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The inspiring initiatives of UAE’s Year of Giving

It has been a year since the President of UAE, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan announced that 2017 is the ”Year of Giving” with focus on giving back to the community, encouraging volunteerism and fortifying the loyalty to the country. The announcement came just two months after the UAE had been named the 10th most generous country in the world, according to the CAF ...

Dec. 11, 2017

By Sustainability Knowledge Group

Tubulane-Like Polymer Structures Stop Bullets Better than Solid Materials

Diamond is the hardest known material. But a lightweight material full of holes is almost as hard as diamonds, as evidenced by the mere dents marked by speeding bullets. Tubulane-like polymer structures created at Rice University were better able to handle the impact of a bullet than the polymer reference cube at the bottom right. The bullet stopped in approximately the second layer of the ...

Nov. 14, 2019

By Rice University

Researchers Improve Electrical Conductivity of Conductive Coating Materials

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have further enhanced a transparent and conductive coating material by increasing its electrical conductivity by 10 times. Illustration shows the apparatus used to create a thin layer of a transparent, electrically conductive material, to protect solar cells or other devices. The chemicals used to produce the layer, shown in tubes ...

Nov. 25, 2019

By MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge

From 1996-1998 Andy was the Environmental Manager for the Management Consultants and Senior Environmental Adviser to the Government of Bangladesh for the project. Bangabandhu Bridge, also called the Jamuna Multi-purpose Bridge (Jomuna Bohumukhi Shetu), is a bridge opened in Bangladesh in June 1998 It connects Bhuapur on the Jamuna River‘s east bank to Sirajganj on its west bank. It is the ...

Sep. 3, 2013

By Huckbody Environmental

Tundra Tough - Treatment plants specially designed for cold climates provide a solution for two seasonal cabin complexes in Denali, Alaska - Case Study

Grizzly Bear Cabins and Campground in Dcnali, Alaska, needed a larger onsite system to handle a major expansion. Across the road, the undersized system for Dcnali River Cabins complex also needed replacement. Bio-Microbics engineer Reza Shams, Ph.D. helped design engineer Bob Tsigonis, PE., owner of Lifewater Engineering Co. in Fairbanks, to address numerous challenges. Both properties had ...

Jan. 20, 2016

By BioMicrobics, Inc.

How innovation is flourishing at the grassroots

SciDev.Net reporters across the developing world describe exciting initiatives aimed at supporting innovation in local communities and remote areas. From small-scale hydro-powered electricity in Malaysia to cost-saving solar pumps in Pakistan, communities across the developing world are devising ingenious solutions to improve their livelihoods and promote sustainable development. They face many ...

May 2, 2012

By SciDev.Net