• Robotic mowing of living crop cover as an alternative to plastic mulch: An approach for red fruit macro-tunnels 

  Bayano Tejero, Sergio; Blanco Roldán, Gregorio L.; Sánchez Cachinero, Pedro; Sola Guirado, Rafael Rubén (Elsevier, 2025)

  Plastic mulch is widely employed in macro-tunnel horticulture to suppress weeds, conserve soil moisture, and improve crop yield. There is a growing need for viable alternatives that mitigate its environmental impacts. One ...

• Optimum design and operation of an internally-heated packed-bed tank for high-temperature solid–air energy storage: Practical application from theoretically-derived relations 

  Martín Alcántara, Antonio; Fernandez-Feria, R (Elsevier, 2025)

  A theoretically-derived design methodology for a solid–air, internally-heated thermal energy storage with localized heat application (IH-TESLA) has been presented in this study. Previous analytical solutions found by ...

• Enhanced evaporative cooling using additively manufactured PLA–wood composite lattices 

  Conrat, Paula; Comino Montilla, Francisco; Caruana, Roberta; Guilizzoni, Manfredo; Romero, Pablo E.; Ruiz de Adana, Manuel (Elsevier, 2026)

  Evaporative cooling technologies are increasingly recognized as energy-efficient and sustainable alternatives to conventional air-conditioning systems. In this study, five evaporative cooling pads, four with lattice ...

• PLA filaments filled with PTFE/FEP fluoropolymers: effects on surface wettability, roughness, mechanical performance, and dimensional accuracy 

  Guerrero-Vacas, Guillermo; Rodríguez-Alabanda, O.; Ruiz-Díaz, Carlos; Molero, Esther (Springer Nature, 2026)

  Fused filament fabrication (FFF) enables low-cost and flexible production of PLA parts; however, achieving highly waterrepellent surfaces without post-processing remains challenging due to the inherent process-induced ...

• Flexible tooling by 3D extrusion printing for the manufacturing of surgical implants via single-point incremental forming (SPIF) 

  Rodríguez-Alabanda, O.; Ruiz-Díaz, Carlos; Guerrero-Vacas, Guillermo; Molero, Esther (Springer Nature, 2026)

  Single-point incremental forming of surgical prostheses for maxillofacial surgery from metal sheets often involves manual shaping by healthcare personnel using a 3D printed matrix based on computed tomography (CT) or ...

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