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Aircraft noise, overheating and poor air quality in classrooms in London primary schools

, 2012
The main source of ventilation in the majority of UK schools is windows. The occupants of the classroom (i.e. pupils and teachers) in noisy areas tend to shut windows especially during quiet activities (i.e. silent and lecturing activities) to reduce the
Wilson, M., Mike Wilson, Montazami, Azadeh, Montazami, A., Azadeh Montazami, Nicol, F., Fergus Nicol   +6 more
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Strategic Design of Soft Actuators in Translational Medical Robotics for Human‐Centered Healthcare

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robotics enables biocompatible, compliant medical devices, but clinical translation requires design‐driven engineering beyond materials. This perspective reviews implantable, surgical, and wearable systems by actuation mechanism, highlighting how optimized architectures and integration improve mechanical interfacing, adaptability, and durability ...
Ho Jun Jin, Jimin Kim, Inho Kim, Bong Hoon Kim   +3 more
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London's urban heat island: Impact on current and future energy consumption in office buildings [PDF]

, 2012
This paper presents the results of a computational study on the energy consumption and related CO2 emissions for heating and cooling of an office building within the Urban Heat Island of London, currently and in the future.
Kolokotroni, M, Davies, M, Mavrogianni, A, Ren, X, Davies, M., Mavrogianni, A., Kolokotroni, M., Ren, X.   +7 more
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Enhancing Maturation of Human Neuromuscular Organoids via Electrical Stimulation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A framework for on‐demand and non‐invasive exposure of human neuromuscular organoids (NMOs) to electrical stimuli is established to promote their maturation. The robustness and effectiveness of different stimulation regimes are evaluated via thorough characterization of organoid tissue structure and contraction capacity. Chronic electrical stimulation,
Chrysanthi‐Maria Moysidou, Inês Afonso Martins, Ismail Amr El‐Shimy, Iacopo Bicci, Donatella Cea, Christina Bukas, Isra Mekki, Mara‐Camelia Rusu, Aylin Nebol, Ines Lahmann, Marie Piraud, Enrico Klotzsch, Mina Gouti   +12 more
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Smart Nanotechnologies for Multimodal Neuromodulation and Brain Interfacing

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Recent advances in smart nanotechnologies are expanding the toolbox for brain interfacing, from wireless neuromodulation and high‐resolution sensing to targeted delivery within the central nervous system. By combining responsive nanomaterials with bioinspired design, these platforms enable multimodal interactions with neurons and glia, while also ...
Tommaso Curiale, Marie Celine Lefevre, Alessio Carmignani, Maria Cristina Ceccarelli, Matteo Battaglini, Attilio Marino, Gianni Ciofani   +6 more
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Assessing the Overheating Risk of Buildings

The book presents the current state of the art for assessing the overheating risk of buildings. This includes the main effects and correlations related to site climate (including meso- and microclimate), comfort assessment, building-occupant interaction,

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Highly Vertically Oriented Graphene Microstrip Pads With Ultrahigh Through‐Plane Thermal Conductivity and Ultralow Compressive Modulus for Efficient Heat Dissipation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Vertically aligned graphene microstrip pads (GMPs) break the traditional thermomechanical trade‐off in thermal interface materials. It simultaneously achieves an ultrahigh through‐plane thermal conductivity of 565.92 W m−1 K−1 and an ultralow compressive modulus below 115.16 kPa.
Xu Ran, Yaru Wang, Sijia Wu, Hejun Wang, Junhao Shen, Litao Sun, Xing Wu, Hengchang Bi   +7 more
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N‐Doping Activated Presodiation Enhances Sodium‐Ion Provision in Hard Carbon Anodes

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Introducing pyrrolic‐N sites enables efficient presodiation and stronger PF6− capture, thus pre ‐ forming a robust inorganic‐rich SEI layer in hard carbon anodes. ABSTRACT Hard carbon (HC) is considered the most promising anode material for commercial sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs), yet it still faces critical challenges such as low initial Coulombic ...
Hua Lin, Wenxing Miao, Yanrong Shi, Guangyi Mao, Ding Ding, Jian Weng, Zhongxiong Fan, Qingchi Xu, Jun Xu   +8 more
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On the Influence of Thermal Mass and Natural Ventilation on Overheating Risk in Offices

Buildings, 2018
Free cooling strategies are gaining importance in design practice due to the increased risk of overheating in well-insulated buildings with high internal loads such as offices.
Arianna Brambilla, Jerome Bonvin, Flourentzos Flourentzou, Thomas Jusselme   +3 more
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A Flexible Metamaterial Absorber via Loss Engineering for Large‐Area Ultra‐Broadband Infrared Extinction

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Designed and demonstrated a flexible metamaterial absorber via loss engineering for large‐area ultra‐broadband infrared extinction, providing a new method for miniaturization of absorbers and flexible optical devices. ABSTRACT The advancement of compact and wearable optical systems is critically limited by the lack of high‐performance, integrable ...
Zhe Wu, Zhongzhu Liang, Xiaoyan Shi, Fuming Yang, Enzhu Hou, Jihui Jiang, Xintong Wei, Siyu Guo, Bing Sun, Qingxin Tang, David R. Smith, Haiyang Xu   +11 more
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