To increase bike commuters, look to neighborhoods
New research shows downtown and campus dwellers more likely to travel by bicycle COLUMBUS, Ohio--People agree that bike commuting improves ...
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UTSA to research environmental comfort at the San Antonio Missions
Credit: Photo Courtesy of Marcus Huerta (San Antonio, June 25, 2019) -- Working with local architecture firm Ford, Powell & ...
Ancient intervention could boost dwindling water reserves in coastal Peru
Nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains, Peru's coastal region relies on surface water from the Andes for ...
UTA researcher studying flood-control solutions for southeast Texas
Water plansCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington researcher who has done extensive research on Texas watersheds received ...
The secret of platinum deposits revealed by field observations in South Africa
Researchers uncover the way that platinum deposits form in the magma chambers of some of the worlds' largest platinum depositsCredit: ...
Investigating storm surge risk to three Sri Lankan coastal communities
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Sibel Pamukcu named to LSU Civil & Environmental Engineering Hall of Distinction
Lehigh University professor, an expert in electrochemical technologies for soil and water decontamination, has long advocated for women in STEMCredit: ...
UToledo research links fracking to higher radon levels in Ohio homes
The study also found average radon concentrations among tested homes across the state are higher than safe levels outlined by ...
Dan M. Frangopol awarded 2019 George W. Housner Structural Control and Monitoring Medal
American Society of Civil Engineers honor recognizes impact of Lehigh University professor's pioneering work in integrating structural health monitoring in ...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 17, 2019
Credit: Genevieve Martin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy Buildings--Pushing the envelope An online tool developed by researchers at ...
How do engineers form subjective opinions from objective data?
Credit: Virginia Tech Think of any engineered system or product on the market. The decision for that system or product ...
UTIA developing ability-to-pay framework for Tennessee communities
Tool to optimize loan and grant administration for water-related infrastructure improvementsCredit: T. Johnson, courtesy UTIA Researchers at the University of ...
Dashing the dream of ideal ‘invisibility’ cloaks for stress waves
Credit: Creative Commons, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Circular_EM_cloak_using_transformation_optics.svg/2000px-Circular_EM_cloak_using_transformation_optics.svg.png (2) Whether Harry Potter's invisibility cloak, which perfectly steers light waves around objects to make them ...
Researchers uncover indoor pollution hazards
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash - When most people think about air pollution, they think of summertime haze, traffic or smokestack ...
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