Engineering Related Content
Computer, information science & engineering research
Here, Open Access Government charts the U.S. National Science Foundation’s priorities for upholding its leadership in computer, information science & engineering research.
Women in Engineering Day: How has the pandemic impacted gender diversity?
To mark International Women in Engineering Day 2021, several senior tech execs discuss how the pandemic has impacted gender diversity in the industry.
Increasing electric car battery safety using calorimeters
Dr Carlos Ziebert, head of IAM-AWP’s Calorimeter Center, KIT, explains how the safety of batteries for electric cars can be increased by research using battery calorimeters.
Environmental impact of HFO refrigerants & alternatives for the future
Michael Kauffeld – a refrigeration technology expert & Mihaela Dudita - a chemist - assess the environmental impact of HFO refrigerants & present environmental benign alternatives for the future.
Going beyond 6G: The role of THz photonics communication
Cyril Renaud, Professor of Photonics, University College London, explores the potential of using THz as a means of communication.
Improving the safety of mechanical products
Masaru Ogawa, Associate Professor at Kogakuin University, underlines the importance of improving the safety of mechanical products, in particular, the stress states that occur within a structure.
Scientists find way to turn plastic waste into jet fuel
A team of researchers at Washington State University have found a way to turn 90% of plastic waste into jet fuel within the space of an hour.
Can scientists create emotionally intelligent robots?
Scientists at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology are trying to use neuroscience to create emotionally intelligent robots - which process more than logical instructions.
April 2021 North America Analysis
In the Spring edition of North America Analysis, we hear from Robert Lembo, from the National Institutes of Health, who turns the spotlight on training physician scientists and clinician investigators through the process of graduate medical education in the United States, and more.
Supporting international science & engineering research
Here, Open Access Government examines international science and engineering activities within and outside the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Natural refrigerant heat pumps for residential buildings
Daniel Carbonell, TRI-HP Project Coordinator, explains solar ice-slurry systems and supercoolers, and reports on the latest innovations in natural refrigerant heat pumps for multi-family residential buildings.
How a humanoid robot searches for an object in our daily environment
Kensuke Harada, Professor from Osaka University in Japan, explains how a humanoid robot searches for an object in our daily environment.
COMSYN: Compact option for the next generation biofuels
The Horizon 2020 project COMSYN, presents a technology that is the next step towards competitive low carbon energy solutions for a sustainable future.
Taiwan: High-resolution seabed geophysical survey research
Gwo-shyh Song, Associate Professor at the National Taiwan University and Global Aqua Survey Ltd, walks us through his high-resolution seabed geophysical survey research around offshore areas in Taiwan.
The growth of district heating cooperatives in the Netherlands
Here, we discover that EBO Consult will contribute to the expansion of district heating cooperatives in the Netherlands.
Adaptive Rotorcraft research in a global pandemic
Dr Benjamin King Sutton Woods, Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Structures at the University of Bristol, tells us all about Shape Adaptive Blades for Rotorcraft Efficiency (SABRE), a Horizon 2020 funded collaborative research program.
Humanitarian Engineering: Co-creating with communities
The Humanitarian Engineering Program at the Colorado School of Mines teaches engineers to work as partners with society.
Microscopic analysis of samples from penetrator impact craters
M. Danner and R.M Winglee from Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, discuss the microscopic analysis of samples from penetrator impact craters.
Machine learning for autonomous AI systems and robotics
Chief Scientist at Dynamic Object Language Labs Inc, Dr Paul Robertson explains how autonomous AI systems are key to achieving synergy between humans and robotics that can work together as a team.
Engineering research keeps America’s future competitive
Robert B Stone and Jordan M Berg, of the Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation Division at the U.S. National Science Foundation, chart precisely how engineering research improves people’s lives.