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View article: Optical, composition, durability, and environmental properties of the microwave plasma-assisted sputter-deposited silicon nitride
Optical, composition, durability, and environmental properties of the microwave plasma-assisted sputter-deposited silicon nitride Open
A study is presented of the optical, mechanical, composition, durability, environmental, and structural properties of silicon nitride thin films deposited at room temperature using a vertical axis rotating drum-based microwave plasma-assis…
View article: Design and development of a prototype single crystalline silicon cryogenic suspension for 3rd generation gravitational wave detectors
Design and development of a prototype single crystalline silicon cryogenic suspension for 3rd generation gravitational wave detectors Open
Current generation gravitational wave detectors rely on ultra-high purity fused silica in the final monolithic stage of the mirror suspension systems for their excellent thermal noise performance. There is however a push to develop cryogen…
View article: Nanovibrational stimulation of osteogenesis engages non-canonical Wnt signalling and NF-κB regulator BCL3 as a mechanotransducer
Nanovibrational stimulation of osteogenesis engages non-canonical Wnt signalling and NF-κB regulator BCL3 as a mechanotransducer Open
Enhancing osteogenesis in mesenchymal stromal (stem) cells is essential for advancing cellular therapies that target and alleviate skeletal pathologies. By employing a bespoke bioreactor capable of delivering nano-amplitude vibration (30 n…
View article: Low thermal noise mirror coatings utilising titanium dioxide and germanium dioxide mixtures
Low thermal noise mirror coatings utilising titanium dioxide and germanium dioxide mixtures Open
Upgrades to ground-based gravitational-wave observatories will require mirror coatings with reduced thermal noise, enabling improved detector sensitivity and extended astrophysical reach. Recent studies have shown that optical coatings uti…
View article: Can place‐based crime prevention impacts be sustained over long durations? 11‐Year follow‐up of a quasi‐experimental evaluation of a CCTV project
Can place‐based crime prevention impacts be sustained over long durations? 11‐Year follow‐up of a quasi‐experimental evaluation of a CCTV project Open
Research summary A long‐standing critique of place‐based crime prevention interventions has been that any reductions in crime are often short‐lived. If researchers do not carry out longer‐duration follow‐ups, we cannot know for sure if the…
View article: Genetic variation at 11q23.1 confers colorectal cancer risk by dysregulation of colonic tuft cell transcriptional activator <i>POU2AF2</i>
Genetic variation at 11q23.1 confers colorectal cancer risk by dysregulation of colonic tuft cell transcriptional activator <i>POU2AF2</i> Open
Background Common genetic variation at 11q23.1 is associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, exerting local expression quantitative trait locus (cis-eQTL) effects on POU2AF2 , COLCA1 and POU2AF3 genes. However, complex linkage disequili…
View article: Can Nonexperimental Studies Improve the Policy Relevance of Crime Prevention Research? Insights from Public-Area Video Surveillance Interventions
Can Nonexperimental Studies Improve the Policy Relevance of Crime Prevention Research? Insights from Public-Area Video Surveillance Interventions Open
Critics of evidence-based crime prevention argue that extant research lacks insight into aspects of crime control and prevention that are critical to policymakers. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of programs require the use of experim…
View article: Developing and Investigating a Nanovibration Intervention for the Prevention/Reversal of Bone Loss Following Spinal Cord Injury
Developing and Investigating a Nanovibration Intervention for the Prevention/Reversal of Bone Loss Following Spinal Cord Injury Open
Osteoporosis disrupts the fine-tuned balance between bone formation and resorption, leading to reductions in bone quantity and quality and ultimately increasing fracture risk. Prevention and treatment of osteoporotic fractures is essential…
View article: Microwave plasma assisted sputtering of a combined Ta2O5/SiO2 and a-Si:H/SiO2 two stack optical coating design concept for gravitational wave detectors
Microwave plasma assisted sputtering of a combined Ta2O5/SiO2 and a-Si:H/SiO2 two stack optical coating design concept for gravitational wave detectors Open
In this work, a new optical coating design concept is proposed for gravitational wave detector (GWD) utilising, microwave plasma assisted sputtering of a high reflector (HR) multi-material stack coating consisting of hydrogenated amorphous…
View article: Ion Energy Tuning for Enhanced sp3 Carbon Fraction in Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Beam Deposited Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings: a Computational and Experimental Approach
Ion Energy Tuning for Enhanced sp3 Carbon Fraction in Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Beam Deposited Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings: a Computational and Experimental Approach Open
A novel high-energy electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion beam deposition (IBD) technique was used to fabricate DLC films at different ion beam energies. The ratios of sp2/sp3 bonding in the DLC coatings were determined by Raman spectrosc…
View article: Optical and Electrical Properties of Diamond-like-Carbon Coatings Prepared by Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Beam Deposition Process
Optical and Electrical Properties of Diamond-like-Carbon Coatings Prepared by Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Beam Deposition Process Open
Diamond-like carbon thin films have emerged as durable, chemically stable optical coatings for many optical and optoelectronics applications due to their hardness, chemical inertness, and optical transparency. This paper presents a novel h…
View article: Optical properties of germania and titania at 1064 nm and at 1550 nm
Optical properties of germania and titania at 1064 nm and at 1550 nm Open
One of the main noise sources in current gravitational-wave detectors is the thermal noise of the high-reflectivity coatings on the main interferometer optics. Coating thermal noise is dominated by the mechanical loss of the high-refractiv…
View article: P14 Novel polymeric heart valve for global heart valve disease
P14 Novel polymeric heart valve for global heart valve disease Open
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of global deaths and a major contributor to disability. This includes aortic valve stenosis (AS), affecting 9 million people worldwide and mitral regurgitation (MR), affecting 24 million pe…
View article: Non-stoichiometric silicon nitride for future gravitational wave detectors
Non-stoichiometric silicon nitride for future gravitational wave detectors Open
Silicon nitride thin films were deposited at room temperature employing a custom ion beam deposition (IBD) system. The stoichiometry of these films was tuned by controlling the nitrogen gas flow through the ion source and a process gas rin…
View article: Developing and Investigating a Nanovibration Intervention for the Prevention/Reversal of Bone Loss Following Spinal Cord Injury
Developing and Investigating a Nanovibration Intervention for the Prevention/Reversal of Bone Loss Following Spinal Cord Injury Open
Osteoporosis disrupts the fine-tuned balance between bone formation and resorption leading to reductions in bone quantity and quality, ultimately leading to increased fracture risk. Prevention and treatment of osteoporotic fractures is ess…
View article: Surface-Modified Piezoelectric Copolymer Poly(vinylidene fluoride–trifluoroethylene) Supporting Physiological Extracellular Matrixes to Enhance Mesenchymal Stem Cell Adhesion for Nanoscale Mechanical Stimulation
Surface-Modified Piezoelectric Copolymer Poly(vinylidene fluoride–trifluoroethylene) Supporting Physiological Extracellular Matrixes to Enhance Mesenchymal Stem Cell Adhesion for Nanoscale Mechanical Stimulation Open
There is an unmet clinical need to provide viable bone grafts for clinical use. Autologous bone, one of the most commonly transplanted tissues, is often used but is associated with donor site morbidity. Tissue engineering strategies to dif…
View article: Controlling the optical properties of hafnium dioxide thin films deposited with electron cyclotron resonance ion beam deposition
Controlling the optical properties of hafnium dioxide thin films deposited with electron cyclotron resonance ion beam deposition Open
The effects of reactive and sputtering oxygen partial pressure on the structure, stoichiometry and optical properties of hafnium oxide (HfO2) thin films have been systematically investigated. The electron cyclotron resonance ion beam depos…
View article: Amorphous dielectric optical coatings deposited by plasma ion-assisted electron beam evaporation for gravitational wave detectors
Amorphous dielectric optical coatings deposited by plasma ion-assisted electron beam evaporation for gravitational wave detectors Open
Coating thermal noise (CTN) in amorphous coatings is a drawback hindering their application in precision experiments such as gravitational wave detectors (GWDs). Mirrors for GWDs are Bragg’s reflectors consisting of a bilayer-based stack o…
View article: Foreword to the Special Issue on Nanomanufacturing and Atomic & Close-to-Atomic Scale Manufacturing (ACSM)
Foreword to the Special Issue on Nanomanufacturing and Atomic & Close-to-Atomic Scale Manufacturing (ACSM) Open
Nanomanufacturing (NM), developed over the past three decades, bridges nanoscience discoveries to nanotechnology products by scaled-up, reliable, and cost-effective manufacturing materials, structures, devices, and systems at the nanoscale…
View article: Tantalum Oxide and Silica Mixture Coatings Deposited Using Microwave Plasma Assisted Co-sputtering for Optical Mirror Coatings in Gravitational Wave Detectors
Tantalum Oxide and Silica Mixture Coatings Deposited Using Microwave Plasma Assisted Co-sputtering for Optical Mirror Coatings in Gravitational Wave Detectors Open
This work presents the characterisation of optical and mechanical properties of thin films based on (Ta 2 O 5 ) 1-x (SiO 2 ) x mixed oxides deposited by microwave plasma assisted co-sputtering to demonstrate their potential as optical coat…
View article: Study of Amorphous Dielectric Optical Coatings Deposited by Plasma Ion Assisted Electron Beam Evaporation for Gravitational Wave Detectors
Study of Amorphous Dielectric Optical Coatings Deposited by Plasma Ion Assisted Electron Beam Evaporation for Gravitational Wave Detectors Open
This work presents the characterisation of optical and mechanical properties of Sc 2 O 3 , MgF 2 , and HfO 2 thin films deposited by plasma ion assisted electron beam evaporation, evaluating their potential as mirror coatings in gravitatio…
View article: Nanovibrational stimulation inhibits osteoclastogenesis and enhances osteogenesis in co-cultures
Nanovibrational stimulation inhibits osteoclastogenesis and enhances osteogenesis in co-cultures Open
Models of bone remodelling could be useful in drug discovery, particularly if the model is one that replicates bone regeneration with reduction in osteoclast activity. Here we use nanovibrational stimulation to achieve this in a 3D co-cult…
View article: 3G R&D: R&D for the Next Generation of Ground-based Gravitational-wave\n Detectors
3G R&D: R&D for the Next Generation of Ground-based Gravitational-wave\n Detectors Open
To deliver on the promise of next generation gravitational-wave\nobservatories, a sustained and coordinated detector research and development\nprogram is required. This report examines in detail the wide range of nearer-\nand longer-term d…
View article: 3G R&D: R&D for the Next Generation of Ground-based Gravitational-wave Detectors
3G R&D: R&D for the Next Generation of Ground-based Gravitational-wave Detectors Open
To deliver on the promise of next generation gravitational-wave observatories, a sustained and coordinated detector research and development program is required. This report examines in detail the wide range of nearer- and longer-term dete…
View article: Exploration of co-sputtered Ta<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>–ZrO<sub>2</sub> thin films for gravitational-wave detectors
Exploration of co-sputtered Ta<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>–ZrO<sub>2</sub> thin films for gravitational-wave detectors Open
We report on the development and extensive characterization of co-sputtered tantala–zirconia (Ta 2 O 5 -ZrO 2 ) thin films, with the goal to decrease coating Brownian noise in present and future gravitational-wave detectors. We tested a va…