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Higher Education on Buildings: Case Study in the North Dakota Region [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Because of the growing demand for local skilled professionals to improve the health, energy efficiency, and sustainability of residential and commercial buildings in North Dakota, this case study reports the current situation of higher education relating
Bai, Yong   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Quantum Emitters in Hexagonal Boron Nitride: Principles, Engineering and Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Quantum emitters in hexagonal boron nitride have emerged as a promising candidate for quantum information science. This review examines the fundamentals of these quantum emitters, including their level structures, defect engineering, and their possible chemical structures.
Thi Ngoc Anh Mai   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Process system engineering in biodiesel production: a review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Biodiesel is fast becoming a popular alternative to fossil fuels, as it is natural, renewable and has low toxic emissions. Strategies that have been adopted to ensure continued growth of the biodiesel industry are policy development, reduction of ...
Kamarudin, S.K.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Research Progress on Curved Plates in China: Applications in Architecture

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
Curved surfaces can give plates a unique aesthetic effect and physical advantages in acoustics and optics. Assembling such curved plates can greatly improve the image of buildings and enrich their functions. It is thus not surprising to notice that their
Yiheng Song   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysing how constraints impact architectural decision-making [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Architectural design projects are characterised by a high number of constraints. Along with planning, energy performance and fire safety regulations, current designers have to face constraining factors related to budget, acoustics, orientation, wind ...
De Meyer, Ronald   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Synchrotron Radiation for Quantum Technology

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Materials and interfaces underpin quantum technologies, with synchrotron and FEL methods key to understanding and optimizing them. Advances span superconducting and semiconducting qubits, 2D materials, and topological systems, where strain, defects, and interfaces govern performance.
Oliver Rader   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can Historic Interiors with Large Cubature be Turned Acoustically Correct?

open access: yesArchives of Acoustics, 2015
Historic interiors with large cubature, such as reception, theatrical, and concert halls, need to be renovated periodically if they are to be preserved as cultural heritage for future generations.
Tadeusz Marek KAMISIŃSKI   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Small is Beautiful: Scaling Down the Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This case was prepared for a class discussion rather than to demonstrate either effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation, and is based on seven interviews with staff, board members, and community leaders involved with the Long ...
Anastasia Kolendo, Peter Frumkin
core  

Advances in Micro/Nanofiber‐Based Porous Materials for High‐Performance Thermal Insulation

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Micro/nanofiber porous materials have engendered great interest in the thermal insulation field. Herein, the structural designs, fabrication techniques, and applications of the micro/nanofiber thermal insulation materials are systematically summarized.
Xiaobao Gong   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Computational Accuracy and Efficiency of Room Acoustics Simulation Using a Frequency Domain FEM with Air Absorption: 2D Study

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
Recently, to simulate sound propagation inside architectural spaces at high frequencies, the application of computationally expensive wave-based numerical methods to room acoustics simulation is increasing gradually.
Takeshi Okuzono
doaj   +1 more source

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