Global technology company Trimble has announced a two-year sponsorship deal for the Engineering for People Design Challenge, led by Engineers Without Borders UK in collaboration with Engineers Without Borders South Africa. The competition challenges university students to design engineering solutions that address the complex, real-world needs of underserved … [Read more...] about Trimble sponsors global design challenge to empower future engineers
Sustainability
Designing fatigue resistance to make metal alloys more durable and more sustainable
Researchers in the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have demonstrated that ‘fatigue’ resistance can be greatly enhanced by controlling how metal plasticity, or irreversible deformation, localises at small scales. It represents a new design strategy for engineering metallic alloys that are resistant to fatigue by leveraging unique … [Read more...] about Designing fatigue resistance to make metal alloys more durable and more sustainable
AI-powered digital twin enables real-time energy evaluation for smart buildings
Researchers at Kanzawa University in Japan have developed a next-generation building energy evaluation model that combines rule-based symbolic AI computing with VR technology. The model enables real-time visualisation and simultaneous evaluation of the energy-saving effects and indoor thermal comfort during the design stage of a zero-energy building (ZEB). According to the … [Read more...] about AI-powered digital twin enables real-time energy evaluation for smart buildings
New guide on design and construction using mass timber published
Two professors in the Building and Construction Technology programme at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, experts in wood engineering, have written a comprehensive new book, Mass Timber: Materials, Design, and Construction, that serves as a one-stop resource for the rapidly evolving field of mass timber construction. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Peggi L … [Read more...] about New guide on design and construction using mass timber published
Turning seawater into drinking water via sunlight – without electricity
A research team, affiliated with the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea has unveiled a new technology that can convert seawater into clean drinking water using only sunlight, without any external power source. The breakthrough could play a crucial role in solving water shortages in developing countries and remote island communities, where … [Read more...] about Turning seawater into drinking water via sunlight – without electricity