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Xie, Weihang (author), Deng, Zeyu (author), Liu, Zhengyu (author), Famprikis, T. (author), Butler, Keith T. (author), Canepa, Pieremanuele (author)Extended defects, including exposed surfaces and grain boundaries (GBs), are critical to the properties of polycrystalline solid electrolytes in all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs). These defects can alter the mechanical and electronic properties of solid electrolytes, with direct manifestations in the performance of ASSBs. Here, by building a...journal article 2024
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Li, Z. (author), Wang, L. (author), Liu, R. (author), Mirzadarani, R. (author), Luo, T. (author), Lyu, D. (author), Ghaffarian Niasar, M. (author), Qin, Z. (author)Traditional methods such as Steinmetz's equation (SE) and its improved variant (iGSE) have demonstrated limited precision in estimating power loss for magnetic materials. The introduction of Neural Network technology for assessing magnetic component power loss has significantly enhanced accuracy. Yet, an efficient method to incorporate detailed...journal article 2024
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Shan, Meixia (author), Zhang, Jingjing (author), Cong, Shenzhen (author), Zhang, Yatao (author), He, Xuezhong (author), Kapteijn, F. (author), Liu, X. (author)Separation of hydrogen from carbon dioxide for sustainable H<sub>2</sub> production and CO<sub>2</sub> capture still faces great challenges due to the smaller size of H<sub>2</sub> and higher condensability of CO<sub>2</sub>. Herein, a high-performance benzimidazole-linked polymer (BILP) membrane for hydrogen separation was directly prepared...journal article 2024
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Grandjean, Tim J. (author), Weenink, Roland (author), van der Wal, Daphne (author), Addink, Elisabeth A. (author), Hu, Zhan (author), Liu, Shuai (author), Wang, Zhengbing (author), Lin, Yuan (author), Bouma, Tjeerd J. (author)Tidal flats are shrinking in extent globally. The dynamics of the response of estuarine tidal flats to global environmental changes remain unclear. Tidal-flat morphology is shaped by the interplay among wave and tidal forces, river discharge and sediment supply, and preservation of tidal flats requires a balance between erosional and...journal article 2024
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Han, Jie (author), Mo, Nan (author), Cai, Jingyi (author), Ouyang, Leixin (author), Liu, Zhengxuan (author)The local climate zones (LCZs) classification system has emerged as a more refined method for assessing the urban heat island (UHI) effect. However, few researchers have conducted systematic critical reviews and summaries of the research on LCZs, particularly regarding significant advancements of this field in recent years. This paper aims to...review 2024
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Gao, Y. (author), Liu, X. (author), Ren, S. (author), Assaf Martinez-Streignard, E.I. (author), Liu, Pengfei (author), Zhang, Yuqing (author)Bitumen fatigue resistance is critical to determine the overall fatigue performance and service life of asphalt pavements. However, the mechanisms responsible for fatigue damage of bitumen have previously not been well understood. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation has recently emerged as a powerful computer-aided numerical technique to model...journal article 2024
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Assaf Martinez-Streignard, E.I. (author), Liu, X. (author), Lin, P. (author), Erkens, S. (author)This paper presents a United Atom (UA) force field for simulating hydrocarbon molecules in bituminous materials, integrating explicit hydrogens into beads with their parent atom. This method simplifies all-atom molecular models, significantly accelerating Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations of bitumen by 10 to 100 times. Key advantages...journal article 2024
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Zhang, Zhenya (author), Mao, Jia (author), Liu, Zhengxuan (author)In response to the growing global demand for clean and sustainable energy solutions, proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have emerged as vital components in diverse decarbonization strategies. Despite their increasing importance, a comprehensive synthesis of recent advancements, challenges, and future prospects in thermal and water...journal article 2024
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Chen, K. (author), Li, Zhibin (author), Liu, Pan (author), Knoop, V.L. (author), Han, Yu (author), Jiao, Y. (author)A lane-changing (LC) maneuver may cause the follower in the target lane (new follower) to decelerate and give up space, potentially affecting crash risk and traffic flow efficiency. In congested flow, a more aggressive LC maneuver occurs where the lane changer is partially next to the new follower and creates negative gaps, namely negative...journal article 2024
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Wang, C. (author), Liu, M. (author), Bannenberg, L.J. (author), Zhao, C. (author), Thijs, M.A. (author), Boshuizen, B. (author), Ganapathy, S. (author), Wagemaker, M. (author)Lithium metal with its high theoretical capacity and low negative potential is considered one of the most important candidates to raise the energy density of all-solid-state batteries. However, lithium filament growth and its induced solid electrolyte decomposition pose severe challenges to realize a long cycle life. Here, dendrite growth in...journal article 2024
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Zhang, Zhenya (author), Mao, Jia (author), Wei, Houyu (author), Cheng, Chuanxiao (author), Liu, Zhengxuan (author)Proton exchange membrane fuel cells offer promising clean energy solutions for various applications. However, their performance relies heavily on the properties of the microporous layer, which plays a crucial role in transporting and distributing the components in the fuel cell. To date, the potential for optimising the microporous layer...journal article 2024
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Zhu, H. (author), Liu, E. (author), You, Fangzhou (author), de Bont, Cees (author), Gruber, Thorsten (author), Dong, Hua (author), Melles, M. (author)Economic studies have shown that living in poverty may produce a subjective feeling of scarcity, which affects people's cognitive functions and decision-making. Understanding this mechanism could inform healthcare designers on designing inclusive health interventions by considering the psychological scarcity and limited cognitive resources of...book chapter 2024
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Assaf Martinez-Streignard, E.I. (author), Liu, X. (author), Lin, P. (author), Erkens, S. (author)The advent of computational techniques, particularly atomistic simulations, has lessened the dependency on physical experiments in various scientific fields. Yet, the preparation complexity for simulations using platforms like LAMMPS and GROMACS persists. We introduce SMI2PDB, a Python tool that automates molecular systems assembly from SMILES...journal article 2024
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Liu, Jian-Long (author), Luo, Xi-Yu (author), Yu, Y. (author), Wang, Chao-Yang (author), Wang, Bin (author), Hu, Yi (author), Li, Jun (author), Bao, Xiao-Hui (author), Pan, Jian-Wei (author)Towards realizing the future quantum internet, a pivotal milestone entails the transition from two-node proof-of-principle experiments conducted in laboratories to comprehensive multi-node set-ups on large scales. Here we report the creation of memory–memory entanglement in a multi-node quantum network over a metropolitan area. We use three...journal article 2024
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Wang, Xinyue (author), Chen, Haixue (author), Yang, Zhoudong (author), Liu, Wenting (author), Zeng, Zejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Zhang, Jing (author), Fan, Jiajie (author), Liu, Pan (author)With the increased deployment of power modules in demanding conditions, sintering materials, especially composite sintering materials, have raised growing interest due to their cost-effectiveness and suitability. Therefore, this study explores the viability of Cu–Ag composite sintering material, focusing on solvent influence through...journal article 2024
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Hong, H. (author), Lei, Xin (author), Wei, Jiangtao (author), Zhang, Yang (author), Zhang, Yulong (author), Sun, Jianwen (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Sarro, Pasqualina M (author), Liu, Zewen (author)Ionic FETs have enormous potential for energy conversion, sensing, and ionic circuits due to their efficient regulation of the nanochannel. Here ionic FETs based on single-crystal silicon nanopores and the rectification of the fabricated devices are studied. The electrical characterization results demonstrated that since the silicon-based...journal article 2024
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Hueber, Paul (author), Tang, Guangzhi (author), Sifalakis, Manolis (author), Liaw, Hua Peng (author), Micheli, A. (author), Tömen, N. (author), Liu, Y. (author)Designing processors for implantable closed-loop neuromodulation systems presents a formidable challenge owing to the constrained operational environment, which requires low latency and high energy efficacy. Previous benchmarks have provided limited insights into power consumption and latency. However, this study introduces algorithmic...journal article 2024
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Li, A.L. (author), Verschuur, D.J. (author), Liu, Xuewei (author), Abolhassani, S. (author)Since seismic imaging creates an image of the subsurface structure based on information received from the measured wavefield, it is essential to fully utilize the reflected waves. Full Wavefield Modeling (FWMod) was developed with recursive and iterative up-and-down wavefield propagation, using one-way wave propagation, to model both primary...journal article 2024
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Zuo, Xiaojiang (author), Luopan, Yaxin (author), Han, Rui (author), Zhang, Qinglong (author), Liu, Chi Harold (author), Wang, Guoren (author), Chen, Lydia Y. (author)Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) have been ubiquitously adopted in internet of things and are becoming an integral part of our daily life. When tackling the evolving learning tasks in real world, such as classifying different types of objects, DNNs face the challenge to continually retrain themselves according to the tasks on different edge...journal article 2024
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Plastic particles affect N2O release via altering core microbial metabolisms in constructed wetlandsYang, X. (author), Chen, Yi (author), Liu, Tao (author), Zhang, Lu (author), Wang, Hui (author), Chen, Mengli (author), He, Qiang (author), Liu, G. (author), Ju, Feng (author)Constructed wetlands (CWs) have been proven to effectively immobilize plastic particles. However, little is known about the differences in the impact of varying sized plastic particles on nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O) release, as well as the intervention mechanisms in CWs. Here, we built a lab-scale wetland model and introduced plastic...journal article 2024