Phase Change Dispersion Made by Condensation–Emulsification by Fischer, Ludger J., Dhulipala, Somayajulu, Varanasi, Kripa K.

“…They are manufactured by high shear equipment like rotor-stator systems. A recently published method to produce emulsions by the direct condensation of the dispersed phase into the emulsifier-containing continuous phase is applied on this PCD. n-Decane is used as PCM, and the melting temperature is -30 °C. …”
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The Influence of Root Geometry on Soil Cohesion and Anchoring Ability through Geologic Time by Colicci, Vittorio

“…Force laws were then derived to approximate the anchoring contributions of root weight, sediment weight, static friction, and shear strength. This analysis revealed a strong dependence on the span, surface area, and volume of the root system, which were used to normalize values across different geometries. …”
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Turbulent Flow over a Flexible Wall Undergoing a Streamwise Traveling Wavy Motion by Shen, Lian, Zhang, Xiang, Yue, Dick K.P., Triantafyllou, Michael S.

“…Above a threshold value of c/U ≈ 1, separation is eliminated; and, relative to small- c/U cases, turbulence intensity and turbulent shear stress are reduced significantly. The drag force decreases monotonically as c/U increases while the power required for the transverse motion generally increases for large c/U; the net power input is found to reach a minimum at c/U ≈ 1.2 (for fixed U). …”
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Polydopamine nano-hybrids : interfacial and photoactive role in epoxy nanocomposites and polymerization by Subramanian, Alamelu Suriya

“…The results showed as much as 100% improvement in lap shear strength compared to unfilled epoxies bonded on aluminum substrates. …”
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Design of floating photovoltaic structures in coastal waters by Tan, Pek Yeu

“…The rheological properties of the covers will be tested using DMA via small amplitude oscillatory shear test. The experiments will attempt to study the effects of stiffness of cover on the amplitude of cover, the wave attenuation of cover, and the damping effect of the cover. …”
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Ecocement for beach erosion control by Chua, Xue Ning

“…Unconfined compression (UC) tests were used to measure the shear strength of the treated sand in laboratory. …”
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Multi jet fusion of ZnO nanorod-reinforced PA12 nanocomposites by Seah, Ying Ting

“…Nanorods can helps to eliminate the shear induced alignment of short fibres. Together, this work provides a superior mechanical performance polymeric nano composite for the additive manufacturing. …”
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Solder joint testing and failure analysis by Kang, Eng Tat.

“…Adhesively bonded joints within most electronic devices are constantly subjected to a complex combination of tensile-shear loading. These devices are also likely to undergo thermo-mechanical cycling during device processing and service and therefore, the joints are likely to have existing low-cycle fatigue cracks, which might adversely affect the joint mechanical integrity under various loading situations. …”
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Computational fluid dynamics and shape analysis enhance aneurysm rupture risk stratification by Benemerito, I, Ewbank, F, Narracott, A, Villa-Uriol, M, Narata, AP, Patel, U, Bulters, D, Marzo, A

“…Non-sphericity index (shape variable) and maximum oscillatory shear index (CFD variable) were the strongest predictors of a ruptured status. …”

Physical properties of keropok (fried crisps) in relation to the amylopectin content of the starch flours by Mohamed, Suhaila, Abdullah, Norakiah, Muthu, Mangayar Karasi

“…These starches can be recognised physically by their clarity on gelatinisation, stability to retrogradation, low resistance to shear and high cold‐paste viscosity. The addition of mung bean flour to tapioca flour helped increase the protein content and flavour of the keropok; it also reduced the oil absorption of the keropok during frying. …”

Compressibility behavior of marine clay treated by combination of coal ash and cement by Pakir, F, Ismail, N A, Yunos, N Z M, Jamaludin, N, Talib, M K A, Dan, M F M, Madun, A

“…A lot of engineering problems could arise either during or after the construction phase due to low shear strength and high compressibility of this soil in the form of excessive settlement, slope instability or bearing capacity failure. …”
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Modular Morphing Lattices for Large-Scale Underwater Continuum Robotic Structures by Parra Rubio, Alfonso, Fan, Dixia, Jenett, Benjamin, del Águila Ferrandis, José, Tourlomousis, Filippos, Abdel-Rahman, Amira, Preiss, David, Zemánek, Jiri, Triantafyllou, Michael, Gershenfeld, Neil

“…The first is a morphing beam snake-like robot that can generate thrust at specific anguilliform swimming parameters. …”
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Large-area atomic layers of the charge-density-wave conductor TiSe2 by Wang, Hong, Chen, Yu, Duchamp, Martial, Zeng, Qingsheng, Wang, Xuewen, Tsang, Siu Hon, Li, Hongling, Jing, Lin, Yu, Ting, Teo, Edwin Hang Tong, Liu, Zheng

“…However, the syntheses of monolayer and large-area 2D CDW conductors can currently only be achieved by molecular beam epitaxy under ultrahigh vacuum. This study reports the growth of monolayer crystals and up to 5 × 105 µm2 large films of the typical 2D CDW conductor-TiSe2 -by ambient-pressure chemical vapor deposition. …”
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Broadband strip-line ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy of soft magnetic CoFeTaZr patterned thin films by Jin, Tian Li, Nongjai, R., Asokan, K., Ghosh, A., Aparnadevi, M., Suri, P., Piramanayagam, S. N., Gupta, Surbhi, Kumar, Durgesh

“…Broadband strip-line ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy over wide range of frequency (8 – 20 GHz) was used to study the magnetization dynamics as a function of ion-beam dosage. With higher fluences, damping constant showed a continuous increase from 0.0103 to 0.0430. …”
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Effect of embedded nanoparticle surface chemistry on plasmonic organic photovoltaic devices by Wong, Terence Kin Shun

“…Ligand-free metal NPs prepared by physical methods such as pulsed laser ablation and electron beam evaporation can enhance the PCE when introduced into the BHJ. …”
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Measuring the hole-state anisotropy in MgB2 by electron energy-loss spectroscopy by Klie, Robert F., Su, Haibin, Zhu, Yimei, Davenport, James W., Idrobo, Juan-Carlos, Browning, Nigel D., Nellist, Peter D.

“…In particular, we have studied two different crystal orientations, [110] and [001], with respect to the incident electron beam direction, and found significant changes in the near-edge fine structure of the B K-edge. …”
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Cylindrical surfaces enable wavelength-selective extinction and sub-0.2 nm linewidth in 250 μm-gap silicon Fabry–Pérot cavities by Malak, Maurine, Marty, Frédéric, Pavy, Nicolas, Peter, Yves-Alain, Liu, Ai Qun, Bourouina, Tarik

“…Our approach consists of providing a solution to the main loss mechanism in conventional FP cavities related to the expansion of the Gaussian light beam after multiple reflections inside the cavity. …”
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Temperature-Dependent Performance of Electrospray Thrusters with ASCENT Monopropellant by Bruno, Amelia R., Corrado, Matthew N., Lozano, Paulo C.

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A Tactile-enabled Hybrid Rigid-Soft Continuum Manipulator for Forceful Enveloping Grasps via Scale Invariant Design by Taylor, Ian H., Bawa, Maheera, Rodriguez, Alberto

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Develop and test a micropump based on acoustic impedance mismatch by Muhammad Syafiq Sedek

“…The compressions are provided by the compression beam which acts as an actuator. The objective of this project is to investigate whether the findings from the experiments in this FYP resembles the findings from open literatures and past experiments. …”
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