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A comparison of resistive and capacitive touchscreens for use within vehicles (2013)
Journal Article
Burnett, G., Large, D., Crundall, E., Lawson, G., De-Kremer, S., & Skrypchuk, L. (2013). A comparison of resistive and capacitive touchscreens for use within vehicles. Advances in Transportation Studies, 31, 5-16

Vehicles are increasingly utilising technologies developed in non-automotive domains. In this respect, capacitive touchscreens are familiar to smartphone and tablet computer users enabling a wide range of single and multi-touch gestures, but have not... Read More about A comparison of resistive and capacitive touchscreens for use within vehicles.

A study of unidirectional swipe gestures on in-vehicle touch screens (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Burnett, G., Crundall, E., Large, D., Lawson, G., & Skrypchuk, L. (2013). A study of unidirectional swipe gestures on in-vehicle touch screens. doi:10.1145/2516540.2516545

Touch screens are increasingly used within modern vehicles, providing the potential for a range of gestures to facilitate interaction under divided attention conditions. This paper describes a study aiming to understand how drivers naturally make swi... Read More about A study of unidirectional swipe gestures on in-vehicle touch screens.

Microwave synthesis of magnetically separable ZnFe2O4-reduced graphene oxide for wastewater treatment (2013)
Journal Article
Jumeri, F., Lim, H., Ariffin, S., Huang, N., Teo, P., Fatin, S., …Harrison, I. (2014). Microwave synthesis of magnetically separable ZnFe2O4-reduced graphene oxide for wastewater treatment. Ceramics International, 40(5), 7057-7065. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.12.037

A magnetically separable ZnFe2O4-reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nano-composite was synthesised via a microwave method. Field emission scanning electron microscopy images of the nano-composite showed a uniform dispersion of nanoparticles on the rGO shee... Read More about Microwave synthesis of magnetically separable ZnFe2O4-reduced graphene oxide for wastewater treatment.

Liquid film thickness behaviour within a large diameter vertical 180° return bend (2013)
Journal Article
Adbulkadir, M., Azzi, A., Zhao, D., Lowndes, I., & Azzopardi, B. (2014). Liquid film thickness behaviour within a large diameter vertical 180° return bend. Chemical Engineering Science, 107, 137-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2013.12.009

Experimental results of liquid film thickness distribution of an air-water mixture flowing through a vertical 180° return bend are reported. Measurements of liquid film thickness were achieved using flush mounted pin and parallel wire probes. The ben... Read More about Liquid film thickness behaviour within a large diameter vertical 180° return bend.

First Identification of Rare-Earth Oxide Nucleation in Chalcogenide Glasses and Implications for Fabrication of Mid-Infrared Active Fibers (2013)
Journal Article
Tang, Z., Furniss, D., Fay, M., Neate, N. C., Cheng, Y., Barney, E., …Seddon, A. B. (2014). First Identification of Rare-Earth Oxide Nucleation in Chalcogenide Glasses and Implications for Fabrication of Mid-Infrared Active Fibers. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 97(2), 432-441. https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.12732

Gallium (Ga) helps solubilize rare-earth ions in chalcogenide glasses, but has been found to form the dominant crystallizing selenide phase in bulk glass in our previous work. Here, the crystallization behavior is compared of as-annealed 0–3000 ppmw... Read More about First Identification of Rare-Earth Oxide Nucleation in Chalcogenide Glasses and Implications for Fabrication of Mid-Infrared Active Fibers.

Investigating the microrheology of the vitreous humor using an optically trapped local probe (2013)
Journal Article
Watts, F., Tan, L. E., Wilson, C. G., Girkin, J. M., Tassieri, M., & Wright, A. J. (2013). Investigating the microrheology of the vitreous humor using an optically trapped local probe. Journal of Optics, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8978/16/1/015301

We demonstrate that an optically trapped silica bead can be used as a local probe to measure the micro-rheology of the vitreous humor. The Brownian motion of the bead was observed using a fast camera and the micro-rheology determined by analysis of t... Read More about Investigating the microrheology of the vitreous humor using an optically trapped local probe.

Achieving low voltage half electrolysis with a supercapacitor electrode (2013)
Journal Article
Peng, C., Hu, D., & Chen, G. Z. (2014). Achieving low voltage half electrolysis with a supercapacitor electrode. Energy and Environmental Science, 7(3), 1018-1022. doi:10.1039/c3ee43817a

Half electrolysis consists of a single faradaic reaction and a supercapacitor electrode. The electrolytic product is only produced at the faradaic electrode and the low voltage electrolysis is highly energy efficient.

Catalysis and evolution on cycling of nano-structured magnesium multilayer thin films (2013)
Journal Article
Fry, C. M., Grant, D. M., & Walker, G. S. (2014). Catalysis and evolution on cycling of nano-structured magnesium multilayer thin films. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39(2), 1173-1184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.10.136

This paper explores the hydrogen cycling properties of Mg/Cr and Mg/V multilayer thin films and studies the effect of chromium and vanadium transition metal catalysts on the cycling properties of thick magnesium coatings. Two transition-metal catalys... Read More about Catalysis and evolution on cycling of nano-structured magnesium multilayer thin films.

Recycled Tyre Rubber Modified Bitumens for road asphalt mixtures: A literature review (2013)
Journal Article
Lo Presti, D. (2013). Recycled Tyre Rubber Modified Bitumens for road asphalt mixtures: A literature review. Construction and Building Materials, 49, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.09.007

Nowadays, only a small percentage of waste tyres are being land-filled. The Recycled Tyre Rubber is being used in new tyres, in tyre-derived fuel, in civil engineering applications and products, in moulded rubber products, in agricultural uses, recre... Read More about Recycled Tyre Rubber Modified Bitumens for road asphalt mixtures: A literature review.

Post-processing of polymer foam tissue scaffolds with high power ultrasound: A route to increased pore interconnectivity, pore size and fluid transport (2013)
Journal Article
Watson, N. J., Johal, R. K., Glover, Z., Reinwald, Y., White, L. J., Ghaemmaghami, A. M., …Parker, N. G. (2013). Post-processing of polymer foam tissue scaffolds with high power ultrasound: A route to increased pore interconnectivity, pore size and fluid transport. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 33(8), 4825-4832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2013.07.046

The aimof this work is to demonstrate that the structural and fluidic properties of polymer foamtissue scaffolds, post-fabrication but prior to the introduction of cells, can be engineered via exposure to high power ultrasound. Our analysis is suppor... Read More about Post-processing of polymer foam tissue scaffolds with high power ultrasound: A route to increased pore interconnectivity, pore size and fluid transport.

Examination of moisture sensitivity of aggregate-bitumen bonding strength using loose asphalt mixture and physico-chemical surface energy property tests (2013)
Journal Article
Liu, Y., Apeagyei, A. K., Ahmad, N., Grenfell, J., & Airey, G. (2014). Examination of moisture sensitivity of aggregate-bitumen bonding strength using loose asphalt mixture and physico-chemical surface energy property tests. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 15(7), 657-670. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2013.855312

In this study, the moisture sensitivity of different kinds of aggregates and bituminous binders is examined by comparing the performance between five empirical test methods for loose mixtures - static immersion test, rolling bottle test (RBT), boilin... Read More about Examination of moisture sensitivity of aggregate-bitumen bonding strength using loose asphalt mixture and physico-chemical surface energy property tests.

Computing the broadband vibroacoustic response of arbitrarily thick layered panels by a wave finite element approach (2013)
Journal Article
Chronopoulos, D., Ichchou, M., Troclet, B., & Bareille, O. (2014). Computing the broadband vibroacoustic response of arbitrarily thick layered panels by a wave finite element approach. Applied Acoustics, 77, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2013.10.002

A robust procedure for the prediction of the dynamic response of layered panels within a SEA wave-context approach is proposed hereby. The dispersion characteristics of two dimensional composite orthotropic structures are predicted using a Wave Finit... Read More about Computing the broadband vibroacoustic response of arbitrarily thick layered panels by a wave finite element approach.

Role of catalyst carriers in CO2 photoreduction over nanocrystalline nickel loaded TiO2-based photocatalysts (2013)
Journal Article
Ola, O., & Mercedes Maroto-Valer, M. (2014). Role of catalyst carriers in CO2 photoreduction over nanocrystalline nickel loaded TiO2-based photocatalysts. Journal of Catalysis, 309, 300-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2013.10.016

Nickel-based TiO2 photocatalysts were immobilized onto carriers (quartz plates and monoliths) in a unique reactor configuration to provide a high ratio of illuminated surface area of catalyst for the reduction in CO2 to fuels under UV and visible lig... Read More about Role of catalyst carriers in CO2 photoreduction over nanocrystalline nickel loaded TiO2-based photocatalysts.

Effect of Ni Substitution for Co on the Electrochemical Properties of La0.75Mg0.25Ni2.7+xCo0.4-xMn0.1Al0.3(x= 0–0.4) Hydrogen Storage Alloys Synthesized by Chemical Co-precipitation plus Reduction Method (2013)
Journal Article
Zhu, W., Tan, C., Xu, J., & Li, Z. (2014). Effect of Ni Substitution for Co on the Electrochemical Properties of La0.75Mg0.25Ni2.7+xCo0.4-xMn0.1Al0.3(x= 0–0.4) Hydrogen Storage Alloys Synthesized by Chemical Co-precipitation plus Reduction Method. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 161(1), A89-A96. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.043401jes

The feasibility of substituting nickel for cobalt in La-Mg-Ni-based hydrogen storage alloys to reduce material costs and improve electrochemical properties is investigated. The series of alloys with the chemical formula La0.75Mg0.25Ni2.7+xCo0.4-xMn0... Read More about Effect of Ni Substitution for Co on the Electrochemical Properties of La0.75Mg0.25Ni2.7+xCo0.4-xMn0.1Al0.3(x= 0–0.4) Hydrogen Storage Alloys Synthesized by Chemical Co-precipitation plus Reduction Method.

The Ionic Diffusion Model for the Solid Oxide Cathode and Its Verification by the Electrolysis of Ta2O5 in Molten CaCl2 (2013)
Journal Article
Chen, H. L., Wang, Z. Y., Jin, X. B., & Chen, G. (2014). The Ionic Diffusion Model for the Solid Oxide Cathode and Its Verification by the Electrolysis of Ta2O5 in Molten CaCl2. Journal of Electrochemistry, 20(3), 266-271. https://doi.org/10.13208/j.electrochem.130886

The deoxidation speed of a solid oxide cathode in molten CaCl2 can be estimated by the PRS steady diffusion model of O2, which correlates the deoxidation speed with the precursor porosity, P, the metal-to-oxide molar volume ratio, R, and the cathode... Read More about The Ionic Diffusion Model for the Solid Oxide Cathode and Its Verification by the Electrolysis of Ta2O5 in Molten CaCl2.

Improvement of photocatalytic hydrogen generation from CdSe/CdS/TiO2 nanotube-array coaxial heterogeneous structure (2013)
Journal Article
Wang, H., Zhu, W., Chong, B., & Qin, K. (2014). Improvement of photocatalytic hydrogen generation from CdSe/CdS/TiO2 nanotube-array coaxial heterogeneous structure. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39(1), 90-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.10.048

The fabrication and characterization of CdSe/CdS/TiO2 nanotube-array coaxial heterogeneous structure that has potential applications in photocatalytic water splitting and toxic pollutants degradation are investigated. CdSe(top)/CdS(under) double-laye... Read More about Improvement of photocatalytic hydrogen generation from CdSe/CdS/TiO2 nanotube-array coaxial heterogeneous structure.