Mechanical energy metamaterials in interstellar travel

P Jiao - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoscale spacecrafts have shed light on an audacious but promising vision for interstellar
travel to neighboring planets beyond the solar system. The nanocrafts can be accelerated to …

Natural computing for mechanical systems research: A tutorial overview

K Worden, WJ Staszewski, JJ Hensman - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2011 - Elsevier
A great many computational algorithms developed over the past half-century have been
motivated or suggested by biological systems or processes, the most well-known being the …

Dynamically reconfigurable complex emulsions via tunable interfacial tensions

LD Zarzar, V Sresht, EM Sletten, JA Kalow… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Emulsification is a powerful, well-known technique for mixing and dispersing immiscible
components within a continuous liquid phase. Consequently, emulsions are central …

The mechanism of trust affecting collaboration in virtual teams and the moderating roles of the culture of autonomy and task complexity

OK Choi, E Cho - Computers in Human Behavior, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigates the mechanism by which trust is formed and affects collaboration in
virtual teams. In so doing, we identify the judgement dimensions involved in determining …

Gradient domain high dynamic range compression

R Fattal, D Lischinski, M Werman - Seminal Graphics Papers: Pushing …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
We present a new method for rendering high dynamic range images on conventional
displays. Our method is conceptually simple, computationally efficient, robust, and easy to …

The influence of fatty acids on tribological and thermal properties of natural oils as sustainable biolubricants

CJ Reeves, PL Menezes, TC Jen, MR Lovell - Tribology International, 2015 - Elsevier
Experiments were conducted using bio-based liquid lubricants, such as avocado, canola
(rapeseed), corn, olive, peanut, safflower, sesame, and vegetable (soybean) oils to study …

Optimization of nonconventional well type, location, and trajectory

B Yeten, LJ Durlofsky, K Aziz - SPE Journal, 2003 - onepetro.org
The determination of the optimal type, location, and trajectory of a nonconventional well is
extremely challenging. The problem is more complicated than other well optimization …

[图书][B] Antenna theory and microstrip antennas

DG Fang - 2017 - books.google.com
Antenna Theory and Microstrip Antennas offers a uniquely balanced analysis of antenna
fundamentals and microstrip antennas. Concise and readable, it provides theoretical …

“Geography of opportunity”: Poverty, place, and educational outcomes

WF Tate IV - Educational researcher, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
This article is an expanded version of the 2008 American Educational Research
Association's Presidential Address. The purpose of the article is to describe the geography …

Synchronverter: A comprehensive review of modifications, stability assessment, applications and future perspectives

KR Vasudevan, VK Ramachandaramurthy… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The increase in the penetration of renewable energy sources (RES) has reduced the
effective inertia of the power system dominated by synchronous machines. The reduction in …