Avestia Compass Archives

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Ocean Environment

by Avestia | Aug 24, 2021 | Avestia Compass, Environment

There is no denying that COVID-19 has affected almost everything in the world. With lockdowns, restrictions and more, the thoughts of the pandemic overwhelm the population. For the general public, the pandemic’s effect on the environment doesn’t get a second thought....

Solar Energy: From Cellphones to Cities

by Avestia | Dec 11, 2019 | Avestia Compass, Civil, and Structural Engineering, Energy and Transport Phenomena, Environment

The science behind the modern solar panel was first observed in 1839 by French physicist Edmond Becquerel, who discovered the photovoltaic effect in which an electric current is produced from light exposure. Since then, the technology behind solar energy engineering...

The Robotic Future of the Construction Industry

by Avestia | Sep 11, 2019 | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Avestia Compass, Civil, and Structural Engineering

By 2019, many industries have embraced the time and cost saving benefits of automation and robotics, but the unique spatial challenges and adaptive nature of the construction industry means that it has not yet caught up to the robot workplace revolution. This may soon...

Machine Learning and Modern Medicine

by Avestia | Aug 9, 2019 | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Avestia Compass

While the images of artificial intelligence popularized in modern film and literature are still far from a reality today, subsets of the field like machine learning and deep learning continue to make significant advancements. Machine learning uses statistical models,...

Happy, Healthy, and Green: The Green Building Movement

by Avestia | Jan 23, 2019 | Avestia Compass, Civil, and Structural Engineering, Energy and Transport Phenomena, Environment

Over the past decade, the awareness and commitment for building greener buildings increased dramatically with 27% of respondents as of 2018 describing their current projects as green according to a report by the World Green Building Council. Moreover, of the over 2000...

Big Steps with Small Tech: How Nanotechnology is Changing Cancer Research in 2018

by Avestia | Jan 23, 2019 | Avestia Compass, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology

Ongoing cancer research demonstrates not only the incredible potential of nanotechnology for cancer research, but also its many versatile applications. Though nanotechnology is still a relatively young area of research, significant breakthroughs since the 1980s has...