Drag reduction in fish-like locomotion by Barrett, D.S., Triantafyllou, M.S., Yue, D.K.P., Grosenbaugh, M.A., Wolfgang, M.J.

“…The data have been obtained through accurate force and motion measurements on a laboratory fish-like robotic mechanism, 1:2m long, covered with a flexible skin and equipped with a tail fin, at Reynolds numbers up to 10^6, with turbulence stimulation. …”
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Mechanics of fracture and flexure in Antarctic ice sheets and ice shelves by Zhang, H

“…In grounding zones and floating ice shelves, ice fracturing is often associated with flexure modulated by ocean tides and subglacial water flow, as well as stresses created by shearing, such as pinning points. Fracture and flexure significantly affect the vulnerability of Antarctic ice shelves to hydrofracturing and, by altering buttressing effects, the mass balance of the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet. …”

Study of energy harvesting for improving ventilation for cable cars by Cheang, Kar Wai.

“…One of the proposals includes the installation of a fin-like structure across the cabin. Based on simulation results, the structure will allow a more equal distribution of wind within the cabin, and thus improving the passengers’ overall comfort level.…”
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AV Dicey on English imperialism by Middleton, A

“…It also opens up wider questions about fin-de-siècle imperial ideas, and political theory. …”

Review of Experimental Work in Biomimetic Foils by Triantafyllou, Michael S., Techet, Alexandra H., Hover, Franz S.

“…Biomimetic observations, however, show that there is a lot more to be learned, since many of the functions and details of fish fins remain unexplored. This review focuses primarily on experimental studies on some of the, at least partially understood, mechanisms, which include 1) the formation of streets of vortices around and behind two- and three-dimensional propulsive oscillating foils; 2) the formation of vortical structures around and behind two- and three-dimensional foils used for maneuvering, hovering, or fast-starting; 3) the formation of leading-edge vortices in flapping foils, under steady flapping or transient conditions; 4) the interaction of foils with oncoming, externally generated vorticity; multiple foils, or foils operating near a body or wall.…”
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Production of water from air by Tan, Regina Ke Han.

“…The parameters include lengths, surface areas and geometry, hydrophobic surface of fins and addition of enclosure to the Extraction of Water from Air (EWA) prototype. …”
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The Hierarchy of Victimhood: Prisons and States’ Responsibility to Protect Every Victim of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking by Jovanović, M, Topp, V, Fluhr, F

An investigation of finite wings with leading edge protuberances by Gan, Christopher De Hao

“…This has been associated to their unique pectoral fins which consist of protrusions along their leading edge. …”
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Evidence of rapid hydrogen chloride uptake on water ice in the atmosphere of Mars by Luginin, M, Trokhimovskiy, A, Taysum, B, Fedorova, AA, Korablev, O, Olsen, KS, Montmessin, F, Lefèvre, F

Challenges and applications to operando and in situ TEM imaging and spectroscopic capabilities in a cryogenic temperature range by Tyukalova, Elizaveta, Vas, Joseph Vimal, Ignatans, Reinis, Mueller, Aaron David, Medwal, Rohit, Imamura, Masaaki, Asada, Hironori, Fukuma, Yasuhiro, Rawat, Rajdeep Singh, Tileli, Vasiliki, Duchamp, Martial

“…Such studies are promising for studying the pinning of the ferroelectric and magnetic domains versus temperature, spin-polarized current, and externally applied magnetic field to better manipulate the domain walls. …”
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Investigation of silicon nanowires photodetector by Foo, Kai Lin.

“…The subsequent fabrication was to examine the formation of the nanowires and to improve the electrical characteristics of the SiNWs diodes. The silicon fin width and oxidation time were reduced in batch 1 samples fabrication. …”
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Threat intelligence using machine learning packet dissection by Sowinski-Mydlarz, Viktor, Li, Jun, Ouazzane, Karim, Vassilev, Vassil

“…The use of filters allows ability to recognize any type of packet (e.g., SYN, ACK, FIN, RST). Four machine learning models, i.e., Neural Networks, Support Vector Machines, Logistic Regression and Linear Regression, are applied respectively to calculate the probability of suspicious packets. …”
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Use of DSRC and other sensor signals for vehicular localization by Gong, Yi Lin

“…This project is focused on receiving the signal from Road Side Unit (RSU) by using a shark fin antenna, low noise amplifier and USRP N210 through GNU radio companion, generating the waveform and determining the Relative Time of Arrival (RTOA) of received signal. …”
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Strategies to modulate Amorphous Oxide Semiconductor properties for low temperature transparent transistors by Kulkarni, Mohit Rameshchandra

“…Such surface modifications can achieve a change in the carrier concentration by change in work function or shifting- pinning of the Fermi level, or additional field generated due to dipoles created at the surface. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of graphene and carbon nanotube reinforced bioceramic nanocomposites by Hu, Huanlong

“…The reinforcing mechanism was due to the lubrication and pinning effects of rGO, which resulted in high resistance to penetration, elastic recovery capability, low-cycle fatigue resistance, and microcrack propagation inhibition properties. …”
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Far-field and near-field photon emission microscopy for semiconductor devices by Ding, Yuzhou

“…The system demonstrates a resolution down to 100 nm in near-field optical image of FinFET devices. Novel phenomenon in optical image is observed for the first time, which is previously unattainable with far-field imaging system.…”
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A short review of recent advancements in PCM-air hybrid thermal management for batteries by Muppana, Veera Nagendra, Samykano, Mahendran, Wan Azmi, Wan Hamzah, Kadirgama, Kumaran, Suraparaju, Subbarama Kousik

“…Among all existing configurations, the encapsulated PCM, metal fins, and the air-cooled hybrid system exhibited the best performance. …”
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Three-dimensional flow structures and vorticity control in fish-like swimming by Zhu, Q., Wolfgang, M.J., Yue, D.K.P., Triantafyllou, M.S.

“…We also investigate the interaction of the body-generated vortices with the oscillating caudal fin and with tail-generated vorticity. Two distinct vorticity interaction modes are identified: the first mode results in high thrust and is generated by constructive pairing of body-generated vorticity with same-sign tail-generated vorticity, resulting in the formation of a strong thrust wake; the second corresponds to high propulsive efficiency and is generated by destructive pairing of body-generated vorticity with opposite-sign tail-generated vorticity, resulting in the formation of a weak thrust wake.…”
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Perseus AUV: Towards Linear Convoying of Agile A-Sized AUVs Through Acoustic Track-and-Trail by Rypkema, Nicholas R., Randeni, Supun, Sacarny, Michael, Benjamin, Michael, Triantafyllou, Michael

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Development of an app for a thermoelectric cooler system by Ng, Alex Boon Chye

“…The proposed cooling tower with TEC housing unit results are compared constantly with conventional heat dissipation method such as radiators and it achieved conclusive result of the highest heat load of 296W with COP of 1.397 amongst other prototypes with the same key parameters of water flowrate, heat source, and cold fin fan speeds. Finally, remote control of the system is achieved with Apple HomeKit using ESP32 and HomeSpan library that communicates via WiFi to provide active control and real time data displayed on a user-friendly platform that supports commercialised products. …”
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