Saline aquifers have been used for CO2 storage as a dedicated greenhouse gas mitigation strategy since 1996. Depleted gas fields are now being planned for large-scale CCS projects. Although basalt host reservoirs are also going to be used, saline aqu...
This paper examines the prospects of carbon dioxide capture and storage in depleted oil wells in Prinos in Kavala, Northern Greece. The need to store this gas arises from measures to minimize carbon emissions into the atmosphere to be climate-neutral...
Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) is a viable method for separating hydrogen from gas mixtures, an important aspect of long-term hydrogen storage in depleted gas fields. This study explores optimizing a 12-step PSA process for recovering high-purity hy...
Underground hydrogen storage is a potential way to balance seasonal fluctuations in energy production from renewable energies. The risks of hydrogen storage in depleted gas fields include the conversion of hydrogen to CH4(g) and H2S(g) due to microbi...
Three-dimensional trench electrode silicon detectors play an important role in particle physics research, nuclear radiation detection, and other fields. A novel polysilicon-fill-strengthened etch-through 3D trench electrode detector is proposed to ad...
Hydrogen is a key energy carrier that could play a crucial role in the transition to a low-carbon economy. Hydrogen-related technologies are considered flexible solutions to support the large-scale implementation of intermittent energy supply from re...
The radiation fluence of high luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) is predicted up to 1 × 1016 1 MeV neq/cm2 in the ATLAS and CMS experiments for the pixel detectors at the innermost layers. The increased radiation leads to the degradation of the detector propert...
Although improving the recovery of water-invaded gas reservoirs has been extensively studied in the natural gas industry, the nature of the efficiency of water-invaded gas recovery remains uncertain. Low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) can be...
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The search for alternative fumigants has been ongoing since the 1992 Parties of the Montreal Protocol classified methyl bromide as a Class I controlled substance with an ozone depletion potential (ODP) of 0.7 and destined it for phase-out. This paper...
As the energy sector transitions toward decarbonisation, low-to-intermediate temperature geothermal resources in sedimentary basins—particularly repurposed oil and gas fields—have emerged as promising candidates for sustainable heat and p...
Soil-gas concentrations and flux were measured during 20 separate measurement campaigns at the TOTAL Lacq-Rousse carbon capture and storage (CCS) pilot site, southern France, where 51,000 tons of CO2 were injected in a depleted natural gas field. Bas...
The importance of fluorescence light microscopy for understanding cellular and sub-cellular structures and functions is undeniable. However, the resolution is limited by light diffraction (~200–250 nm laterally, ~500–700 nm axially). Meanwhile, super...
Silicon carbide junction field-effect transistors (SiC JFETs) are promising candidates as devices applicable to radiation conditions, such as the decommissioning of nuclear facilities or the space environment. We investigate the origin of the thresho...
Plasma depletions in the low-latitude ionosphere are irregularities of special interest in space weather research, as they are highly detrimental to the operation of satellite-based communication and navigation systems. In this frame, we present the...
Soil arsenic heterogeneity complicates our understanding of phytoextraction rates during arsenic phytoextraction with Pteris vittata, including in response to rate stimulation with nutrient treatments. In a 58-week arsenic phytoextraction field study...
Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) is a necessary requirement for high-emitting CO2 industries to significantly reduce volumes of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere and mitigate climate change. Geological CO2 storage into depleted oi...
Tunneling field-effect transistors (TFETS) can reduce the subthreshold swing (SS) to below 60 mV/decade due to their conduction mechanism with band-to-band tunneling (BTBT), thereby reducing power consumption. T-shaped gate tunneling field-effect tra...
Microfabricated semiconductor devices are becoming increasingly relevant for detection of biological and chemical components. The integration of active biological materials together with sensitive transducers offers the possibility of generating high...
Studies on magnetic disturbances in ultralow frequency ranges related to earthquakes observed by satellites are still limited. Based on Swarm satellites, this paper proposes a new analysis method to investigate pre-earthquake magnetic disturbances by...
Every country with a history of petroleum exploration has acquired geological knowledge of its sedimentary basins and might therefore make use of a newly emerging resource—as there is the potential to decarbonise energy and industry sectors by...
Electron overflow is one of the key factors that limit the quantum efficiency for AlGaN-based deep-ultraviolet light-emitting diodes. In this work, we report a numerical study to improve the electron injection efficiency by manipulating the electric...
To mitigate dangerous climate change effects, the 195 countries that signed the 2015 Paris Agreement agreed to “keep the increase in average global surface temperature below 2 °C and limit the increase to 1.5 °C” by reducing carbo...
Rapid population growth combined with recent drought events and decades of political instability have left the residents of Kabul facing water scarcity, significantly relying on groundwater. Groundwater overexploitation might have induced various mag...
This study presents a CO2 injectivity analysis for the depleted gas field Z offshore Malaysia using nodal analysis and sensitivity analysis. Reservoir permeability was estimated from the appraisal well DST report, which recorded an absolute open flow...
To address the severe gate-induced drain leakage (GIDL) issue in fully depleted germanium-on-insulator (FD-GeOI) multi-subchannel tunneling field-effect transistors (MS TFETs), this paper proposes a stepped gate oxide (SGO) structure. In the off-stat...
The viscoelastic behavior of shale reservoirs indeed impacts permeability evolution and further gas flow characteristics, which have been experimentally and numerically investigated. However, its impact on the gas depletion profile at the field scale...
Accurate estimation of in-situ stresses is a critical parameter for geo-mechanical modelling. In-situ stresses are estimated in the field from logs and frac tests. Laboratory tests are performed with cored material to estimate horizontal stress chang...
We present new insights into post-sunrise ionospheric irregularities in Southeast Asia during the intense geomagnetic storm of 19–20 April 2024. By utilizing Total Electron Content (TEC) and Rate of TEC Change Index (ROTI) maps, along with iono...
Dravet syndrome is a type of severe childhood epilepsy that responds poorly to current anti-epileptic drugs. In recent years, zebrafish disease models with Scn1Lab sodium channel deficiency have been generated to seek novel anti-epileptic drug candid...
We consider a dilute and ultracold bosonic gas of weakly-interacting atoms. Within the framework of quantum field theory, we derive a zero-temperature modified Gross–Pitaevskii equation with beyond-mean-field corrections due to quantum depletio...
A new type of 3D electrode detector, named here as the Implanted-Epi Silicon 3D-Spherical Electrode Detector, is proposed in this work. Epitaxial and ion implantation processes can be used in this new detector, allowing bowl-shaped electrodes to pene...
Progress in developing fluorescent probes, such as fluorescent proteins, organic dyes, and fluorescent nanoparticles, is inseparable from the advancement in optical fluorescence microscopy. Super-resolution microscopy, or optical nanoscopy, overcame...
A field experiment was conducted on okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) for assessing the sustainability of yield with optimum irrigation schedule based on soil moisture depletion. Four irrigation treatments: Irrigation at I1:20%, I2:30%, I3:40% and I4:...
In this paper, a novel high voltage superjunction lateral double diffused MOSFETs (SJ-LDMOS) using a variable high permittivity (VHK) dielectric trench is presented. A relatively high HK dielectric is in the upper trench, which is connected with the...
Recently, there has been a growing interest in utilizing depleted gas and oil reservoirs for carbon capture and storage. This interest arises from the fact that numerous reservoirs have either been depleted or necessitate enhanced oil and gas recover...
Experimental evidence is presented for the spontaneous formation of chiral configurations in bulk dispersions of magnetized colloids that interact by a combination of anisotropic dipolar interactions and isotropic depletion attractions. The colloids...
A recently developed code to model hydrocarbon migration and convective time of flight makes use of complex analysis methods (CAM) paired with Eulerian particle tracking. Because the method uses new algorithms that are uniquely developed by our resea...
Accidental leakage of hydrocarbons is a common subsurface contamination scenario. Once released, the hydrocarbons migrate until they reach the vicinity of the uppermost portion of the saturated zone, where it accumulates. Whenever the amplitude of th...
Crop yields remain significantly low in underdeveloped countries, such as Pakistan, primarily due to the prevalent use of traditional farming methods by most farmers. Resource-saving strategies, like ridge and raised flat bed systems, could boost wat...
In this paper we present a study of a silicon-based Single-Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) in the near-infrared band with double buried layers and deep trench electrodes fabricated by the complimentary metal–oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology. The d...
FLASH radiotherapy is a rapidly developing field which promises improved normal tissue protection compared to conventional irradiation and no compromise on tumour control. The transient hypoxic state induced by the depletion of oxygen at high dose ra...
High-throughput RNA sequencing reveals plant viromes, but library preparation methods may bias viral detection. Here, we compared rRNA-depleted total RNA-seq and poly(A)-selected mRNA-seq using field-collected pepper leaves (Anseong and Jincheon) and...
This paper examines the impact of the effective stresses that develop during depletion of a faulted reservoir. The study is based on finite element modeling using 2D plane strain deformation analysis with pore pressure and elastoplastic deformation o...
The effects of water stress on fenugreek crops are well documented. However, little is known about how these plants respond to water deficits under a soil-mulching system when the surface is protected. Therefore, the current research aims to demonstr...
ZrO2: 3 mol% Y2O3 (3YSZ) polycrystalline pellets were sintered at 1400 °C and by applying an alternating current (AC) electric field at 1000 °C. An alumina sample holder with platinum wires for connecting the sample to a power supply was designed for...
A phase-field model for the precipitation of Fe-Cr-Al alloy is established incorporating grain boundary (GB) effects and irradiation-accelerated diffusion. The radiation source and grain boundary effect are incorporated to broaden the applicability o...
Ga2O3 heterojunction rectifiers have emerged as a novel candidate for various power conversion applications by using NiO as the solution on the p-type side. In this work, the optimized design of high-breakdown (1–7 kV), vertical geometry NiO/Ga...
Former studies carried out in the 2000s in the Lahn-Dill region located in the middle-east of the German state Hesse stated a depletion of arable weeds on the field scale and more diverse weed flora on the landscape scale. Current study, having start...
The natural gas reserves and gas recovery rate of tight gas sandstone reservoirs in the Sulige gas field in the Ordos Basin play a crucial role in China’s natural gas industry. This study aims to enhance the stable production time of the gas fi...
Hydrogen (H2) is an attractive energy carrier to move, store, and deliver energy in a form that can be easily used. Field proven technology for underground hydrogen storage (UHS) is essential for a successful hydrogen economy. Options for this are ma...
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