Environment

Climate change is a topic that is on everyone's lips, particularly after the conclusion of the recent climate talks in Paris. To address climate change, first there has to be climate monitoring. However, monitoring climate change is not an easy process given the area to cover. This requires powerful sensing and communication infrastructure and also...

This issue profiles energy positive wastewater treatment.

This edition profiles innovations in heating, ventilation & air-conditioning, oil spill management.

Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations have resulted in a global quest for solutions which would enable an immediate reduction in the concentration levels. The current study discusses the global scenario with respect to global warming and provides a technology overview of the different types of atmospheric CO2 removal technologies/ strategies wh...

This issue profiles biological buildings.

This issue profiles sunlight reflectors for buildings to reduce cooling load, biotechnology that enables production of high-value bioplastic from waste oil, a reactor that uses fuel from depleted uranium for power generation.

This issue profiles social media interaction display software, use of composite materials in aircraft that can bring down carbon dioxide emissions, and a propulsion technique to improve aircraft.

Water reclamation and desalination have become essential in meeting the increasingly critical global water demand by expanding water resources to impaired waters. Membrane technologies are becoming frontiers in meeting the urgent need for potable and high purity water for various emerging municipal and industrial applications. These are the main dr...

To protect critical structures such as bridges, roads, buildings, aircraft, pipelines and wind turbines, reliable monitoring systems are required. Different types of sensor technologies are constantly being explored and improvements are done to enhance the performance of such sensors for structural health monitoring applications. This research serv...