All design research studies — page 169
Every peer-reviewed study in the DesignDex index, newest first. Each entry links to a full summary with the finding, method, limitations and a practical design takeaway.
- Resource Management · 2026Hybrid Carbon Nanofillers Enhance Polymer Film Optoelectronic and Electrical Performance
- Sustainability · 2026Cellular Automata Models Enhance Wildfire Spread Prediction for Sustainable Land Management
- Sustainability · 2026Schiff Base Inhibitors Enhance Low-Carbon Steel Longevity by 69% in Acidic Environments
- Sustainability · 2026Spirulina-derived carbon dots boost rice germination and seedling growth by 25-37%
- Innovation & Markets · 2024Emotional Brand Attachment Drives Student Choice in Higher Education
- Innovation & Markets · 2026Brand language on social media significantly impacts consumer engagement and persuasion.
- Sustainability · 2026Circular Economy adoption in hospitality SMEs enhances economic resilience
- Innovation & Design · 2026AI-powered expert systems can automate complex supplier selection by 30% faster than traditional methods.
- Sustainability · 2026Farmer-centric climate-smart agriculture extension services are moderately effective, with key gaps in financial and digital support.
- Sustainability · 2026Recycling E-Motor Components Cuts CO2 Emissions by 30% in Passenger Cars
- Sustainability · 2026Green ABN Financing Lowers Hydrogen Storage Costs, Boosting Renewable Integration
- Sustainability · 2026Human-Centric Circular Economy Framework Drives Sustainable Hospitality Transformation
- Resource Management · 2026Standardized Material Intensity Data Collection Accelerates Circular Economy Design
- Sustainability · 2026Waste Tallow Bio-Additive Enhances Asphalt Performance by 15%
- Innovation & Design · 2026Reciprocity and Cohesion Drive Information Sharing in Digital Commerce Communities
- Sustainability · 2025Bio-adsorbents Outperform Nanomaterials for Lead Wastewater Remediation
- Sustainability · 2026Operational Challenges Hinder Food Safety Compliance in Jamaican Fast Food Sector
- Innovation & Design · 2026Employee Voice Drives Organizational Change Readiness
- User-Centred Design · 2026Legal practitioners report poor service quality in Jamaica's Supreme Court Civil Registry.
- Sustainability · 2025Permeable Pavements Reduce Urban Runoff and Heat Island Effects
- Innovation & Design · 2025Prenatal Stem Cell Therapy Offers Hope for Hemophilia, Navigating Ethical and Technical Hurdles
- Sustainability · 2025Self-Healing Zinc-Polymer Composites Extend Marine Infrastructure Lifespan
- Sustainability · 2025Automotive firms prioritize compliance rhetoric over genuine circular economy practices in sustainability reporting.
- Final Production · 2025Graphene reinforcement does not significantly improve PMMA wear resistance or surface roughness in dental crowns
- Sustainability · 2025MICP enhances concrete strength by up to 66% and reduces water absorption by 31%
- Sustainability · 2025Energy-Conscious Scheduling Optimizes Factory Sustainability
- Sustainability · 2025Meteorological Hazards Significantly Reduce Wind Turbine Efficiency and Longevity
- Sustainability · 2025Human-Centric Digital Twins Drive Sustainable Construction Supply Chains
- Innovation & Design · 2026Automated Proof Tactics Enhance ZKP Circuit Verification Efficiency
- Sustainability · 2025Pulsed Field Ablation Offers 15% Lower Environmental Impact Than Cryoablation for Atrial Fibrillation Treatment
- Sustainability · 2025Dual-Function Bioadsorbents and Biopolymers from Alkaline-Treated Agricultural Waste
- Resource Management · 2025Optimizing Liquefied Hydrogen Export Terminals to Minimize Boil-Off Gas Loss by 17%
- Sustainability · 2025Optimizing Urban Green Spaces for Elderly Winter Thermal Comfort Through Strategic Planting
- Sustainability · 2025Building-Integrated PV Cladding Fire Risk: Cavity Design Dictates Ignition and Spread
- Sustainability · 2025Cascading Policy Logic Accelerates Renewable Energy Adoption
- Sustainability · 2025Renewable energy integration slashes distillery carbon footprint by over 85%
- Sustainability · 2025EV Battery Supply Chains: Navigating Sustainability Challenges and Critical Material Management
- Sustainability · 2025Bayesian inverse modelling refines urban CO2 emission estimates by 55%
- Sustainability · 2025AI-Driven Optimization Enhances Renewable Energy Integration and Efficiency
- Innovation & Design · 2026Fairness and Accuracy in Algorithmic Assessments are Synergistic, Not Opposed
- Sustainability · 2026Integrated Modelling for Holistic Chemical and Material Impact Assessment
- Sustainability · 2026Digital Food Retailization Enhances Sustainable Food Access, But Risks Widening Health Equity Gaps
- Innovation & Design · 2026Learning Social Network Dynamics is Computationally Hard Under Majority Influence
- Sustainability · 2026Agriculture 4.0 Adoption Hindered by Interconnected Technological, Economic, and Socio-Cultural Barriers
- Innovation & Design · 2026AST and AAT Framework Boosts Human-AI Collaboration Effectiveness
- Sustainability · 2026AI-driven phenotyping boosts crop yield prediction accuracy by up to 30%
- Innovation & Design · 2026IoV integration of VANETs and IoT enables intelligent transportation systems
- Sustainability · 2026Mobile AR Games Enhance Perceived Sustainability Competence, With Gains Partially Sustained Post-Intervention
- Sustainability · 2025Multi-stream revenue models unlock economic viability for aircraft aluminium recycling
- Sustainability · 2026Eco-design integration in battery assembly-disassembly boosts recycling efficiency and regulatory compliance.
- Sustainability · 2025Polymer recycling complexity is driven by additive integration, not just base material.
- Sustainability · 2025EU Batteries Regulation Drives Circular Economy for Energy Storage
- Resource Management · 2025Mechanical Textile Recycling: Enhancing Fiber Quality and Process Efficiency
- Sustainability · 2025Circular Economy Strategies: A Configurational Approach to Design, Innovation, and Organization
- Sustainability · 2025Industry 4.0 technologies accelerate circular economy adoption in manufacturing
- Innovation & Design · 2026AI Agents Achieve 59% Goal Completion in Complex Household Tasks, Highlighting Planning Gaps
- Innovation & Design · 2026Unified AI Model Assessment Index Balances Performance with Responsibility
- User-Centred Design · 2026Human intervention effectiveness in AI customer service hinges on failure type and timing
- User-Centred Design · 2026AI Walking Companion Boosts User Experience and Motivation Through Relational Dialogue
- Human Factors · 2026Limit Cycle Oscillations in Soft Robotic Arms Predictable by Amplitude Equations
- Innovation & Design · 2025AI Augments Architectural Creativity, Redefining the 'Star Architect'
- Resource Management · 2025Soft Robotics Enhance Space Mission Resource Efficiency
- Sustainability · 2025Biomaterials Enhance Built Environment Resilience and Human Well-being
- Innovation & Design · 2025Octopus-Inspired Soft Robots: A 54% Growth in Innovation
- Innovation & Design · 2025Biomimetic Tubercles Enhance Propeller and Turbine Efficiency by 15%
- Innovation & Design · 2025Design Research as a Catalyst for Molecular Biology Innovation
- Sustainability · 2025Recycled Plastics as Adaptive Architectural Chainmail: Optimizing for Extreme Environments
- Innovation & Design · 2026Uncovering Hidden Structure: Low-Sample Subspace Recovery for Complex Models
- User-Centred Design · 2026AI-Generated Interfaces: Usable but Lacking Originality
- Sustainability · 2025Marine Intelligent Technologies Accelerate Progress Towards SDG 14
- Sustainability · 2025Weaver bird nests offer a sustainable source for high-performance composites
- Sustainability · 2026Quantum Symmetry Realizations Inform Sustainable System Design
- Innovation & Design · 2026OBE-BOPPPS Theory Enhances Engineering Curricula by Integrating Knowledge and Fostering Competencies
- Sustainability · 2026Socio-economic drivers are critical for successful sustainable food system transformations.
- Sustainability · 2026Farmer attitudes towards peatland environmental challenges are shaped by awareness, policy, economics, and socio-cultural factors.
- Sustainability · 2026Green Nanocatalysts Offer High Efficiency for Hazardous Wastewater Treatment
- Sustainability · 2026Origami TENGs Harvest Mechanical Energy for Self-Powered Green Oxidation Systems
- User-Centred Design · 2026Emotion-Adaptive Eco-Feedback Enhances User Well-being and Energy Efficiency in Smart Homes
- Innovation & Design · 2026Drift-Aware AI Enhances Healthcare Monitoring Accuracy by 40%
- Sustainability · 2026Novel Framework Enhances Arsenite Detection for Greener Environmental Monitoring
- Sustainability · 2026Circular Economy Entrepreneurs Driven by Personal Experience and Supported by Stronger Funding and Communication
- Resource Management · 2026Hybrid Sketching Optimizes Graph Data Structures for Reduced Memory Footprint
- Modelling · 2026Minute-Scale Video Generation Achieved with Hybrid Attention and Two-Stage Refinement
- Innovation & Design · 2026AI Agents Can Predict Future World Events with 25% Accuracy Using Chronological Replays
- User-Centred Design · 2026Financial security is the primary driver of university well-being
- Modelling · 2026Agentic LLM System Generates 10,000+ Articulated 3D Assets for Scalable Design
- Sustainability · 2025Induction hobs offer lowest carbon footprint but highest toxicity; halogen hobs present a balanced alternative.
- Modelling · 2026Quantitative Geometric Consistency in Video Generation Models
- Sustainability · 2025Electric Buses Significantly Reduce Urban Carbon Footprints, But Battery Production Demands Careful Resource Management
- Sustainability · 2025Integrating UN SDGs into Fragrance Industry Sustainability Strategies
- Sustainability · 2025Graphite and Graphene for LIBs: Balancing Performance with Environmental Impact
- Sustainability · 2025Lignin's Untapped Potential: From Waste to High-Value Bio-Based Products
- Sustainability · 2025Integrating Plastic Waste into Asphalt Reduces Carbon Emissions by 35% and Lifecycle Costs by 12%
- Resource Management · 2025Transforming Waste Composites into High-Performance Graphene and Silicon Carbide
- Sustainability · 2025Life Cycle Assessment Inconsistency Hinders Fashion Sustainability Claims
- Sustainability · 2025Biopropanol Production: Shifting from Petrochemicals to Sustainable Fermentation
- Sustainability · 2025Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) reveals industrial symbiosis significantly reduces environmental burdens in waste management.
- Sustainability · 2025Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Electric Vehicles: Standardizing Methods for Reliable Environmental Impact Data
- Sustainability · 2025Aggressive Circularity Can Cut Material Emissions by Over 90% by 2050
- Sustainability · 2025High-Quality Mechanical Recycling Significantly Outperforms Downcycling for Climate Benefits