College of Engineering expert Ali Hasan, PhD, discusses the strain AI data centers will put on the energy grid and how the technology could also be the key to fortifying it for the surge in demand.
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Q+A: Can Digital Technologies, Like AI and Blockchain, Make Construction Less Wasteful?
A College of Engineering researcher who studies sustainable construction methods discusses how new digital technologies could help reduce construction waste and support sustainability.
Q+A: Bumps, Humps, Cushions, Tables — What’s the Best Way to Slow Down Traffic?
The last three years have been three of Philadelphia’s worst for traffic fatalities, according to the city’s Vision Zero annual traffic safety report. Citywide efforts in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation are attempting […]
Q+A: What is (Still) Causing Electronic Devices to Overheat?
Recent reports about new iPhone 15s overheating when running apps like Instagram and Uber have spurred Apple to release a patch in its next operating system to address the issue. While this issue is rooted […]
Q+A: How Are Engineers Improving the Safety and Performance of E-Bike, Scooter and EV Batteries?
As battery-powered transportation, such as e-bikes, scooters and electric vehicles, become more widely used, the durability and performance of battery technology is increasingly being pushed to its limits. A spate of tragic e-bike fires in […]
Q+A: A Year After Surfside, Are Our Buildings and Infrastructure Any Safer?
In the aftermath of tragedies, like last year’s collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo complex in Surfside Florida, conversations inevitably shift to gleaning some lesson amid the sadness and chaos, a kernel of wisdom […]
Q+A: Is This The Metaverse?
Taking a break from reality and stepping into a world where you have a little more control over things probably sounds pretty good right now. Tech companies, like the one formerly known as Facebook, think […]
Q+A: Learning From the Tragic Collapse of Surfside, Florida’s Champlain Towers South Could Save Lives and Make Buildings Safer Across the country
Drexel College of Engineering structural engineering expert Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, discusses how building safety and inspection codes and policies are likely to change in light of the tragic collapse of Champlain Towers South.
Q+A: What Is The Pandemic Teaching Us About Confronting Climate Change?
One small bright spot amid the clouds of the COVID-19 pandemic is the worldwide reduction in greenhouse gas emissions — the result of stay-at-home orders curtailing car travel. Though many experts expect these gains in […]
Q+A: Are Nanomaterials Ready to Save the World?
A comprehensive analysis of two decades-worth of research on how nanomaterials are being used to improve energy storage technology, published in the latest edition of Science, suggests that they will play an important role in […]