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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

Hohenstein Innovates Functional Sportswear for Top Performance

German manufacturers of sports textiles are among the most innovative companies in the textile industry. Researchers at the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Thermal-powered, insect-like robot crawls into microrobot contenders' ring

The past few years have given rise to a growing number of microrobots, miniaturized mobile machines designed to perform specific tasks. And though spectators…

Materials Sciences

Empa researchers «design» therapeutic coatings of silver

The scientists developed these new coatings, which kill bacteria while having no negative effect on human tissue, in the frame of an EU project.Silver ions are…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Thermal-powered, insectlike robot crawls into microrobot contenders' ring

The past few years have given rise to a growing number of microrobots, miniaturized mobile machines designed to perform specific tasks. And though spectators…

Materials Sciences

Simulation-Based Matchmaking Enhances Shape Memory Alloys

A new shape memory alloy with up to now unprecedented functional stability was developed by researchers from the Institute for Materials at the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Smaller Platinum Catalysts Show Promise Under High Pressure

A study led by Gabor Somorjai and Miquel Salmeron of Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences Division showed that under high pressure, comparable to the pressures at…

Transportation and Logistics

Vectron – Siemens’ universal locomotive for rail transportation in Europe

Siemens presents Vectron, a new locomotive generation that has been developed for the widest possible range of traction tasks. These locomotives can be used…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Researcher Develops Green, Bio-Based Process for Producing Fuel Additive

Thomas Bobik, professor of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, invented a process for manufacturing isobutene (isobutylene) by identifying a new,…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Sleep-Working Enterprise PCs: Save Energy and Costs Effortlessly

Sleep-working enterprise PCs are accessible via remote connections and maintain their presence on voice over IP, instant messaging, and peer-to-peer networks…

Automotive Engineering

Marines to Use Autonomous Vehicles Built by Virginia Tech Students

Fourteen nations, 34 ships, five submarines, more than 100 aircraft, and 20,000 personnel will participate in the biennial RIMPAC exercise June 23 through Aug….

Materials Sciences

Researchers Develop New Method for Mass-Producing Graphene

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a simple new method for producing large quantities of the promising nanomaterial graphene. The…

Materials Sciences

Plastic Solar Cells Last 8 Months: New Breakthrough Unveiled

The research groups' development of an inexpensive, readily available plastic solar cell technology hit a wall because of a chemical leeching problem within…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Carbon Nanotubes Boost Lithium Battery Energy Capacity

Batteries might gain a boost in power capacity as a result of a new finding from researchers at MIT. They found that using carbon nanotubes for one of the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Ultimate Surge Protector

Cardiac and respiratory complaints increased, likely due to commuters being left without subway transportation or elevators, according to the report….

Architecture & Construction

110-Foot Concrete Bridge Passes 8.0 Earthquake Test

After a succession of eight separate earthquake simulations, a 110-foot long, 200-ton concrete bridge model at the University of Nevada, Reno withstood a…

Process Engineering

New Simple Method for Nanoscale Gold Coatings Unveiled

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new, ultra-simple method for making layers of gold that measure only billionths of a meter…

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