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Fundamental Consideration for Electrochemical Engineering of Supercapattery (2018)
Journal Article
Akinwolemiwa, B., & Chen, G. (2018). Fundamental Consideration for Electrochemical Engineering of Supercapattery. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, 29(5), 960-972. https://doi.org/10.21577/0103-5053.20180010

Supercapattery is the generic name for various electrochemical energy storage (EES) devices combining the merits of battery (high energy density) and supercapacitor (high power density and long cycling life). In this article, the principle and applic... Read More about Fundamental Consideration for Electrochemical Engineering of Supercapattery.

Numerical and experimental predictions of texture-related influences on rolling resistance (2018)
Journal Article
Mansura, D. A., Thom, N. H., & Beckedahl, H. J. (2018). Numerical and experimental predictions of texture-related influences on rolling resistance. Transportation Research Record, doi:10.1177/0361198118776114

To overcome rolling resistance (RR) a typical vehicle on average consumes 4152 MJ/119 L of fuel annually as a result of both vehicle and pavement factors. A slight improvement in surface texture arrangement may therefore decrease fuel consumption b... Read More about Numerical and experimental predictions of texture-related influences on rolling resistance.

3D-printed components for quantum devices (2018)
Journal Article
Saint, R., Evans, W., Zhou, Y., Barrett, T. J., Fromhold, T., Saleh, E., …Krüger, P. (2018). 3D-printed components for quantum devices. Scientific Reports, 8, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26455-9

Recent advances in the preparation, control and measurement of atomic gases have led to new insights into the quantum world and unprecedented metrological sensitivities, e.g. in measuring gravitational forces and magnetic fields. The full potential o... Read More about 3D-printed components for quantum devices.

Multi-Physics and Multi-Objective Optimization of a High Speed PMSM for High Performance Applications (2018)
Journal Article
Zhao, W., Wang, X., Gerada, C., Zhang, H., Liu, C., & Wang, Y. (2018). Multi-Physics and Multi-Objective Optimization of a High Speed PMSM for High Performance Applications. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 54(11), Article 8106405. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.2018.2835504

© 1965-2012 IEEE. High-speed permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) can provide high power density and high efficiency, which is often highly desirable in high performance applications. A multi-physics optimization program based on the multi-obj... Read More about Multi-Physics and Multi-Objective Optimization of a High Speed PMSM for High Performance Applications.

Laser sintering of nano-hydroxyapatite coated polyamide 12 powders (2018)
Journal Article
Hui, D., Goodridge, R. D., Scotchford, C., & Grant, D. M. (2018). Laser sintering of nano-hydroxyapatite coated polyamide 12 powders. Additive Manufacturing, 22, 560-570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2018.05.045

As part of a larger study on the laser sintering (LS) of nano-composite structures for biomedical applications, a wet mixing method was used to coat Polyamide 12 (PA12) particles with nano-hydroxyapatite (nHA). The addition of nHA significantly affec... Read More about Laser sintering of nano-hydroxyapatite coated polyamide 12 powders.

Corrosion of cast Stellite-3 analogue in simulated PWR conditions (2018)
Journal Article
Karimi, G., Shipway, P., Stewart, D., & Hussain, T. (2018). Corrosion of cast Stellite-3 analogue in simulated PWR conditions. Corrosion Science, 140, 402-411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2018.05.023

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Wear resistant alloys are required for deployment in pressurised water reactor primary circuits and in this context, the corrosion behaviour of a cast cobalt-based alloy following exposure for 30 days in lithiated water at 300 °C... Read More about Corrosion of cast Stellite-3 analogue in simulated PWR conditions.

An experimental and numerical investigation on the process efficiency of the focused TIG welding of Inconel 718 thick plates (2018)
Journal Article
Salerno, G., Bennett, C., Sun, W., & Becker, A. A. (2019). An experimental and numerical investigation on the process efficiency of the focused TIG welding of Inconel 718 thick plates. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 233(3), 823-833. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954405418775442

A combined experimental and numerical approach was adopted to investigate the focused tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding process by producing bead-on-plate welds in Inconel 718 plates. Experimental investigations were carried out by means of thermocoup... Read More about An experimental and numerical investigation on the process efficiency of the focused TIG welding of Inconel 718 thick plates.

Generation and characterisation of gallium titanate surfaces through hydrothermal ion-exchange processes (2018)
Journal Article
Wadge, M. D., Stuart, B. W., Thomas, K. G., & Grant, D. M. (2018). Generation and characterisation of gallium titanate surfaces through hydrothermal ion-exchange processes. Materials and Design, 155, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2018.05.060

Infection negation and biofilm prevention are necessary developments needed for implant materials. Furthermore, an increase in publications regarding gallium (Ga) as an antimicrobial ion has resulted in bacterial-inhibitory surfaces incorporating gal... Read More about Generation and characterisation of gallium titanate surfaces through hydrothermal ion-exchange processes.

A comparison of Ti-6Al-4V in-situ alloying in Selective Laser Melting using simply-mixed and satellited powder blend feedstocks (2018)
Journal Article
Simonelli, M., Aboulkhair, N. T., Cohen, P., Murray, J. W., Clare, A. T., Tuck, C., & Hague, R. J. (in press). A comparison of Ti-6Al-4V in-situ alloying in Selective Laser Melting using simply-mixed and satellited powder blend feedstocks. Materials Characterization, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2018.05.039

In-situ alloying within laser powder-bed fusion, specifically Selective Laser Melting (SLM), has been investigated for the formulation of novel alloys from elemental powders to extend the benefits offered by these technologies. Inadequate preparation... Read More about A comparison of Ti-6Al-4V in-situ alloying in Selective Laser Melting using simply-mixed and satellited powder blend feedstocks.

Mechanical behavior optimization of chitosan extracted from shrimp shells as a sustainable material for shopping bags (2018)
Journal Article
D’Angelo, G., Elhussieny, A., Faisal, M., Fahim, I., & Everitt, N. M. (2018). Mechanical behavior optimization of chitosan extracted from shrimp shells as a sustainable material for shopping bags. Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 9(2), Article 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb9020037

The use of biodegradable materials for shopping bag production, and other products made from plastics, has recently been an object of intense research—with the aim of reducing the environmental burdens given by conventional materials. Chitosan is a p... Read More about Mechanical behavior optimization of chitosan extracted from shrimp shells as a sustainable material for shopping bags.

Extracting elastic-plastic properties from experimental loading-unloading indentation curves using different optimization techniques (2018)
Journal Article
Kang, J. J., Becker, A. A., Wen, W., & Sun, W. (2018). Extracting elastic-plastic properties from experimental loading-unloading indentation curves using different optimization techniques. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 144, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2018.05.043

This work is focused on the determination of elastic-plastic material properties from indentation loading-unloading curves using optimisation techniques and experimental data from instrumented indentation tests. Three different numerical optimisation... Read More about Extracting elastic-plastic properties from experimental loading-unloading indentation curves using different optimization techniques.

Multi-Chip SiC MOSFET Power Modules for Standard Manufacturing, Mounting and Cooling (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Castellazzi, A., Fayyaz, A., Gurpinar, E., Hussein, A., Li, J., & Mouawad, B. (2018). Multi-Chip SiC MOSFET Power Modules for Standard Manufacturing, Mounting and Cooling. In The 2018 International Power Electronics Conference - EECE Asia - IPEC 2018 (130-136). https://doi.org/10.23919/IPEC.2018.8507834

Taking full advantage of the superior characteristics of SiC Power MOSFETs in the application requires the development of bespoke packaging solutions. Their design needs to thoroughly encompass electromagnetic and electro-thermal aspects to yield maj... Read More about Multi-Chip SiC MOSFET Power Modules for Standard Manufacturing, Mounting and Cooling.

Highly sensitive label-free antibody detection using a long period fibre grating sensor (2018)
Journal Article
Liu, L., Marques, L., Correia, R., Morgan, S. P., Lee, S., Tighe, P. J., …Korposh, S. (2018). Highly sensitive label-free antibody detection using a long period fibre grating sensor. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 271, 24-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2018.05.109

An optical fibre long period grating (LPG) biosensor is appealing in the detection of biomolecules because of the high sensitivity, label-free and real-time measurement. The miniaturized size, ability of remote sensing and immunity to electromagnetic... Read More about Highly sensitive label-free antibody detection using a long period fibre grating sensor.

Detection of ground motions using high-rate GPS time-series (2018)
Journal Article
Psimoulis, P., Houlié, N., Habboub, M., Michel, C., & Rothacher, M. (2018). Detection of ground motions using high-rate GPS time-series. Geophysical Journal International, 214(2), 1237–1251. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggy198

Monitoring surface deformation in real-time help at planning and protecting infrastructures and populations, manage sensitive production (i.e. SEVESO-type) and mitigate long-term consequences of modifications implemented. We present RT-SHAKE, an algo... Read More about Detection of ground motions using high-rate GPS time-series.

On the interaction between welding residual stresses: a numerical and experimental investigation (2018)
Journal Article
Salerno, G., Bennett, C., Sun, W., Becker, A., Palumbo, N., Kelleher, J., & Zhang, S. Y. (2018). On the interaction between welding residual stresses: a numerical and experimental investigation. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 144, 654-667. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2018.04.055

The interaction of weld induced residual stresses in an important issue for multi-pass and repair welding operations; effective prediction of the magnitude and location of peak residual stresses can lead to improved lifing predictions and greater und... Read More about On the interaction between welding residual stresses: a numerical and experimental investigation.

Numerical Analysis of Q-Switched Erbium Ion Doped Fluoride Glass Fiber Laser Operation Including Spontaneous Emission (2018)
Journal Article
Sujecki, S. (2018). Numerical Analysis of Q-Switched Erbium Ion Doped Fluoride Glass Fiber Laser Operation Including Spontaneous Emission. Applied Sciences, 8(5), https://doi.org/10.3390/app8050803

Partial differential equations are solved to perform a spatiotemporal analysis of Q-switched operation of a fluoride fiber laser doped with erbium ions. A method of lines is applied in order to reduce the partial differential equations to a set of or... Read More about Numerical Analysis of Q-Switched Erbium Ion Doped Fluoride Glass Fiber Laser Operation Including Spontaneous Emission.

Fast and cost-effective in-process defect inspection for printed electronics based on coherent optical processing (2018)
Journal Article
Feng, X., Su, R., Happonen, T., Liu, J., & Leach, R. (2018). Fast and cost-effective in-process defect inspection for printed electronics based on coherent optical processing. Optics Express, 26(11), https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.26.013927

This paper presents an all-optical difference engine (AODE) sensor for detecting the defects in printed electronics produced with roll-to-roll processes. The sensor is based on the principle of coherent optical subtraction and is able to achieve high... Read More about Fast and cost-effective in-process defect inspection for printed electronics based on coherent optical processing.

Living with Adaptive Architecture (2018)
Exhibition / Performance
Living with Adaptive Architecture. [prototypes, models, film]. 12 May 2018 - 17 June 2018. (Unpublished)

The large-scale introduction of computing technologies into buildings has made architecture adaptive to its environment and its inhabitants. Systems of sensors, actuators and software have changed the way we live in such buildings, how we interact wi... Read More about Living with Adaptive Architecture.

A spread spectrum approach to time-domain near-infrared diffuse optical imaging using inexpensive optical transceiver modules (2018)
Journal Article
Papadimitriou, K. I., Dempsey, L. A., Hebden, J. C., Arridge, S. R., & Powell, S. (2018). A spread spectrum approach to time-domain near-infrared diffuse optical imaging using inexpensive optical transceiver modules. Biomedical Optics Express, 9(6), 2648 - 2663. https://doi.org/10.1364/boe.9.002648

We introduce a compact time-domain system for near-infrared spectroscopy using a spread spectrum technique. The proof-of-concept single channel instrument utilises a low-cost commercially available optical transceiver module as a light source, contro... Read More about A spread spectrum approach to time-domain near-infrared diffuse optical imaging using inexpensive optical transceiver modules.

Revealing the nature of morphological changes in carbon nanotube-polymer saturable absorber under high-power laser irradiation (2018)
Journal Article
Chernysheva, M., Al Alraimi, M., Rance, G. A., Weston, N. J., Shi, B., Saied, S., …Rozhin, A. (2018). Revealing the nature of morphological changes in carbon nanotube-polymer saturable absorber under high-power laser irradiation. Scientific Reports, 8, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24734-z

Composites of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and water-soluble polymers (WSP) are the focus of significant worldwide research due to a number of applications in biotechnology and photonics, particularly for ultrashort pulse generation. Despit... Read More about Revealing the nature of morphological changes in carbon nanotube-polymer saturable absorber under high-power laser irradiation.