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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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Automotive Engineering

New Progressive Optics Eliminate Blind Spots in Side Mirrors

Today's motor vehicles in the United States use two different types of mirrors for the driver and passenger sides. The driver's side mirror is flat so that…

Machine Engineering

Laser Measurement System Enhances Strand Guide Roller Alignment

Simetal Opal from Siemens Metals Technologies provides operators of continuous casting plants with an integrated laser measurement system for exact alignment…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Solar Cell Design Boosts Efficiency and Reduces Costs

The sun’s energy is virtually limitless, but harnessing its electricity with today’s single-crystal silicon solar cells is extremely expensive — 10 times…

Materials Sciences

Rapid Spin Transport: New Insights on Nickel Demagnetization

One sample consisted essentially of a single thin layer of ferromagnetic nickel. By contrast, a second sample of this same nickel material was coated with a…

Materials Sciences

INRS Unveils New Nanohybrid Using Pulsed Laser Ablation

By achieving the synthesis of a novel nanohybrid structure by means of the pulsed laser ablation (PLA) technique, Professor My Ali El Khakani and his team…

Power and Electrical Engineering

ORNL Research Advances Larger, Safer Lithium-Ion Batteries

Today's lithium-ion batteries rely on a liquid electrolyte, the material that conducts ions between the negatively charged anode and positive cathode. But…

Process Engineering

EMBL-EBI Researchers Unveil Scalable DNA Data Storage Method

In a nutshell: – EMBL-EBI researchers have tested a reliable and scalable method for using synthetic DNA to store data – DNA is a…

Materials Sciences

Controlled Crumpling of Graphene Creates Artificial Muscle

The lattice, known as graphene, is made of pure carbon and appears under magnification like chicken wire. Because of its unique optical, electrical and…

Automotive Engineering

Motion Control Keeps Electric Car’s Four Wheels—and Four Motors—on the Road

With four wheels that turn independently, each with its own built-in electric motor and set of batteries, the experimental car is the only one of its kind…

Power and Electrical Engineering

SmartCoDe Project: Advancing Demand Side Management in Buildings

Overview of Results Demand Side Management and Demand Side Integration (DSM/DSI) approaches are currently only feasible in large industrial companies. A…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Silicon Breakthrough: Instant Hydrogen Production from Water

Super-small particles of silicon react with water to produce hydrogen almost instantaneously, according to University at Buffalo researchers.In a series of…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Organic Sensors Boost Camera Light Sensitivity with Spray Coating

They consist of electrically conductive plastics, which are sprayed on to the sensor surface in an ultra-thin layer. The chemical composition of the polymer…

Power and Electrical Engineering

FuelCell Energy Partners with ewz for Power Plant Service Agreement

FuelCell Energy Solutions (FCES) will operate and maintain the power plant in close collaboration with ewz and will supervise the plant from a European-based…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Efficient Production of Large-Scale Lithium-Ion Batteries

The future will see a growing need for large-scale lithium-ion batteries, not only to store energy but also, and in particular, to power electric vehicles….

Power and Electrical Engineering

First Electric Car Ferry Launches on Sognefjord Route

The 80-meter vessel can carry 120 cars and 360 passengers. From 2015 onward, it will serve the route between Lavik and Oppedal, across the Sognefjord. The…

Machine Engineering

User-Friendly Automation Solutions With TIA Portal

The Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal) provides a uniform platform that obviates the need for individual interfaces for different engineering…

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