by admin | Aug 31, 2018 | engineering and tech
Energy surrounds us in everything that we do – it’s in the sunlight that lights our world, it’s in the Earth beneath our feet, and it radiates from our own bodies. Yet we are currently facing an energy crisis like no other. New technologies are needed to push past...
by admin | Aug 18, 2018 | earth and environment, engineering and tech
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.26320/SCIENTIA186 Share Episode Tweet Share 0 Reddit +1 Pocket Pinterest 0 LinkedIn 0 Email VKontakte Transcription Original ARTICLE About this episode Nuclear power plants may be some of the most secure structures in our...
by admin | Aug 10, 2018 | earth and environment, engineering and tech
As we move towards a sustainable future, there is a growing interest in marine renewable energy technologies such as marine hydrokinetic devices and offshore wind turbines. However, the viability of these technologies and the potential environmental effects associated...
by admin | Jul 20, 2018 | earth and environment, engineering and tech
As natural disasters are affecting an increasing number of people worldwide, risk mitigation by design is of primary concern to engineers. One of those engineers is Dr John Ginger, Professor of Civil Engineering and Research Director of the Cyclone Testing Station at...
by admin | May 24, 2018 | engineering and tech, physical sciences
At the turn of the century, two unassuming chemists collaborated on the seemingly mundane task of converting nitrogen and hydrogen into ammonia. At the end of their collaboration, they had changed the course of our civilisation forever. At the Colorado School of...
by admin | May 24, 2018 | engineering and tech, health and medicine
New and successful drug development for the treatment of lung cancer requires imaginative and creative thinking by scientists and doctors alike. Dr Samantha Meenach and her colleagues at the University of Rhode Island have developed an innovative approach for testing...
