Participatory design practice has existed since the 1970s in various forms. Diving into a trend that has picked up traction in recent years, this study aims to explore the guiding principles of ‘co’ terms and the applicability of co-design in public service development. This i...

Summary: Plastic pollution represents a pervasive global environmental challenge. However, the lack of globally harmonized monitoring hinders the development of targeted interventions. Here, we develop a rank-based approach combining over 5,300 shoreline surveys and Monte Carlo analysis to pres...

A scoping review shows no shared definition of “alternative proteins” (AP); labels span from plant-based, fungal/mycoprotein, insect, cultured meat, fermentation-derived, to even underutilised animal meats varying by context and geography. Evidence about how AP are taught in culinary education an...

Within an increased global focus on the Blue Economy, seaweed has the potential to play a much larger role in the future of the UK food systems contributing to multiple environmental, economic, social and health benefits. Seaweed is currently used along the UK food chain ...

Fretting fatigue is a highly damaging failure mode, yet its strong performance scatter poses a major challenge for accurate prediction, with microstructural characteristics, especially grain orientation, being a key intrinsic factor. This study investigates how grain orientation affects fretting fatig...

A representative cross-recycled wrought aluminium alloy, Al–1.33Si–1.28Mg–0.97Cu–0.88Zn–0.51Fe–0.57Mn–0.14Cr–0.09Ti (wt.%), was designed based on mixed 1xxx–7xxx series compositions with maximised impurity levels to emulate realistic recycling streams. To enhance impurity tolerance and microstructural stability in such comple...

Laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB) produced aluminium alloy components have attracted growing attention over the past two decades due to their lightweight nature and excellent thermal and corrosion properties. However, few studies have examined the impact of substrate composition and microstructure...

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In the age of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI), the foundational justifications for intellectual property (IP) are being strained by the rise of non-human creative agents. Historically grounded in philosophical traditions emphasizing labor, personhood, and social utility, IP law presumes&#x...