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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

Europe Showcases Intelligent Mobility at New York Summit

Over 900 European delegates will attend this annual meeting point of transport executives from around the world to share high-tech transport insights and…

Materials Sciences

Manipulating Electrons: New Insights from Molecular Innovation

Reizo KatoChief ScientistDirector of the Condensed Molecular Materials LaboratoryAdvanced Science Institute Electrons underpin the functioning of devices used…

Power and Electrical Engineering

ETH Zurich Breaks Speed Record: One Million RPM Drill

One million revolutions per minute In future it can be expected that the drill used in material processing will become even faster and the compressor used for…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New System to Optimize Energy Use and Reduce Emissions

“The objective of this project is to minimise both the costs and polluting emissions generated by energy production within isolated systems in the electric…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Nanowires Show Promise for Electronics Manufacturing Advances

The researchers used an instrument called a transmission electron microscope to watch how nanowires made of silicon “nucleate,” or begin to form, before…

Transportation and Logistics

SAFEDRIVE Enhances Airport Runway Safety and Efficiency

Today's airports are straining under the demands for increased capacity and high traffic throughput. This means more planes on runways but also more…

Machine Engineering

New Sentron 3NP1 Fuse Switch Disconnectors Enhance Safety

The reach-round and touch protection incorporated as standard in the new Sentron 3NP1 series prevents users from touching current conducting parts when the…

Materials Sciences

Light Transport Innovations for Crisis Management: MAGNO Programme

The MAGNO programme is a national consortium with a total budget of €30 million over 4 years, made up of 12 companies (4 corporations and 8 SMEs) and 11…

Materials Sciences

TECNALIA’s Laysa Project Boosts Aircraft Safety with Composites

With an initial budget of 3 million euros and the participation of twelve European members, the Laysa project (Multifunctional Layers for Safer Aircraft…

Materials Sciences

Acrylic glass made of sugar – new enzyme could revolutionise production of plastics

In a bacterial strain, scientists at the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) have found an enzyme which…

Power and Electrical Engineering

A group from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya is studying a way to make aircraft cleaner

This UPC center and the Public University of Navarre are the only 2 Spanish teams on the project, together with 13 other European scientific teams and 46…

Materials Sciences

Augsburg Start-Up Develops Corrosion Monitoring for Combustion Plants

The Corrmoran GmbH is an Augsburg University spin-off company that is specialized in analyzing corrosion in waste incineration plants. To ease the market entry…

Machine Engineering

Smart Automation Solutions for Breweries: Compact and Plus

Braumat Compact has been designed for start-ups and smaller brewery projects; Braumat Plus, on the other hand, with its integrated plant asset management, is…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Flexible Charge Pump Generator Harnesses Piezoelectric Power

The new “flexible charge pump” generator is the fourth generation of devices designed to produce electrical current by using the piezoelectric properties of…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Prototyping Innovations with Industrial Robots in Casting

Ship’s propellers, parts for wind energy converters, turbine housings – such large-volume castings can only be produced with special molds. The procedure is…

Transportation and Logistics

Discover the Best Wire Crates for Magnesium-Treated Materials

Which wire crate holds the magnesium-treated materials? And where were those ready-cast pieces? Without time-consuming documentation, it has so far been…

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