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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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Advancing Security: Terahertz Imaging Breaks New Ground

Terahertz (THz) radiation, or far-infrared light, is potentially very useful for security applications, as it can penetrate clothing and other materials to…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Low-Energy LED Lighting Project: Brightening the Future

Researchers at The University of Manchester have joined forces with Dialight Lumidrives – founded by a successful former student – to develop powerful low-cost…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Materials for Making “Spintronic” Devices

An interdisciplinary group of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory has devised methods to make a new class of…

Materials Sciences

New Nanocomposite Technique Boosts Capacitor Performance

Because of its high dielectric properties, barium titanate has long been of interest for use in capacitors, but until recently materials scientists had been…

Power and Electrical Engineering

UJI Joins European Project for Firefighter Robot Innovation

The project, which goes under the name of Guardians, will last three years and has a budget of 2,715,000 euros. In addition to the Universitat Jaume I team,…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Solving the Ethanol Challenge: Supercomputers Tackle Cellulose

To help unlock the cellulose bottleneck, a team of scientists has conducted molecular simulations at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), based at UC San…

Architecture & Construction

How to protect European buildings of historical interest from seismic events

Network PROHITECH will be due in Liege, April 26 and 27, its penultimate meeting, gathering the representatives of the 16 universities partners, coming from 12…

Power and Electrical Engineering

The house will be heated by waves

Apparently, the idea of using sea wave energy is almost as old as the world. If romanticts prefer to fall into a reverie on the shore near sea waves and/or to…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Solar-Powered Device Turns CO2 into Fuel for a Greener Future

Many Earth Week activities will draw attention to the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the resulting impact on global climate. …

Power and Electrical Engineering

Renewable hydrogen energy – an answer to the energy crisis?

The College’s Energy Futures Lab receives the funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).The programme will develop both…

Power and Electrical Engineering

ACTIF Industries Unveils Quick-Freezing Counter Unit for Restaurants

This new quick-freezing unit comes in two versions. The TCS – Gastronorm 1/1 has a 10kg capacity and a 4.5-hour cycle. The TES (with dimensions of 600mm x…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Temex Unveils Ultra-Low Phase Noise RF Oscillator for Defense

“This oscillator meets the requirements expressed by various Ministries of Defence in Western countries for their new-generation radar systems that are capable…

Transportation and Logistics

Paris Air Show 2023: Key Innovations Unveiled in London

Officials from the biennial Paris Air Show organisation, a full subsidiary of GIFAS (the French aerospace industries association), will discuss developments…

Power and Electrical Engineering

UCLA Engineers Break World Record in Submillimeter Wave Generation

Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have achieved a new world record in high-frequency submillimeter waves. The…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Large-Scale Solar Thermal Power: Linear Fresnel Innovations

In addition to photovoltaics, solar thermal power stations are central to solar electricity generation. Over the past years, Fraunhofer ISE has performed…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Hydrogen from Diesel – efficient, residue-free, reliable Diesel vaporizer for combustion motors, burners and fuel cells

Together with a Swiss engineering company, Fraunhofer ISE developed a patented procedure to transform liquid diesel fuel into vapor without residue formation…

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