Crimaterials: Cracking Cases, Train Wires and Cooler Cooling

Recovery and amplification of touch DNA from metal surfaces are essential for the detection of crime, especially with respect to ammunition from which it is difficult to recover DNA. In this talk we will explore a) how to improve recovery of DNA from these surfaces and b) why it is difficult to recover DNA from some metals.

The standard refrigeration cycle operates at a very high energy cost. Discover with me how alternative cycles and media can reduce the cost and make use of waste-energy at an industrial scale.

Numerical simulations are performed to better understand metal production via continuous casting in the hope that we will ultimately be able to prevent defect formation and achieve very high cast quality.

Shear-wave elastography (SWE) quantifies tissue stiffness for staging liver fibrosis, tumor assessment and therapy monitoring, but robust calibration demands phantoms with tunable mechanics and stable acoustics. Off-the-shelf phantoms often lack realistic viscoelasticity, frequency performance, or geometric fidelity. Our aim is to create reproducible, low-cost tools to advance high-frequency ultrasound elastography.