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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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Materials Sciences

Graphene: Singles and the few

A timely review analyzing the correlation of synthesis methods and physical properties of single-layer and few-layered graphene flakes. A review of methods…

Machine Engineering

New modules connect optical and electrical Profibus networks

The OLM P22 and OLM G22 modules each have two optical Profibus interfaces using bayonet fiber optic connector (BFOC) technology and two electrical interfaces…

Materials Sciences

Innovative Non-Metals Department Launched at Laser Zentrum Hannover

The new Department of Technologies for Non-Metals at the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) focuses on the thematic fields of glass, photovoltaics and composite…

Machine Engineering

Cabling technology for the construction of optical networks

The fiber optic lucent connector (FO LC) cabling system consists of single-mode and multi-mode cables as well as LCs and supplements the Simatic Net portfolio.The multi-mode cables, consisting of two glass fibers, can span distances of up to four kilometers. Single-mode cables, on the other hand, consist of four fibers, enabling two device connections to be established in one cable. …

Materials Sciences

Corn Starch Technique Shapes Solid Materials, NYU Research Reveals

The process, devised by researchers in NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Department of Physics, offers a potential technique for material…

Architecture & Construction

Small Materials, Big Impact: Nanomaterials in Construction

Pedro Alvarez and colleagues note that nanomaterials likely will have a greater impact on the construction industry than any other sector of the economy,…

Materials Sciences

Beryllium Oxide’s Surprising Behavior Under Heavy Ion Bombardment

Scientists from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) observed exotic be-haviour from beryllium oxide (BeO) when they bombarded it with high-speed heavy ions: After…

Materials Sciences

Transparent Light-Harvesting Material Developed by Scientists

2010—Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and Brookhaven National Laboratory have fabricated transparent thin films…

Materials Sciences

Unique duality: Princeton-led team discovers 'exotic' superconductor with metallic surface

The new material — a crystal called a topological superconductor — has two electronic identities at once. At very low temperatures, the interior of the…

Machine Engineering

Save Energy in Production with Profienergy Motor Starters

Using the multi-vendor, device-independent Profienergy profile, which has been standardized according to the Profibus User Organization (PNO), it is possible…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Long-Range Undersea Robot Redefines Ocean Exploration

Today's AUVs fall into two groups: 1) propeller-driven vehicles that can travel fast and carry lots of instruments, but are limited to expeditions of only a…

Transportation and Logistics

Railroad Bypass Ignores Historic Black Town in Illinois

The bypass pushed what would have been a fairly straight, even run of railroad tracks from Griggsville, Ill. to Hannibal, Mo., in a wide, hilly arc around New…

Materials Sciences

New High-Performance Material Set to Transform Electronics

The discovery, just reported online in the professional journal Advanced Materials, outlines the creation for the first time of a high-performance…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Solar inverters improve the profitability of photovoltaic power plants

These four new models cover the 600 to 2400 kilowatt (kW) output range and enable operators of photovoltaic (PV) power plants to tune their inverters precisely…

Materials Sciences

Texas Tech’s Fibertect Selected As Top Innovation by Cotton Incorporated

The products are highlighted in short vignettes on Cotton Incorporated’s Cotton Today website.In 2005, Seshadri Ramkumar and his team at the Institute of…

Materials Sciences

Bismuth-Enhanced Bone Cement: A New Hybrid Solution

Organic–inorganic hybrid materials, uniting the advantages of their organic and inorganic parts, are used for a wide variety of applications. However, making a…

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