Embedding engineering intuition into computational design through interactive topology optimization by Schiffer, Gillian

“…The interactive methods are demonstrated on numerical 2D examples, HiTop 2.0 is extended to a numerical 3D example, and interactive infill is experimentally validated with 2.5D additively manufactured test beams.…”
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Process development for moving mechanical assemblies by Tay, Beng Kang

“…MEMS further extend the fabrication techniques developed for the integrated circuit industry to add mechanical elements such as beams, bridges, gears, diaphragms and springs to devices. …”
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Scalable optical manufacture of dynamic structural colour in stretchable materials by Miller, Benjamin Harvey, Liu, Helen, Kolle, Mathias

“…Here, by adapting Lippmann photography5, we report an approach for producing large-area, structurally coloured sheets with a rich and easily controlled design space of colour patterns, spectral properties, angular scattering characteristics and responses to mechanical stimuli. …”
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Leveraging Multi-Stage Machine Learning Pipelines for Extracting Structured Key-Value Pairs from Documents by Pyo, Bryan

“…This thesis discusses several pipelines that have been developed to extract data in the form of key-value pairs from specification sheets describing mechanical parts achieving accuracies ranging from 80% to 100% depending on the pipeline and the target documents and key-value pairs.…”
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Three-dimensional structure of human β-defensin 28 via homology modelling and molecular dynamics by Kwak, Sang Kyu, Chen, Wenwen, Tay, Derrick Kok Sing, Leong, Susanna Su Jan

“…In comparison with circular dichroism experimental data as well as stabilities of β-sheets and α-helix, HBD-28 with a reliable 3D structure was found.…”
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Experimental determination of dust cloud deflagration parameters of selected hydrogen storage materials: Complex metal hydrides, chemical hydrides, and adsorbents by Khalil, YF

“…These insights are also critical for designing adequate safety features such as explosion relief venting and isolation devices and for supplementing missing data in materials safety data sheets.…”

Detection of damaged supports under railway track based on frequency shift by Wang, Longqi, Zhang, Yao, Lie, Seng Tjhen

“…An auxiliary mass is utilized herein and when it is mounted on the beam, the natural frequencies of the whole system will change with respect to the location of the auxiliary mass. …”
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Data for the ‘Orchid Observers’ project by Shuttleworth, S, O’Donnell, J, Lintott, C, Tweddle, J

“…Orchid Observers will create modern records from across the UK combined with historical data to build up a 180 year time series of orchid flowering times that can be compared against key climate variables. …”

Molecule confined isolated metal sites enable the electrocatalytic synthesis of hydrogen peroxide by Li, Xiaogang, Tang, Shasha, Dou, Shuo, Fan, Hong Jin, Choksi, Tej S., Wang, Xin

“…Herein, it is reported that aminoanthraquinone confined isolated metal sites on carbon supports selectively steer oxygen reduction to H2 O2 through the two-electron pathway. …”
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Adaptative grasp planning for manipulation of micro-objects by Li, Jiuyun

“…While typical optical tweezers use laser beams to directly trap and manipulate cells, various technologies have been proposed to facilitate grasping and manipulation of micro-objects. …”
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Elevated temperature material properties of a new high-chromium austenitic stainless steel by Liang, Yating, Manninen, Timo, Zhao, Ou, Walport, Fiona, Gardner, Leroy

“…A total of 164 tensile coupons extracted from both cold-rolled and hot-rolled sheets were tested; 80 coupons were tested isothermally with temperatures ranging from 25 °C to 1100 °C, and 84 were tested anisothermally with stress levels ranging from 10% to 90% of the material 0.2% proof stress at room temperature. …”
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Simulation and development of triple-junction color sensors using CMOS-compatible processing by Chen, Jun

“…Afterwards, the mask layout, process run sheets based on two basic models: abrupt junction model and linearly graded junction model, were designed and confirmed. …”
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Transition metal dichalcogenides (MoS2, MoSe2, WS2 and WSe2) exfoliation technique has strong influence upon their capacitance by Ambrosi, Adriano, Eng, Alex Yong Sheng, Sofer, Zdeněk, Pumera, Martin, Mayorga-Martinez, Carmen Clotilde

“…Exfoliation of TMD materials to obtain single to few layer sheets is generally obtained through the intercalation of organolithium compounds. …”
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Augmenting research consent: should large language models (LLMs) be used for informed consent to clinical research? by Allen, J, Schaefer, O, Porsdamm Mann, S, Earp, B, Wilkinson, D

“…Given the complex nature of consent in clinical research, which involves both written documentation (in the form of participant information sheets and informed consent forms) and in-person conversations with a researcher, the use of LLMs raises significant concerns about the adequacy of existing regulatory frameworks. …”

Investigation of solar cell carrier lifetime using photoconductance lifetime measurements by Sng, Joseph Ding Wen

“…For comparison, we have also studied electron beam deposited MoOx as a passivation layer. The evaluation of the quality of the passivation is done by measuring the effective lifetime of Si via the Sinton WCT-120 Photoconductance Lifetime tester. …”
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Effect of geometric scaling on the microstructural development of selective laser melted metal parts by Ng, Angelin Shia Yin

“…This study discusses the effect of geometric scaling, delay time (i.e., the time it takes for the laser beam to jump from one scan vector to the adjacent scan vector, which is controlled by the jump speed), gas flow, and defocusing distance on microstructural development and mechanical properties of selective laser melted 316L stainless steel. 316L stainless steel has been used in various industries such as aerospace and petrochemical industries due to its superior properties such as very good corrosion resistance. …”
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Shape measurement of single gold nanorods in water using open-access optical microcavities by Yin, Y, Trichet, A, Qian, J, Smith, JM

“…Here we introduce a novel technique to measure the aspect ratio of rod-shaped particles by analyzing changes in the polarization state of a laser beam transmitted through an optical microcavity through which the particle diffuses. …”

Compression dynamics and radiation emission from a deuterium plasma focus by Muhammad Shahid Rafique.

“…In order to study the correlation between the total neutron yield and the time-integrated energy spectra of the axially emitted deuteron beam, on a shot-to-shot basis, a magnetic spectrometer was successfully designed, constructed and implemented. …”
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Dye-sensitized Pt@TiO2 core–shell nanostructures for the efficient photocatalytic generation of hydrogen by Cao, Shao-Wen, Fang, Jun, Yin, Lisha, Liao, Yusen, Xue, Can

“…When the dyes and TiO2 were co-excited through the combination of two irradiation beams with different wavelengths, a synergic effect was observed, which led to a greatly enhanced H2 generation yield. …”
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Development and characterisation of novel silicon pixel detectors for tracking and timing by Gaži, M

“…Multiple 1×1 mm^2 LGAD devices were tested in a test beam at the CERN North Area. The results demonstrate excellent hit efficiency (>99%), charge collection (>15 fC), and timing resolution below 20 ps.…”