Additive manufacturing has revolutionized the manufacturing paradigm in recent years due
to the possibility of creating complex shaped three-dimensional parts which can be difficult …

The laser–matter interaction and solidification phenomena associated with laser additive
manufacturing (LAM) remain unclear, slowing its process development and optimisation …

As the fastest growing energy sector globally, shale and shale reservoirs have attracted the
attention of both industry and scholars. However, the strong heterogeneity at different scales …

Basaltic eruptions are the most common form of volcanism on Earth and planetary bodies.
The low viscosity of basaltic magmas inhibits fragmentation, which favours effusive and lava …

Melt processing offers a cost effective method for producing metal matrix nanocomposite
(MMNC) components; however, the influence of nanoparticles on the evolving …

Dendrite arm fragmentation is considered in solidification structure tailoring. Time-resolved
and in situ imaging using synchrotron radiation X-rays allows the observation of dendrite …

Laser-matter interactions in laser additive manufacturing (LAM) occur on short time scales
(10− 6–10− 3 s) and have traditionally proven difficult to characterise. We investigate these …

Solidification morphology directly impacts the mechanical properties of materials; hence
many models of the morphological evolution of dendritic structures have been formulated …

Imaging techniques for quantifying changes in the hierarchical structure of deforming joints
are constrained by destructive sample treatments, sample-size restrictions and lengthy scan …

The scale of solidification microstructures directly impacts micro-segregation, grain size, and
other factors which control strength. Using in situ high speed synchrotron X-ray tomography …