by Admin | Oct 30, 2020 | Articles
The big shake: designing tall timber buildings that are resilient to earthquakes Six universities are involved in a collaborative research project to introduce a special type of resilient timber building across the USA. The NHERI TallWood project aims to prove that...
by Admin | Oct 28, 2020 | Articles
Mathematics: plane and simple Dr Sam Ballas is based at Florida State University in the US. His research focus is on geometry and surfaces, which is a branch of mathematics. Sam’s passion for the subject shows that although maths can be challenging, it can also be...
by Admin | Oct 23, 2020 | Articles
How augmented reality can help you learn trigonometry For many students, trigonometry is a challenging subject to learn as it requires strong spatial-visualisation abilities. Alongside a team based at Jackson State University in the US, Dr Wenya Xu makes the teaching...
by Admin | Oct 20, 2020 | Articles
How can urban trees reduce flooding and pollution? Dr Trisha Moore is a biological and agricultural engineer based at Kansas State University in the US. Her research is wide and varied, covering both urban and rural environments. Her most recent research is focused on...
by Admin | Oct 16, 2020 | Articles
Can we learn to be safe online? Every time we log in to our email account, post a picture on Instagram or download a new game, we are putting our personal information at risk. Knowing that students can be an easy target, Prof Doug Jacobson, from Iowa State University,...
by Admin | Sep 25, 2020 | Articles
Bringing the Earth to life Geoscience is a challenging science to teach. It involves processes that occur over huge scales of time and space, and much of its subject matter is deep underground. Dr Glenn Dolphin, of the University of Calgary in Canada, is committed to...
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