Rojak state by Veera, Sherilyn Shaan

“…In a world filled with polarised views, Rojak State focuses on exploring the positive side of hybridity and being mixed in Singapore, a melting pot of multiculturalism. It focuses on the idea that everyone has a tint of mixed in their own unique way and aims to move beyond race or boundaries in order to find common ground with both mixed and non-mixed people. …”
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Build-A-Bae : interrogating female stereotypes in Singapore by Ming Rui, Lee

“…Singapore is a melting pot of culture and influences. Being in a cosmopolitan city that derives its influence from around the world, Singaporean females in comparison to its neighbouring counterparts have been known to enjoy a relative amount of freedom with regards to their education, career choices, behaviour and appearance. …”
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Energizing solar still efficiency with eco-friendly coconut shell biochar enhanced organic phase change material by Rajamony, Reji Kumar, Suraparaju, Subbarama Kousik, Kalidasan, B., Yadav, Aman, Kumar Pandey, Adarsh Kumar, Nurhanis Sofiah, Abd Ghafar, Siaw Paw, Johnny Koh, Fatehmulla, Amanullah, Samykano, Mahendran, Saidur, Rahman Md

“…A comprehensive characterization of the CSePCM materials was conducted, evaluating their morphological structure, elemental composition, chemical stability, thermal conductivity, and melting enthalpy. Experimental results demonstrated that the CSePCM-3 variant enhanced thermal conductivity by 88.64%, optical performance by 80.77%, and melting enthalpy by 11.54% compared to the baseline phase change materials. …”
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Thermal uniformity analysis of a hybrid battery pack using integrated phase change material, metal foam, and counterflow minichannels by Najafi Khaboshan, Hasan, Kadirgama, Kumaran, Ramasamy, Devarajan, Talele, Virendra, Zhao, Peng, Tyagi, Harsh, Miljkovic, Nenad

“…Computational fluid dynamics is used to model the PCM melting process and heat transfer between all components. …”
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Investigation on the role of Sb doping on grain growth and properties of solution-processed CuIn(S,Se)2 by Ho, John Chun Wan

“…The mechanism of grain growth is similar to liquid phase sintering of CISSe grains by formation of low melting point Cu3SbSe4 phases along the grain boundaries. …”
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Finite element study of the properties and response of 3D printed lattice structures by Tay, Arissa Hui Yin

“…This study focuses on the use of Finite Element (FE) method: Beam Element Model Method to accurately model the behaviour of SLM (Selective Laser Melting) manufactured metal lattice when subjected to compressive loading. …”
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Nylon 6,6/POSS Nanocomposites by Lim, Yi Yu.

“…As observed by differential scanning calorimetry increased in OAPS content results in the increase of glass transition temperature while melting temperature, heat of fusion and degree of crystallinity decreases. …”
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Low temperature growth and characterization of carbon nanostructures by Ding, Yu

“…But most of the current fabrication processes require high temperature, which causes problems like long cycle time, non-cost effective and substrate melting temperature restriction. Therefore developing low temperature synthesis of carbon nanostructures is of great scientific and practical significance. …”
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Laser annealing of semiconductor materials for future electron device application by Ong, Chio Yin.

“…In addition, spatial control can be achieved by adjusting the beam size, which enables the realization of localized heating and melting. In this work, we have explored the application of LA to the semiconductor field for the future technologies. …”
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Application of dielectric spectroscopy and DSC to the study of relaxations in some copolymeric hydrogels by Ahmad, Mansor, O'Mahony, John P., Huglin, Malcolm B., Davis, Thomas P.

“…In addition DSC was used to measure the melting endotherm of water in gels partially swollen to a pseudoequilibrium. …”

Fire resistance of engineered cementitious composite by Ng, Wee Feng

“…Lastly, it is deduced that steel fibres are able to overcome abrupt failures of specimens after the melting of either PE or PVA fibres. Note that in the discussion of this study, NECC includes NECC-1 and NECC-2, and ECC includes both HSECC and NECC.…”
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Development of innovative refractory tile based on phase change material to improve efficiency of waste energy plant by Tan, Qi Chen

“…Aluminum was chosen as PCM due to favorable properties such as high thermal conductivity, high melting point for high temperature thermal energy storage environment, high latent heat of fusion as well as low cost. …”
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That's Not How We Do It Here! : A Story About How Organizations Rise, Fall - and Can Rise Again / by Kotter, John P., 1947-, author 368412, Rathgeber, Holger, author 507836

“…In their iconic bestseller Our Iceberg Is Melting, John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber used a simple fable about penguins to explain the process of lead­ing people through major changes. …”

A report on metal additive manufacturing materials study by Yap, Wei Hao

“…This report looks into AM categories like Directed Energy Deposition (DED) and Powder Bed Fusion (PBF), as well as Selective Laser Melting (SLM), which falls under the PBF category. …”
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Greenhouse gas emissions from solid waste by Lim, Vincent You Quan

“…With climate change and polar ice caps melting, it is of utmost importance to curb emissions from all over the world. …”
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Development of perovskite-based light emitting diodes with improved stability 1.0 by Sim, Zong Huan

“…The stearic acid (SA)-capped having higher melting point property reduces tendency of SA leaving the crystal surface, preventing aggregation between perovskite NCs and improving its stability as compared to oleic acid (OA)-based.…”
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Synthesizing high purity nano crystalline Y2O3 powder for transparent ceramics by Shawn Berqmans Pereira

“…It is mainly due to giving its host material ideal physical and chemical properties such as having high melting point, a broad transparency range, corrosion resistance, etc. [1] Before fabrication of yttria ceramics, the Y2O3 powder has to first be synthesized to provide adequate properties to its host material. …”
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Contrast-enhanced sonography with biomimetic lung surfactant nanodrops by Thomas, AN, Song, K-H, Upadhyay, A, Papadopoulou, V, Ramirez, D, Benninger, RKP, Lowerison, M, Song, P, Murray, TW, Borden, MA

“…To test this hypothesis, we characterized beractant surface dilation mechanics and revealed a novel biophysical phenomenon of rapid interfacial melting, spreading, and resolidification. We then harnessed this unique functionality to increase the stability and echogenicity of microbubbles produced after acoustic droplet vaporization for in vivo ultrasound imaging. …”

The formation and evolution of Earth’s inner core by Wilson, AJ, Davies, CJ, Walker, A, Pozzo, M, Alfé, D, Deuss, A

“…The classical picture of inner core growth ignores the fact that the liquid core must have been supercooled below its melting temperature to spontaneously freeze the inner core. …”

Additive manufacturing of tantalum scaffolds: processing, microstructure and process-induced defects by Aliyu, AAA, Poungsiri, K, Shinjo, J, Panwisawas, C, Reed, RC, Puncreobutr, C, Tumkanon, K, Kuimalee, S, Lohwongwatana, B

“…Extreme melting point, high density, and ease of oxidation of tantalum (Ta) make its processing rather difficult using conventional methods. …”