Benefits of electrification don’t accrue equally for women, finds survey of homes in India
Credit: Nature Sustainability Increasing access to clean and affordable energy and improving gender equality are two major sustainable development goals ...
Tag: Civil Engineering
Book looks at how landscape design helps solve water issues
Landscape design research can help solve environmental problems related to water systemsCredit: Courtesy Mary Pat McGuire CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- North ...
Using robots to inspect sewer pipes
Pinpoint technology turns pipe replacement from 'amputation into microsurgery'Credit: The University of Texas at Arlington The University of Texas at ...
UTA developing better bridge inspections
UTA using non-contact testing to help TxDOT detect, plan for needed bridge repairsCredit: The University of Texas at Arlington The ...
Preparing for extreme sea levels depends on location, time, UCF study finds
Using historical data from tide gauges that line US coasts, researchers created an extreme sea level indicatorCredit: Karen Norum, University ...
Suction cups that don’t fall off
Insects in torrential rivers may inspire engineering solutionsCredit: Victor Kang The aquatic larvae of the net-winged midge have the unique ...
How we transport water in our bodies inspires new water filtration method
Credit: Erik Zumalt, Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin A multidisciplinary group of engineers and scientists ...
New system transmits high-speed unrepeated signal over 520 kilometers
Credit: T8 Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have partnered up with engineers from Corning Inc., U.S., ...
Harnessing nature’s defences against tsunamis
International team led by Göttingen University studies protection of coastal communities in biodiversity hotspotsCredit: Thomas Wanger As sea levels rise ...
Project aims to make mining more efficient, safer
Credit: Virginia Tech Efficiency and safety are two aspects paramount to an effective mining operation that industry constantly seeks to ...
‘TransMap’ will ensure reliable and efficient transportation networks
MarTREC researchers received a $1.5 million award to develop a data-driven map that will aid decisions on transportation infrastructure.Credit: University ...
City research draws on Formula 1 technology for the construction of skyscrapers
Civil engineering academic is developing new vibration-control devices based on Formula 1 technology for skyscrapersCredit: City, University of London City, ...
Microwave treatment is an inexpensive way to clean heavy metals from treated sewage
Credit: Mark Wallheiser / FAMU-FSU College of Engineering TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A team of Florida State University researchers studying new ...
A solution for cleaning up PFAS, one of the world’s most intractable pollutants
Treatment train for a PFAS compound known by its trade name, GenXCredit: Colorado State University A cluster of industrial chemicals ...
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