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….
Led by Associate Professor Greg Metha, Head of Chemistry, the researchers are exploring how the metal nanoparticles act as highly efficient catalysts in using…
This will not only help robots to better navigate in their environments, it will also enable robot self-perception for the first time. A single robotic arm has…
For Hollywood celebrities, the term “splitsville” usually means “check your prenup.” For scientists wanting to mass-produce high quality nanoribbons from boron…
They consist of a polymer matrix and of nanoparticles which are inserted into the matrix as filler materials. A research group led by Professor Stephan Förster…
The Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), a research institute of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), hosts the…
*Note: This news was first mentioned in the June 2011 issue of Nanotech Japan Update*Tohoku University, Osaka University and Japan Science and Technology…
*Note: This news was first mentioned in the June 2011 issue of Nanotech Japan Update*Institute for Solid State Physics, the University of Tokyo and RIKEN…
*Note: This news was first mentioned in the June 2011 issue of Nanotech Japan Update*Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the University of Tokyo and…
University of Illinois engineers have developed a silver-inked rollerball pen capable of writing electrical circuits and interconnects on paper, wood and other…
The U of T researchers, led by Professor Ted Sargent, report the first efficient tandem solar cell based on colloidal quantum dots (CQD). “The U of T device is…
This major European and international project, which will support R&D, innovation and engineering training in rail infrastructure, as well as promoting French…
In the United States, about 20 percent of our electricity and almost 70 percent of the electricity from emission-free sources, including renewable technologies…
The company has recently secured a stake in SeaGen, the world's first commercial power plant to generate electricity from tidal energy. Commissioned in 2008,…
The two-seater motor glider DA36 E-Star is presented by Siemens, Diamond Aircraft and EADS at the Paris Air Show Le Bourget 2011 (until June 26th) in daily…
Two papers in this week’s issue of Science report the first oxygen and nitrogen isotopic measurements of the Sun, demonstrating that they are very different…
For most people, listening to the ocean means contemplating the soothing sound of waves breaking gently on a sandy beach.But for researchers studying…
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