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View article: Cosmotechnical Difference in Architecture and Urbanism
Cosmotechnical Difference in Architecture and Urbanism Open
This issue of Footprint explores the intersection between architecture, technology and cosmology. It does so by examining the concept of ‘cosmotechnics’, as proposed by the philosopher Yuk Hui. Cosmotechnics – defined as ‘the unification o…
View article: Development and feasibility study of a piezoresistive pressure sensor-based automated system for monitoring and controlling gastric pressure in endoscopy
Development and feasibility study of a piezoresistive pressure sensor-based automated system for monitoring and controlling gastric pressure in endoscopy Open
Maintaining precise intragastric pressure during gastrointestinal endoscopy is critical for patient safety and diagnostic accuracy, yet current methods relying on manual adjustments pose risks of improper insufflation. This study aimed to …
View article: Solar cells combined with geothermal or wind power systems reduces climate and environmental impact
Solar cells combined with geothermal or wind power systems reduces climate and environmental impact Open
This research investigates the environmental sustainability of three integrated power cycles: combined geothermal-wind, combined solar-geothermal, and combined solar-wind. Here, a promising solar technology, the perovskite solar cell, is c…
View article: A new high-level life cycle assessment framework for evaluating environmental performance: An aviation case study
A new high-level life cycle assessment framework for evaluating environmental performance: An aviation case study Open
Conventional Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methods are able to assess environmental impact using significant resources (including time and data). However, due to the challenges associated with data collection these can still suffer from issu…
View article: Review of technological developments and LCA applications on biobased SAF conversion processes
Review of technological developments and LCA applications on biobased SAF conversion processes Open
The aviation industry, driven by evolving societal needs, faces rising demand post-Covid and increasing pressure to align with emission reduction targets, prompting the development of drop-in sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). Their compati…
View article: Comparative life cycle assessment of integrated renewable energy-based power systems
Comparative life cycle assessment of integrated renewable energy-based power systems Open
Integrated renewable-based power cycles should be employed to produce more sustainable electricity. This is a comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) of three combined power plants, encompassing: case 1 involving combined geothermal and wi…
View article: Sustainability performance of enhanced weathering across countries: A triple bottom line approach
Sustainability performance of enhanced weathering across countries: A triple bottom line approach Open
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View article: Enhancing life cycle product design decision-making processes: Insights from normal accident theory and the satisficing framework
Enhancing life cycle product design decision-making processes: Insights from normal accident theory and the satisficing framework Open
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a computational tool for enabling sustainable product design decision making, faces challenges in the interpretation phase, where conclusions are drawn for improvement recommendations. This necessitate the need…
View article: Quantifying organisational resilience: an integrated resource efficiency view
Quantifying organisational resilience: an integrated resource efficiency view Open
Organisations are increasingly exposed to risks from globally disruptive events, triggering interest and new research into organisational resilience. Several levers to increase resilience are defined in the literature but organisations sti…
View article: Heat pump supply chain environmental impact reduction to improve the UK energy sustainability, resiliency and security
Heat pump supply chain environmental impact reduction to improve the UK energy sustainability, resiliency and security Open
Various heat pump technologies are examined from an environmental perspective using a life cycle assessment approach. The investigated heat pump systems utilize air, ground, and water as their energy sources. Additionally, an innovative he…
View article: Achieving carbon neutrality via supply chain management: position paper and editorial for IJPR special issue
Achieving carbon neutrality via supply chain management: position paper and editorial for IJPR special issue Open
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View article: Towards sustainable food production and climate change mitigation: an attributional life cycle assessment comparing industrial and basalt rock dust fertilisers
Towards sustainable food production and climate change mitigation: an attributional life cycle assessment comparing industrial and basalt rock dust fertilisers Open
Purpose Food production is set to double by 2050 to feed the increasing world population. This poses a global challenge to minimise environmental impacts from intensified production and use of chemical fertilisers. The study investigates w…
View article: Techno-environmental analysis of material substitution in thermoelectric modules: non-oxide (bismuth telluride alloys) vs. oxide-based (lanthanum-doped strontium titanate and calcium cobaltite) materials
Techno-environmental analysis of material substitution in thermoelectric modules: non-oxide (bismuth telluride alloys) vs. oxide-based (lanthanum-doped strontium titanate and calcium cobaltite) materials Open
Due to high toxicity, thermal instability at high temperature, low availability, and the high cost of raw metallic alloys such as Bi2Te3 for thermoelectric (TE) applications, there has been a drive to develop earth-abundant and eco-benign …
View article: Macro-level economic and environmental sustainability of negative emission technologies; Case study of crushed silicate production for enhanced weathering
Macro-level economic and environmental sustainability of negative emission technologies; Case study of crushed silicate production for enhanced weathering Open
This is the final version. Available on open access from Elsevier via the DOI in this record.
View article: Assessing pre-pandemic carbon footprint of diet transitions in UK nations and regions
Assessing pre-pandemic carbon footprint of diet transitions in UK nations and regions Open
Food supply chains hold significant embodied carbon emissions that need to be mitigated and neutralized. This study aimed to explore the historical Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions associated with household food consumption at a local scale …
View article: Environmental and health impacts of atmospheric CO2 removal by enhanced rock weathering depend on nations’ energy mix
Environmental and health impacts of atmospheric CO2 removal by enhanced rock weathering depend on nations’ energy mix Open
Enhanced Rock Weathering is a proposed Carbon Dioxide Removal technology involving the application of crushed silicate rocks, such as basalt, to agricultural soils with potential co-benefits for crops and soils, and mitigation of ocean aci…
View article: Source Data for figures in this Article:
Source Data for figures in this Article: Open
This dataset contains: · Supplementary Data 1-5 files, include the information for the 5 main figures of the Article entitled "Environmental and health impacts of atmospheric CO2 removal by enhanced rock weathering depend on nations' ener…
View article: Assessing pre-pandemic carbon footprint of diet transitions in UK nations and regions
Assessing pre-pandemic carbon footprint of diet transitions in UK nations and regions Open
Food supply chains hold significant embodied carbon emissions that need to be mitigated and neutralized. This study aimed to explore the historical Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions associated with household food consumption at a local scale …
View article: Design and development of automobile assembly model using federated artificial intelligence with smart contract
Design and development of automobile assembly model using federated artificial intelligence with smart contract Open
With smart sensors and embedded drivers, today's automotive industry has taken a giant leap in emerging technologies like Machine learning, Artificial intelligence, and the Internet of things and started to build data-driven decision-makin…
View article: The Role of Cycle Life on the Environmental Impact of Li<sub>6.4</sub>La<sub>3</sub>Zr<sub>1.4</sub>Ta<sub>0.6</sub>O<sub>12</sub> based Solid‐State Batteries
The Role of Cycle Life on the Environmental Impact of Li<sub>6.4</sub>La<sub>3</sub>Zr<sub>1.4</sub>Ta<sub>0.6</sub>O<sub>12</sub> based Solid‐State Batteries Open
This study compares the environmental impacts of a lithium‐ion battery (LiB), utilizing a lithium iron phosphate cathode, with a solid‐state battery (SSB) based on a Li 6.4 La 3 Zr 1.4 Ta 0.6 O 12 garnet‐structured electrolyte. It uses a h…
View article: A Chemical Element Sustainability Index
A Chemical Element Sustainability Index Open
As product development becomes increasingly complex, the demand for the earth's mineral ores increases and with it, the challenge to achieve global "sustainability". Chemical elements are the building blocks of natural resources which are …
View article: Using discrete event simulation to explore food wasted in the home
Using discrete event simulation to explore food wasted in the home Open
Food waste is an issue of global importance. Households generate more food waste than any other source in high- and middle-income countries. There are many solutions to reduce household food waste, but measurement of the impact of each sol…