Well‐designed and well‐operated postharvest mechanical handling processes are vital if
fresh fruits are to enter markets with minimal damage. The susceptibility of fruit to quality loss …

This paper presents the design, optimization, fabrication, and characterization of a novel
accelerometer consisting of a graphene‐coated liquid metal proof mass integrated with laser …

A plethora of environmental sensing applications, including geomorphic, ecohydraulic and
turbulent flow processes, involve the monitoring of the stability of bed surface particles. This …

Large wood (LW), delivered to the river channel in the course of commercial forest
harvesting, or generated during natural events, can be mobilised during floods. The …

Autonomous and remotely operated underwater vehicles allow us to reach places which
have previously been inaccessible and perform complex repair, exploration and analysis …

Numerical simulations of the transient, dynamical behaviour of MEMS microphones
enlighten the mechanisms leading to possible failure during guided free fall tests. In …

Lightweight design is often associated with the application of lightweight materials, but that
is only part of the story. In fact, if one would reduce the one to the other, the most probable …

High-speed imaging equipment can be an expensive investment, especially when certain
applications require custom solutions. In this paper, we present a low-cost high-speed …

Failures on MEMS microphones placed on dummy smartphone are observed during a
guided free fall test. The instants before and after the first impact are registered with a high …

For dangerous goods packagings, drop testing onto an essential unyielding target can be
used to assess the mechanical resistance to impact loads. Adopted regulations like …