Construction industry is widely focusing on sustainable construction materials to mitigate the environmental impact while improving building performance. Simultaneously, textile industry produces thousand tons of textile ...

Ultrasonic backscatter provides a non-destructive approach for characterizing microplastic particles; however, the spectral features extracted from an echo can depend on the signal segment selected for analysis. This ...

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are an increasing threat to drinking-water supply, fisheries and aquatic ecosystems in Sri Lankan reservoirs and urban lakes, yet detection in the country still relies almost entirely on ...

Natural dyes are applied with mordants, and the metal salts commonly used for the purpose differ substantially in environmental burden: copper salts in particular are toxic to aquatic life and are discharged in dyehouse ...

The project investigates the creative and economic potential of fusing traditional Sri Lankan cultural heritage with modern urban streetwear aesthetics, to address the critical decline of local textile crafts, such as ...