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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

Self-Organizing Traffic Lights Transform Urban Mobility

Currently, traffic jams and road congestion do a lot more than annoy millions of people every day. In the United States alone, delays linked to backed-up…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Computer in Wrapping-Paper Form

Driven by rapid global industrialization, finite fossil fuel reserves, and the high cost of many alternative energy options, meeting the world’s energy…

Power and Electrical Engineering

ORNL scientists reveal battery behavior at the nanoscale

A research team led by ORNL's Nina Balke, Stephen Jesse and Sergei Kalinin has developed a new type of scanning probe microscopy called electrochemical strain…

Materials Sciences

Lead-Free Piezoelectric Materials of the Future

With a name derived from the Greek word meaning to squeeze or press, the piezoelectric effect was just a curiosity after it was discovered in several crystals…

Materials Sciences

Thin-Film Photovoltaics: Advancements in Energy Efficiency

This field is constantly advancing, developing technologies that can convert power more efficiently and at a lower cost. To highlight breakthroughs in this…

Materials Sciences

New Artificial Skin Enhances Sensitivity in Prosthetics and Robots

By sandwiching a precisely molded, highly elastic rubber layer between two parallel electrodes, the team created an electronic sensor that can detect the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Leading a national project for the construction of a next-generation smart grid

Research Institute for Advanced Network TechnologyLeading a national project for the construction of a next-generation smart gridIn order to solve the energy…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Boosting Community Power in Renewable Energy Development

Planning delays and rejections encourage commercial developers to instead focus on remote or deprived communities as sites for new power plants. In areas of…

Materials Sciences

New Paths to Superconductivity: Latest Research Insights

Since their discovery in 2008, a new class of superconductors has precipitated a flood of research the world over. Unlike the previously familiar copper…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Portable Laser Backpack Transforms 3D Mapping Technology

Research leading to the development of the reconnoitering backpack, was funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Army Research Office…

Materials Sciences

Mismatched Alloys: A New Approach to Better Solar Cells

Highly mismatched alloys, which are still in the experimental stages of development, are combinations of elements that won't naturally mix together using…

Machine Engineering

Enhanced Telecontrol for Smaller Process Visualization Systems

In addition to Simatic PCS 7 TeleControl for process automation it also includes PVSS for hierarchical widely distributed system architectures. The Simatic…

Materials Sciences

Textile Firms Misrepresent Identity, Face Financial Challenges

The evolving organizational identity of these firms has created many questions as to how it affects the businesses financially. Now, a researcher at MU has…

Architecture & Construction

Buildings as Flood Barriers: Innovating Urban Protection Strategies

Urban flood protectionClimate change and, more especially, the economic expansion of the last few decades have meant that existing flood protection systems in…

Power and Electrical Engineering

EU Leads Global Solar System Installations in 2009

Similarly to previous years, this shows the EU's dominance, where more than three quarters of the world's new solar systems were installed. By the end of 2009,…

Machine Engineering

Clamp-On Ultrasonic Flowmeter: Measuring Liquids with Ease

The device measures practically any liquid and meets the specific requirements of industries such as water and wastewater, HVAC (Heating, Ventilating and Air…

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