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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Compact and efficient elastic metasurface based on mass-stiffness relation for manipulation of flexural waves by Zhou, Weijian, Sun, Zeqing, Wu, Shangzi, Fan, Zheng

“…We use external mass blocks (pillars) to tune the effective mass and cut grooves in connecting beams to release effective stiffness. The two degrees of freedom are used to control the two design targets: local phase shift and impedance. …”
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Application of long gauge sensors on RC structures by Yong, Jun Jordan

“…This study comprises a series of carefully planned laboratory experiments involving the application of various shear forces to specimens of reinforced concrete beams and columns. Various types of sensors are utilized, including Linear Variable Differential Transformers (LVDTs), point gauges, and long gauge sensors (LGS). …”
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Plasmon geometric phase and plasmon hall shift by Shi, Li-kun, Song, Justin Chien Wen

“…Anomalous plasmon geometric phases dramatically enrich the nanophotonics toolbox, and yield radical new means for directing plasmonic beams.…”
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Polariton condensate transistor switch by Liew, Timothy Chi Hin, Gao, T., Eldridge, P. S., Tsintzos, S. I., Stavrinidis, G., Deligeorgis, G., Hatzopoulos, Z., Savvidis, P. G.

“…A polariton condensate transistor switch is realized through optical excitation of a microcavity ridge with two beams. The ballistically ejected polaritons from a condensate formed at the source are gated using the 20 times weaker second beam to switch on and off the flux of polaritons. …”
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Dynamic fracture mechanics of FRP-concrete interface by Li, Gen

“…External bonding of fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) has been widely used as an effective technique for strengthening reinforced concrete (RC) structures in quasi-static and dynamic scenarios. …”
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Location identification of line supports using experimental modal analysis by Wu, Lei, Yang, Yaowen, Maheshwari, Muneesh

“…In many engineering applications, line supports are used to reinforce long span structures such as multi-span beams and plates. However, the presence of line supports usually causes local stress concentration. …”
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An artificial neural network model for multi-flexoelectric actuation of plates by Fan, Mu, Yu, Pengcheng, Xiao, Zhongmin

“…Flexoelectric effect can be used to design actuators to control engineering structures including beams, plates, and shells. Multiple flexoelectric actuators method has the advantage of less stress concentration and better control effect, but the mode-dependent optimal actuator locations could influence the flexoelectric actuation effect significantly. …”
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Electrical and photoresponse properties of Co3O4 nanowires by Mukherjee, Bablu, Varghese, Binni, Karthik, K. R. G., Jinesh, K. B., Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam, Tok, Eng Soon, Sow, Chorng Haur

“…Photoresponses of individual nanowires were obtained by global irradiation of laser beams with photon energies above band gap and at sub-band gap of the nanowires. …”
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Evaluation of scanner parameters on ebt 2 And ebt 3 film analysis by Azhan, Siti Nur Amirah

“…The EBT 2 and EBT 3 films were initially irradiated with photon and electron beams of different energies (6 MV, 10 MV, 6 MeV and 9 MeV) using Siemens Primus Linear Accelerator. …”
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Brewers’ spent grains as potential novel functional food ingredients for food security by Tan, Yong Xing

“…BSG are residues generated as side streams from beer production. Currently, BSG are used as animal feed or disposed in landfills and these massive amount of BSG generated annually are causing significant environmental, economic, and climatic issues. …”
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Investigation of low coherence interferometry techniques for biomedical applications by Chow, Tzu Hao

“…Interferometric techniques have been used as imaging techniques in many applications. …”
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Ion irradiation to control size, composition and dispersion of metal nanoparticle exsolution by Wang, Jiayue, Woller, Kevin B., Kumar, Abinash, Zhang, Zhan, Zhou, Hua, Waluyo, Iradwikanari, Hunt, Adrian, LeBeau, James M., Yildiz, Bilge

“…Using thin-film perovskite and binary oxides as model systems, we showed ion beams can controllably reduce the size of exsolved nanoparticles down to 2 nm through ion sputtering. …”
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High-efficiency metalenses for zone-plate-array lithography by Smith, Henry I, Mondol, Mark, Zhang, Feng, Savas, Timothy, Walsh, Michael

“…MEEP software is used to predict focal efficiency of the completed metalens design. Scanning-electron-beam lithography was used to fabricate effective-index-modulated metalenses in CSAR-62 e-beam resist. …”
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Instrumental Effects in 21 cm Cosmology: One-point Statistics and Power Spectrum with the HERA Interferometer by Kim, Honggeun

“…I have simulated these calibration errors by modeling realistic perturbed primary beams for HERA Phase II observations. The chromatic calibration errors are critical since they can cause foreground emission to contaminate the region of Fourier space expected to be dominated by cosmological signals. …”
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Developing a novel radical source for cold, controlled reaction studies by Wu, LY

“…The magnetic focusing effect was also demonstrated on a beam of OH molecules using an imaging system.</p> <p>The control of the alignment of radicals in space was also explored in the studies of the adsorption of O2 on a Cu(111) surface using an alignment-controlled beam. …”

Performance Characterization of High-Density Electrospray Thrusters by Corrado, Matthew N., Wangari, Charity, Finch, Michael R., Parameswaran, Lalitha, Cook, Matthew, Holihan, Eric C., Mathews, Richard, Kedzierski, Jakub, Racz, Livia M., Smith, Melissa A., Lozano, Paulo C.

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Ultra-thin bulk silicon thinning of advanced microprocessors & graphics processors fabricated in Sub-20 nm technology by Teo, Wee Siang

“…In particular, initial fault isolation techniques exploit infrared laser beams to probe the circuitry through silicon thinned mechanically to 50 um. …”
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OAM-based reconfigurable doppler shifts enable PAPR reduction for multi-carrier doppler diversity by Zhao, Yufei, Ge, Yao, Yang, Zhaojie, Ju, Gaohua, Ma, Lu, Lu, Yilong, Guan, Yong Liang

“…In a recent study, we discovered that even when the transceivers are stationary, a specific spatial Doppler shift can be generated by rotating the wavefront structure of the OAM helical beams. Furthermore, arbitrary integer rotational OAM Doppler shifts can be realized flexibly by using the recently popular digital encoding metasurfaces. …”
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Tunable quantum cascade lasers for midinfrared spectroscopic sensing by Li, Jinghao

“…Based on this beam combined tunable QCL array, we develop a portable sensor that integrates the modules of drivers, optical sensing, and signal processing in a box. …”
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