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Toward Mid-Infrared, Subdiffraction, Spectral-Mapping of Human Cells and Tissue: SNIM (Scanning Near-Field Infrared Microscopy) Tip Fabrication (2015)
Journal Article
Neate, N., Fay, M., Parmenter, C., Athanasiou, G. S., Ernst, J., Furniss, D., …Seddon, A. B. (2016). Toward Mid-Infrared, Subdiffraction, Spectral-Mapping of Human Cells and Tissue: SNIM (Scanning Near-Field Infrared Microscopy) Tip Fabrication. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 34(4), 1212-1219. https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2015.2496786

Scanning near-field infrared microscopy (SNIM) potentially enables subdiffraction, broadband mid-infrared (MIR:3–25-μm wavelength range) spectral-mapping of human cells and tissue for real-time molecular sensing, with prospective use in disease diagn... Read More about Toward Mid-Infrared, Subdiffraction, Spectral-Mapping of Human Cells and Tissue: SNIM (Scanning Near-Field Infrared Microscopy) Tip Fabrication.

Preparation of reduced carbon-wrapped carbon–sulfur composite as cathode material of lithium–sulfur batteries (2015)
Journal Article
Yang, X., Zhu, W., Caoa, G., & Zhao, X. (2015). Preparation of reduced carbon-wrapped carbon–sulfur composite as cathode material of lithium–sulfur batteries. RSC Advances, 5(114), 93926-93936. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra20262k

Sulfur is a promising cathode material for lithium–sulfur batteries as it possesses high theoretical specific capacity and low cost. In this work, the dispersion for sulfur and restriction for lithium polysulfides have been combined to improve the pe... Read More about Preparation of reduced carbon-wrapped carbon–sulfur composite as cathode material of lithium–sulfur batteries.

On the impact of intra-system interference for ranging and positioning with Bluetooth low energy (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Figueiredo e Silva, P., Basiri, A., Lohan, E. S., Pinchin, J., Hill, C., & Moore, T. (2015). On the impact of intra-system interference for ranging and positioning with Bluetooth low energy. In Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Mobile Entity Localization and Tracking in GPS-less Environments - MELT '15. https://doi.org/10.1145/2830571.2830573

This paper focuses on the study of intra-system interference for ranging and positioning applications using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). While BLE tries to avoid interference with other protocols in the same frequency band, such as Wi-Fi, the intra-sy... Read More about On the impact of intra-system interference for ranging and positioning with Bluetooth low energy.

Design Framework for Multifunctional Additive Manufacturing: Placement and Routing of Three-Dimensional Printed Circuit Volumes (2015)
Journal Article
Panesar, A., Brackett, D., Ashcroft, I., Wildman, R. D., & Hague, R. J. (2015). Design Framework for Multifunctional Additive Manufacturing: Placement and Routing of Three-Dimensional Printed Circuit Volumes. Journal of Mechanical Design, 137(11), Article 111414. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4030996

© 2015 by ASME. A framework for the design of additively manufactured (AM) multimaterial parts with embedded functional systems is presented (e.g., structure with electronic/electrical components and associated conductive paths). Two of the key stran... Read More about Design Framework for Multifunctional Additive Manufacturing: Placement and Routing of Three-Dimensional Printed Circuit Volumes.

Moisture-induced degradation of interfacial bond in FRP-strengthened masonry (2015)
Journal Article
Maljaee, H., Ghiassi, B., Lourenço, P. B., & Oliveira, D. V. (2016). Moisture-induced degradation of interfacial bond in FRP-strengthened masonry. Composites Part B: Engineering, 87, 47-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.10.022

Externally bonded strengthening of masonry structures using Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) has been accepted as a promising technique. Although the effectiveness of FRPs in improving the performance of masonry components has been extensively invest... Read More about Moisture-induced degradation of interfacial bond in FRP-strengthened masonry.

Economic assessment of use of pond ash in pavements (2015)
Journal Article
Sarkar, R., & Dawson, A. (in press). Economic assessment of use of pond ash in pavements. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2015.1095915

The paper introduces a new type of industrial waste-based subbase material which can replace conventional subbase material (CSM) in pavement construction. Utilisation of this industrial waste, namely pond coal ash produced from a thermal power plant... Read More about Economic assessment of use of pond ash in pavements.

Breaking axi-symmetry in stenotic flow lowers the critical transition Reynolds number (2015)
Journal Article
Samuelsson, J., Tammisola, O., & Juniper, M. P. (2015). Breaking axi-symmetry in stenotic flow lowers the critical transition Reynolds number. Physics of Fluids, 27(10), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4934530

Flow through a sinuous stenosis with varying degrees of non-axisymmetric shape variations and at Reynolds number ranging from 250 to 750 is investigated using direct numerical simulation (DNS) and global linear stability analysis. At low Reynolds num... Read More about Breaking axi-symmetry in stenotic flow lowers the critical transition Reynolds number.

Deriving the ideal ore texture for microwave treatment of metalliferous ores (2015)
Journal Article
Batchelor, A., Jones, D., Plint, S., & Kingman, S. (2015). Deriving the ideal ore texture for microwave treatment of metalliferous ores. Minerals Engineering, 84, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2015.10.007

High power density microwave treatments on metalliferous ores have historically been shown to reduce ore competency prior to beneficiation at economically feasible energy inputs. However, the relationship between mineralogical textural features and t... Read More about Deriving the ideal ore texture for microwave treatment of metalliferous ores.

Structures in gas–liquid churn flow in a large diameter vertical pipe (2015)
Journal Article
Sharaf, S., van der Meulen, G. P., Agunlejika, E. O., & Azzopardi, B. J. (2016). Structures in gas–liquid churn flow in a large diameter vertical pipe. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 78, 88-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2015.09.005

Gas–Liquid two phase co-current flow in a vertical riser with an internal diameter of 127 mm was investigated in the churn flow pattern. This paper presents detailed experimental data obtained using a Wire Mesh Sensor. It shows that the most obvious... Read More about Structures in gas–liquid churn flow in a large diameter vertical pipe.

Wi-Fi fingerprinting based on collaborative confidence level training (2015)
Journal Article
Jing, H., Pinchin, J., Hill, C., & Moore, T. (2016). Wi-Fi fingerprinting based on collaborative confidence level training. Pervasive and Mobile Computing, 30, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmcj.2015.10.005

Wi-Fi fingerprinting has been a popular indoor positioning technique with the advantage that infrastructures are readily available in most urban areas. However wireless signals are prone to fluctuation and noise, introducing errors in the final posit... Read More about Wi-Fi fingerprinting based on collaborative confidence level training.

Electrocoalescence of water drop trains in oil under constant and pulsatile electric fields (2015)
Journal Article
Vivacqua, V., Mhatre, S., Ghadiri, M., Abdullah, A., Hassanpour, A., Al-Marri, M., …Kermani, B. (2015). Electrocoalescence of water drop trains in oil under constant and pulsatile electric fields. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 104, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2015.10.006

This study addresses the effectiveness of constant and pulsed DC fields in promoting coalescence of dispersed water drops in an oil-continuous phase. For this purpose, a train of drops of relatively uniform size is injected into a stream of flowing s... Read More about Electrocoalescence of water drop trains in oil under constant and pulsatile electric fields.

The effect of a C298D mutation in CaHydA [FeFe]-hydrogenase: Insights into the protein-metal cluster interaction by EPR and FTIR spectroscopic investigation (2015)
Journal Article
Morra, S., Maurelli, S., Chiesa, M., Mulder, D. W., Ratzloff, M. W., Giamello, E., …Valetti, F. (2016). The effect of a C298D mutation in CaHydA [FeFe]-hydrogenase: Insights into the protein-metal cluster interaction by EPR and FTIR spectroscopic investigation. BBA - Bioenergetics, 1857(1), 98-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbabio.2015.10.005

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. A conserved cysteine located in the signature motif of the catalytic center (H-cluster) of [FeFe]-hydrogenases functions in proton transfer. This residue corresponds to C298 in Clostridium acetobutylicum CaHydA. Despite the chemi... Read More about The effect of a C298D mutation in CaHydA [FeFe]-hydrogenase: Insights into the protein-metal cluster interaction by EPR and FTIR spectroscopic investigation.

Understanding the performance of a pilot vermiculite exfoliation system through process mineralogy (2015)
Journal Article
Udoudo, O., Folorunso, O., Dodds, C., Kingman, S., & Ure, A. (2015). Understanding the performance of a pilot vermiculite exfoliation system through process mineralogy. Minerals Engineering, 82, 84-91. doi:10.1016/j.mineng.2015.03.023

This paper reports on the application of process mineralogy to understand the experimental performance of a microwave based system for the exfoliation of vermiculite type minerals. When montmorillonite type clay structures are exposed to high intensi... Read More about Understanding the performance of a pilot vermiculite exfoliation system through process mineralogy.

Self-consistent simulation of high-brightness diode lasers with external optical feedback (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Helal, M. A., Bull, S., Kaunga-Nyirenda, S. N., Lim, J. J., & Larkins, E. C. (2016). Self-consistent simulation of high-brightness diode lasers with external optical feedback. In 2015 IEEE High Power Diode Lasers and Systems Conference (HPD) (27-28). https://doi.org/10.1109/HPD.2015.7439678

© 2015 IEEE. This paper presents a model for simulating the impact of external optical feedback on large-optical cavity high-brightness diode lasers. The simulations are performed with our 2.5D simulation tool for high-brightness laser diodes. The ex... Read More about Self-consistent simulation of high-brightness diode lasers with external optical feedback.

Model-based defect detection on structured surfaces having optically unresolved features (2015)
Journal Article
O’Connor, D., Henning, A. J., Sherlock, B., Leach, R., Coupland, J., & Giusca, C. L. (2015). Model-based defect detection on structured surfaces having optically unresolved features. Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics, 54(30), 8872-8877. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.54.008872

In this paper, we demonstrate, both numerically and experimentally, a method for the detection of defects on structured surfaces having optically unresolved features. The method makes use of synthetic reference data generated by an observational mode... Read More about Model-based defect detection on structured surfaces having optically unresolved features.

Alkaline residues and the environment: a review of impacts, management practices and opportunities (2015)
Journal Article
Gomes, H. I., Mayes, W. M., Rogerson, M., Stewart, D. I., & Burke, I. T. (2016). Alkaline residues and the environment: a review of impacts, management practices and opportunities. Journal of Cleaner Production, 112, 3571-3582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.111

Around two billion tonnes of alkaline residues are produced globally each year by industries such as steel production, alumina refining and coal-fired power generation, with a total production estimate of 90 billion tonnes since industrialisation. Th... Read More about Alkaline residues and the environment: a review of impacts, management practices and opportunities.

Multi-scale hybrid HMM for tool wear condition monitoring (2015)
Journal Article
Liao, Z., Gao, D., Lu, Y., & Lv, Z. (2016). Multi-scale hybrid HMM for tool wear condition monitoring. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 84(9-12), 2437-2448. doi:10.1007/s00170-015-7895-3

In a machining system, accurate tool wear condition monitoring is paramount for guaranteeing the quality of the workpiece and tool life. Cutting force signal is the most commonly used signal to depict the tool wear variation during the machining proc... Read More about Multi-scale hybrid HMM for tool wear condition monitoring.