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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

Exploring User Insights for UK Transport Solutions

The key to future transport solutions may lie in the way users of the various transport systems use information technology to meet the challenges they face in…

Process Engineering

Smart Production: Lighter Cars Without Compromising Safety

Fuel is expensive, so cars need to become lighter and lighter. To ensure that this weight loss does not come at the expense of safety, the vehicles’ metal…

Machine Engineering

Compact Operator Panel Features Expanded Visualization Screen

The new product from the 170 family of panels is notable for its compact format and a visualization screen that is one third larger than that of comparable…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Feel the Light: Touch-Enabled OLED Innovation Explained

The OLED technology is the first real area light source technology in history. It overcomes traditional restrictions by point source lighting technologies…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Engineered Superconducting Thin Films: Advancing Nanoscale Innovation

One major goal on the path toward making useful superconducting devices has been engineering materials that act as superconductors at the nanoscale — the realm…

Materials Sciences

Living Cells as Nanotech Factories: New Insights Unveiled

The results were published in the early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Yan specializes in a fast-growing field within…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Hydrogen Fuel Approach Promises Sustainable Energy Solutions

Fuel cells are the foundation of this technology which, if it becomes industrially viable, would represent the beginning of an energy revolution that would…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Sustainable Electricity Supply: Costs Challenge Dutch Goals

The Dutch government’s ambitious environmental objectives for the electricity sector are only possible at a high price. This is one of the conclusions of…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Transforming Industry with Advanced Superconductors

For this reason, this field of research has always generated enormous interest, and considerable resources are utilised on techniques that can transform these…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Unlocking Energy Efficiency: Insights Into Thermoelectric Materials

– The new knowledge explains exactly why some thermoelectric materials can have the desired low thermal conductivity without degrading the electrical…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Paleontologist Inspires Drone Design from Prehistoric Reptile

The drone, featuring a strange design of a rudder at the nose of the craft instead of the tail, would gather data from sights, sounds and smells in urban…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Students and Researchers Build Small CubeSat Satellites

Undergraduate and graduate students will be heavily involved in this Radio Aurora Explorer (RAX) project, led by the University of Michigan and SRI…

Power and Electrical Engineering

SABRE Project: Advancing Reliable Electronic Systems

The project is called SABRE (Self-healing cellular Architectures for Biologically-inspired highly Reliable Electronic systems). The part of the project to be…

Process Engineering

Efficient Aluminium Component Manufacturing for Industries

Aluminium alloys are largely used in all kind of industries, e.g. in the car industry, mechanical engineering and aerospace industry. For some applications the…

Materials Sciences

Space Tech Aids in Achieving Long-Jump World Record

In spring 2004, ESA’s Technology Transfer Programme (TTP) technology broker MST Aerospace met with Wojtek Czyz and his trainer to perform a pre-screening of…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Swansea Engineers Innovate Smart Electricity Meters for Sustainability

And the team is now supplying nearly 1.5MWh per year of free ‘Green electricity’ to the University, helping to reduce its carbon footprint.The team, based…

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