“Low-carbon diet” research looks at total energy usage of foods

LOW-ENERGY-ION ENHANCED DIFFUSION AT THE SURFACE OF METALS

Radiation enhanced diffusion at the surface of metals has been observed and studied for low-energy nitrogen ions at the surface of copper. The displacement of the target atoms during irradiation creates vacancies and other defects near the surface, thus enhancing the diffusion of implanted materials toward the surface and also into the solid. The mechanism has been studied here by a specia...

Target tracking Research looks at effectiveness of FAST system

Fixed automated spray technology (FAST) systems are designed as a fi xed-asset technology for anti-icing at specifi c target areas, such as bridges, tunnels, ramps and other elevated roadways. They remotely sense the potential for frost or ice formation on pavement in light of atmospheric and pavement data from a road weather information system (RWIS) or an environmental sensor system (ESS) and...

New research looks at ergonomic stresses on operating room staff.

Novel cements: low energy, low carbon cements

Sustainability and the UK cement industry Traditional Portland cement-based concrete provides the foundation for the built environment. Buildings constructed appropriately and imaginatively from this material can and do exhibit an impressive array of properties [1] especially those that have been designed to optimise the thermal mass of concrete [2]. This type of concrete building is expected t...

Research on a dynamics with bounded rationality for high-carbon and low-carbon energy economic system

Article history: Accepted 9 April 2013 Available online xxxx