, N. (2023). Numerical investigation of swash–swash interaction effects on beachface evolution using Nonlinear Shallow Water Equations. Advances in Water Resources, 181, Article 104546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2023.104546

This paper presents a numerical investigation of multiple identical swash events to study the swash–swash interaction processes and their impacts on beachface evolution. The numerical model, based on the Nonlinear Shallow Water Equations, is first ca... Read More about Numerical investigation of swash–swash interaction effects on beachface evolution using Nonlinear Shallow Water Equations.

Utilisation of coal tar naphthalene oil fractions for the synthesis of value-added chemicals: alternative paths to mono- and di-methylnaphthalenes (2023)
Journal Article
Güleç, F., Koçkan, A., & Karaduman, A. (2023). Utilisation of coal tar naphthalene oil fractions for the synthesis of value-added chemicals: alternative paths to mono- and di-methylnaphthalenes. Research on Chemical Intermediates, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-023-05158-5

This study investigates the utilisation of coal tar naphthalene oil fraction (CTNOF), an economical by-product derived from the iron-steel industry, for the production of valuable chemicals, with a particular focus on methylnaphthalenes (MNs) and dim... Read More about Utilisation of coal tar naphthalene oil fractions for the synthesis of value-added chemicals: alternative paths to mono- and di-methylnaphthalenes.