Science, Engineering and Technology for Better Future

Instructors and Learners’ Attitudes about English for Science and Technology: Learning and Target Needs of Mechanical Engineering Students

The current investigation sought to examine the learning and target needs of mechanical engineering (ME) students based on the learners and instructors’ attitudes though an explanatory mixed-method design. To elicit learners’ perceptions of English for Science and Technology (EST), 114 ME undergraduate students and 13 EST instructors from four Iranian state universities took part in a large qua...

Science, Engineering & Technology

Dr Al Kobaisi investigated the synthesis and characterisation of a series of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs). He employed surface area determinations and other physico-chemical measurements to comprehensively explore the factors influencing their porosity, pore-size distribution and selectivity. In the course of the investigation, an MIP was developed which, when coated as a thin film on ...

Engineering information technology for actionable information and better health

Information technology in health care (HIT) is getting a major boost in the United States through the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The portion of the Act that relates to health information technology (HITECH) seeks to achieve widespread implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) across the land and assure that these EHRs achieve sufficient levels...

Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology Research Directions

This report describes important future research directions in nanoscale science, engineering and technology. It was prepared in connection with an anticipated national research initiative on nanotechnology for the twenty–first century. The research directions described are not expected to be inclusive but illustrate the wide range of research opportunities and challenges that could be undertake...

Membrane Engineering: Future Perspectives