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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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Machine Engineering

IP65 HMI Devices: Sleek Design for All-Round Protection

Featuring a slim and elegant industrial design, the devices are designed for mounting on a support bracket or on a supporting foot. The new series is available…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Berkeley Lab Analyzes State-Level Renewable Energy Policies

“State RPS policies require utilities to buy a certain amount of renewable energy, and these programs have emerged as one of the most important drivers of…

Power and Electrical Engineering

iPhone Positioning System Breach: What You Need to Know

In January, Skyhook Wireless Inc. announced that Apple would use Skyhook's WiFi Positioning System (WPS) for its popular Map applications. The WPS database…

Materials Sciences

DuPont™ Zytel® HTN can make rugged parts for potable hot water use

The resins, Zytel® HTN51G35HSLR BK420 and HTN51G45HSLR BK420, are now certified under NSF/ANSI Standard 61, Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Enhanced Safety Features for Cell Phone Batteries Unveiled

The advantage of these power storage devices lies in their high energy density and voltage (up to four volts). In terms of safety, however, they have one…

Automotive Engineering

Uncrashable Cars: Innovations in Road Safety Technology

A truck exits suddenly from a side road, directly into your lane only dozens of metres ahead. Suddenly, your car issues a warning, starts applying the brakes…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Transparent Solar Cells: The Future of Solar-Powered Homes

Professor John Bell said QUT had worked with a Canberra-based company Dyesol, which is developing transparent solar cells that act as both windows and energy…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Where's the glue?

For more than 20 years since the discovery of high-temperature superconductivity, scientists have been debating the underlying physical mechanism for this…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Popcorn-Ball Design Boosts Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Efficiency

By using a popcorn-ball design — tiny kernels clumped into much larger porous spheres — researchers at the University of Washington are able to manipulate…

Machine Engineering

New IM151-8 PN/DP Module: CPU Power for Profinet Systems

With the new IM151-8 PN/DP CPU module that has the performance power of a Simatic S7-300 CPU 314, users can implement distributed structures on Profinet. The…

Process Engineering

High-Speed Metal Printing for Functionally Graded Materials

As a result of a multi-million Euro project, a high speed Metal Printing Process (MPP) for the production of metal products with functionally graded materials…

Machine Engineering

Innovative Automation Solutions for Safe Packaging Compliance

Pharmaceutical products and products from the food, beverage and tobacco industry in particular are subject to ever stricter safety requirements. Among other…

Machine Engineering

Configurable Safety Tool for Process Industry by Siemens

Certified up to safety level 3 by the German TÜV Technical Inspectorate, the software from the Siemens Industry Automation Division now features configurable…

Machine Engineering

Explore Product Innovations in Distribution Systems

This includes the Alpha 400-ZS meter cabinet, which enables a combination of Ferraris meters and the new electronic household meters (eHZ), as well as the new…

Machine Engineering

Siemens Unveils Automation Solutions for Packaging Lines

For handling modules, Siemens is presenting the path interpolation integrated in the Simotion Motion Control System in conjunction with the Simatic Visionscape…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Understanding Your Annual Electricity and Gas Consumption

Once a year, someone from the electricity or gas works comes to read the meter. Soon afterwards, the customer receives an invoice listing the power consumption…

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