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TU Graz Explores Cultural Heritage Preservation in the Himalayas

Using 3D technology and interdisciplinary expertise, a research team has explored Buddhist temples in the remote Dolpo region of Nepal and digitized them for posterity In the high-altitude and extremely remote region of Dolpo in north-west Nepal, there are numerous Buddhist temples whose history dates back to the 11th century. The structures are threatened by earthquakes, landslides and planned infrastructure projects such as the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative. There is also a lack of financial resources for long-term maintenance….

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Transportation and Logistics

Traffic Congestion Charges: Prices Outperform Driving Restrictions

The doctoral thesis from the School of Business, Economics and Law shows that in Bogota, Colombia drastic driving restrictions have not been effective, while…

Materials Sciences

Streamlined Production Process for High-Quality Nanocrystals

The research results were published in the scientific journal Chemistry – A European Journal (DOI: 10.1002/chem.201204101). This finding potentially simplifies…

Materials Sciences

Hybrid nanostructures: Getting to the core

Material scientists expect the new multifunctional properties of hybrid nanostructures will transform the development of high-performance devices, including…

Power and Electrical Engineering

A cheaper drive to 'cool' fuels

University of Delaware chemist Joel Rosenthal is driven to succeed in the renewable energy arena. Working in his lab in UD’s Department of Chemistry and…

Materials Sciences

Scientists Decode Mystery of LaCoO3 Magnetic Material

The compound of lanthanum, cobalt and oxygen (LaCoO3) has been a puzzle for over 50 years, due to its strange behavior. While most materials tend to lose…

Materials Sciences

Organic electronics: A faster way to move electrons

Replacing traditional rigid silicon wafers with semiconductors made from flexible polymers would herald an age of advanced, ‘wearable’ electronics. Switching…

Materials Sciences

Data storage: Making the switch

A ‘sandwich’ of three iron alloy layers could help to create computer hard drives that can store more data than ever before. Tiejun Zhou and co-workers at the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Trophallactic Strategy for UAVs in Formation Flight

Professor DUAN Haibin and his group members (LUO Qinan and YU Yaxiang) from the Science and Technology in Aircraft Control Laboratory, School of Automation…

Materials Sciences

Atomically Resolved Imaging of Salt Crystals Using SFM

Scientists at the University of Regensburg in Germany) have created atomically resolved images of a salt crystal that was prepared in ambient conditions by…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Microfluidic Chip Detects Contaminants in Water and Food

The research, conducted by members of Virginia Tech's Microelectromechanical Systems Laboratory (MEMS) Laboratory in the Bradley Department of Electrical and…

Materials Sciences

Danish Chemists Achieve Breakthrough in Molecular Chips

Danish Chinese collaboration behind breakthroughThe molecular integrated circuit was created by a group of chemists and physicists from the Department of…

Materials Sciences

Wood-Coated Battery: A Tiny, Eco-Friendly Innovation

A sliver of wood coated with tin could make a tiny, long-lasting, efficient and environmentally friendly battery.But don’t try it at home yet – the components…

Materials Sciences

Discover Wearable Electronics: Smart Clothes and Tech-Infused Jackets

Jackets with built-in mobile phones, sports clothes that warn you when your heart rate gets too high, wallpaper with glowing patterns—these are not concepts…

Automotive Engineering

New Solar Car From U-Michigan Has Sleek, Asymmetrical Design

The World Solar Challenge is an 1,800-mile, week-long endurance contest across the continent of Australia that takes place every other fall. The U-M team has…

Automotive Engineering

DuPont Advances Lightweighting Solutions for Eco-Friendly Cars

DuPont shows how advanced materials, design and processing converge to help automakers cut CO2 emissions, conserve fuelInnovative technology and material…

Process Engineering

Siemens and LanzaTech Team Up to Convert Steel Mill Off-Gases

Siemens Metals Technologies and LanzaTech have signed a ten-year co-operation agreement to develop and market integrated environmental solutions for the steel…

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