Laura Timberlake
Articles by Laura Timberlake | Page 26
Sensory heating and cooling mattress promotes sleep
Bioengineers at the University of Texas in Austin, USA, have developed a sensory heating and cooling mattress and pillow system that can help people fall asleep. It is designed to manipulate bodily temperatures through sensors connected to the skin. Research fellow at Harvard Medical School’s Division of Sleep Medicine and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Shahab […]
Marine life inspires dynamic buildings
Researchers from the University of Toronto have created a new, low-cost “optofluidic” system that could help buildings save energy by dynamically changing the appearance of their exteriors. The research is inspired by marine life such as krill, shrimp and crabs. Master’s student in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, Raphael Kay, compares the new technology […]
Cooler buildings with rooftop wrapping
Researchers at Northeastern University have developed a new method of cooling buildings by wrapping rooftops in “cooling paper”. They believe the material could lower carbon emissions, electricity bills and reduce the need for air conditioning. College of Engineering professor Yi Zheng and PhD researcher Andrew Caratenuto started a company called Planck Energies to test the cooling paper in […]
Webinar to explore unequal access to cooling
Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) is hosting a webinar series on global and regional populations at risk from the lack of access to sustainable cooling in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. A recent report titled Chilling Prospects: Tracking Sustainable Cooling for All 2022 has revealed the cooling access challenges that countries face today […]
Thermal storage system based on sand
The world’s first commercial sand-based thermal energy storage system has been developed to back up a heating network in Finland. Technology company Polar Night Energy and utility organisation Vatajankoski joined forces to create the system, which is adjacent to a power plant. It has 100kW heating power and 8MWh capacity, and can heat the sand […]
Indoor air quality risks
AIRAH is holding a Streamline webinar about indoor air quality risks on Thursday, July 14. It will explore the indoor air quality risks that can arise by focusing on the indicators that can be tracked in a world with increasing concern for the health of building occupants, and building resilience to the impacts of climate […]
Lessons in circular economy
Construction group Built is hosting an event on Thursday, July 28 called “Circular Economy: Lessons for Australia and the built environment”. Being held both face to face in Sydney and online, the event will be headlined by Dr Jaqueline Cramer, Chair of the Holland Circular Hotspot. She will discuss the Netherlands’ experience in developing circularity […]
Castrol and Submer to develop data centre cooling
Lubricant brand Castrol and immersion cooling systems organisation Submer have signed an agreement aiming to accelerate the adoption of immersion cooling as a pathway to more efficient and sustainable data centre operations. The companies plan to develop a new generation of immersion cooling fluids and collaborate on developing the global supply and standards. Immersion cooling is […]
Australasian Indoor Building Management Symposium
The Australasian Indoor Building Management Symposium is being held from September 22–23 in Mackay, Queensland. The Symposium will take place as part of the Coach8 Spring Break festival. Hosted by the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC), it will offer an opportunity to hear from top instructors in the restoration industry. The event […]
International Women in Engineering Day
International Women in Engineering Day is taking place on June 23 with the theme “Inventors and Innovators”. Also known as INWED, the event celebrates the achievements of female engineers around the world. The Women’s Engineering Society (WES) in the UK originally launched the initiative, which now has an international reach and UNESCO patronage. The idea […]
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