Observation of the interactions of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) mediated by acid in the aquatic matrices using in-situ liquid cell transmission electron microscopy by Fernando, Ishara, Tay, Yee Yan, Karunasekera, Hasith, Zhou, Yan

“…Aggregates formed in this scenario were non spherical and irregular shaped and were stable under the electron beam irradiation. Individual AgNPs and smaller aggregates moved randomly and approached the larger aggregates before the aggregation process came to an end. …”
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Three dimensional acoustic tweezers with vortex streaming by Li, Junfei, Crivoi, Alexandru, Peng, Xiuyuan, Shen, Lu, Pu, Yunjiao, Fan, Zheng, Cummer, Steven A.

“…Acoustic tweezers based on single-beam focused acoustic vortices have attracted considerable attention due to their selective trapping capability, but have proven difficult to use for three-dimensional (3D) trapping without a complex transducer array and significant constraints on the trapped particle properties. …”
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Small-scale wind energy harvesting using piezoelectric materials by Zhao, Liya

“…A two degree-of-freedom galloping piezoelectric energy harvester (GPEH) is proposed which successfully enhances the output power in low wind speeds. A beam stiffener is employed as an electromechanical coupling magnifier, which is proved to be an easy but greatly effective efficiency enhancing method for energy harvesting from VIV, flutter as well as galloping. …”
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Antenna-enhanced and polarization sensitive photoresponse in arrays of silicon P–i–N nanowires by Salfi, J., Lin, F. K., Stewart, C., Nair, S. V., Chen, C. Y., Yongshun, S., Rusli, E., Yu, M., Singh, N., Sousa, C. F. d., Ruda, H. E.

“…Quantitative characterization of these resonances was performed by spectral and polarization-resolved photocurrent measurements on gratings with N = 500, 200 and 100 nanowires, aided by electron beam-induced current measurements, and in excellent agreement with electromagnetic scattering theory. …”
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Thermal characterization of nanoscale material by Ho, Weng Fei.

“…Thin gold layers were deposited on top of these samples through e-beam deposition process to enhance sample heat absorption during photothermal experiment. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of the electrical properties of phase change materials by Lam, Rachel Wei Qin

“…The films were milled into nanowires by Focused Ion Beam and the resulting crystalline resistivity was comparable to that of the films, indicating reasonable physical scalability.…”
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Characterization of harbor seal whisker by MAHESWARI BALAN.

“…In addition, a theoretical model based on elliptical conical beam, was developed to study the behaviour of the whiskers. …”
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On propagation characteristics of ultrasonic guided waves in helical strands by Zhang, Hongyan, Li, Jian, Jiang, Can, Chen, Shili, Fan, Zheng, Liu, Yang

“…Steel strands have been widely used in industrial fields as a reliable load-bearing component. Under the influence of environmental erosion and fatigue stress, different types of damage, such as corrosion and fracture, will occur in the in-service steel strands, which will cause unpredictable loss of personnel and property. …”
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Maneuvering angle rigid formations with global convergence guarantees by Chen, Liangming, Lin, Zhiyun, De Marina, Hector Garcia, Sun, Zhiyong, Feroskhan, Mir

“…Angle rigid multi-agent formations can simultaneously undergo translational, rotational, and scaling maneuvering, therefore combining the maneuvering capabilities of both distance and bearing rigid formations. However, maneuvering angle rigid formations in 2D or 3D with global convergence guarantees is shown to be a challenging problem in the existing literature even when relative position measurements are available. …”
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Shape-morphing structures based on perforated kirigami by Zhang, Yunlan, Yang, Jingyi, Liu, Mingchao, Vella, Dominic

“…We also examine the loading-bearing capacity of morphed structures via indentation tests in both FEM simulations and experiments. …”
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Novel bisisoquinolines : synthesis, resolution and application in asymmetric Henry reaction by Yao, Qiong Ji

“…(R)-N-alkyl-C1-1’,2’,3’,4’-terahydro-1,1’-bisisoquinoline differing in the steric bulkiness were successfully afforded to be examined in the asymmetric Henry reaction. The ligand bearing the smallest substituent was proved to be the most effective one in the CuI-catalyzed addition of nitromethane, nitroethane and nitropropane to aldehydes. …”
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Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy (DCS) and Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy (DOS) for photodynamic therapy monitoring. by Siti Raudhah Matyasir.

“…The aim is to evaluate the relative tissue oxygen saturation (rStO2) and relative blood flow (rBF) of the tumour-bearing mice obtained from Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy (DOS) and Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy (DCS) respectively in order to see if they have prognostic value in predicting tumour response. …”
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DEEP2: Deep Learning Powered De-scattering with Excitation Patterning (DEEP) by Wijethilake, Navodini, Anandakumar, Mithunjha, Zheng, Cheng, So, Peter T. C., Yildirim, Murat, Wadduwage, Dushan N.

“…Using a two-photon fluorescence imaging system, we have experimentally demonstrated the feasibility of three-dimensional imaging through a 500-µm-diameter and ∼11 cm long GRIN lens subject to a cantilever beam-like deflection with a minimum bend radius of ∼25 cm. …”
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Photonic engineering technology for the development of terahertz quantum cascade lasers by Zeng, Yongquan, Qiang, Bo, Wang, Qi Jie

“…However, the applications of THz QCL require good output characteristics in terms of the emission spectrum, beam quality, power efficiency, and polarization control, which are beyond the reach of the electronic engineering techniques. …”
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Discontinuity of overhanging melt track in selective laser melting process by Le, Kim Quy, Wong, Chee How, Chua, Gregory Kok Hong, Tang, Chao, Du, Hejun

“…The simulation model was achieved by incorporating Fresnel reflections in the laser beam through the ray-tracing model. The CFD model was employed to investigate different overhanging situations, including perpendicular and parallel overhanging melt tracks on a cuboid block, as well as parallel melt tracks on an inclined block. …”
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Fabrication of gold nanotip arrays using anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) template by Lim, Xin Yuan.

“…They are usually fabricated by a combination of DRIE (Dry-Reactive-Ion-etching) and FIB (Focused-Ion-Beam) processes. However these processes require many fabrication steps, are high in cost and are limited in material choices. …”
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Two dimensional materials-based multi gated devices and simulation by An, Yicheng

“…In this research project, mechanical exfoliation has been used to prepare 2D semiconductors and electron beam lithography has been used to fabricate the samples of multi-coplanar gates transistors. …”
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Effect of hydrogen peroxide sterilization on properties and degradation of poly (ε-caprolactone) and poly (L-lactide-co-ε-caprocaltone) by Sia, Denia.

“…There are several techniques available to sterilize biomedical devices such as autoclave, gamma and E-beam radiation. However, there are drawbacks in those techniques especially towards biodegradable polymers. …”
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Multi-stable configurations for vibration-based energy harvester by Wileen Kristanto

“…This report will illustrate and analyse the linear and non-linear experiment for the Bimorph, Fibreglass, and Aluminium cantilever beam, as well as discuss the future work of the research.…”
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Growth and characterization of III-V quantum dots on SI-based substrate by Leong, Yu Yan

“…Using the solid-source molecular beam epitaxy, a defect-free GaAs heteroepitaxy on Ge surface can be obtained by employing the low temperature migration enhanced epitaxy technique. …”
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