Hybrid Composite Structures: Multifunctionality through Metal Fibres

The introduction of fibre reinforced polymer composites into the wings and fuselages of the newest aircraft are changing the design and manufacturing approach. Composites provide greater freedom to designers who want to improve aircraft performance in an affordable way. In this quest, researchers are looking to the area of multifunctional...

ICT for Development: Value Sensitive Design & Information Capabilities

Computational Modeling of Progressive Failure in FRP Composite Laminates Subjected to Static and Impact Transverse loading

In order to arrive at safe and reliable design of composite structures, understanding of the mechanisms and mechanics of damage growth in these materials is of paramount significance. Numerical models, if designed, implemented and used carefully, can be helpful not only to understand the mechanisms and mechanics of damage growth but also to...

High Performance Seed-and-Extend Algorithms for Genomics

Recent advances in DNA sequencing technology have opened new doors for scientists to use genomic data analysis in a variety of applications that directly affect human lives. However, the analysis of unprecedented volumes of sequencing data being produced represents a formidable computational challenge. The conventional CPU-only computing...

Climate change and development impacts on groundwater resources in the Nile delta aquifer, Egypt

Climate change (CC), as predicted by several global climate models, is very likely to have severe impacts in the future, on top of all other global changes. These impacts may have significant influence on natural resources especially surface and groundwater. This influence is particularly problematic for the Mediterranean coastal areas, and...