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Hydrogen Fueled Home Generators
(2016-11)
Burning fossil fuel, such as coal, oil and natural gases contribute to pollution and global warming due to the emission of carbon dioxide. 33% of green house emissions are due to electricity generation, which is the highest ...
Waste Management in the UAE
(2016-11)
Municipal waste is a rapidly growing issue in developing and developed countries. A technology known as Waste to Energy (WTE) Technology is introduced to reduce the amount of municipal waste. Incineration is the combustion ...
Does the Answer to Water Security in the UAE Lie in Pakistan?
(2016-11)
Is importing water into the UAE a practical solution from technological, political and environmental perspectives?
Application of Solar Tower Technology in Electricity Production in UAE
(2016-11)
Worldwide energy consumption is on a constant climb due to the fact of our reliance on electricity for almost everything as well as the increase in global population. In 2010, 100% of UAE's electricity demand was fulfilled ...
Portable Flood Relief Unit: Using Nanoiltraion and Hydroelectricity Generaion
(2016-11)
Bangladesh is a flooding hotspot as 80% of Bangladesh is considered to be floodplain. It also has an extensive sea coastline, putting the nation at a high risk of experiencing periodic widespread damage. On average, in ...
Enhancing the Tsunami Alert System
(2016-11)
The Circum-Pacific belt, is the zone of earthquakes surrounding the Pacific Ocean-about 90% of the world's earthquakes occur there [1]. The current tsunami alert system, DART 2, consists of a network of sensors underground ...
Human and Robot Interaction in High Rise Construction
(2016-11)
All accidents that happened during roof, ladder, and scaffolding works accounted for 55% of all the construction industry accidents. Human behavior is a contributing factor in approximately 80% of the accidents in construction ...
Smart Parking: Piezoelectric Application
(2016-11)
Smart parking is an upgrade to the paid parking lot entrances in the American University of Sharjah. A piezoelectric energy harvester generates clean electricity, from the applied pressure of cars onto the pavement of the ...
Manufacturing of Metal Matrix Composites: Optimization of the Powder Metallurgy Process
(2016-11)
Metal Matrix Composites (MMC) is a material made up of combination of metal and ceramics which combines both properties of parent materials. MMC have some significant advantages, such as providing better mechanical strength ...
Design and Construction of a Cross-Laminated Timber Skyscraper
(2016-11)
Concrete and steel are currently the building materials in most skyscraper construction. Due to their negative impact on the environment, timber has been proposed as an alternative material.