• Variable sinhala typeface towards responsive design: an exploration 

  Perera, R; Samarawickrama, S [Article-Full-text]

  Variable typography allows designers and programmers to fully leverage the capabilities of Responsive Web Design by modifying or animating the typeface. This study was conducted to analyse and design a dynamic variable ...
• Bibliotherapy in Practice: Initiated a new service at the University System of Sri Lanka 

  Gunawardhana, N [Article-Full-text]

  University education creates a transition period from school education to the real world through the provision of professional knowledge, soft skills, and different experiences. Students learn to deal with challenges, ...
• Adopting Blended Learning Across Built Environment Discipline at State Universities in Sri Lanka During and Beyond COVID-19 Pandemic 

  Pathiranage, I; Thyaparan, M [Article-Full-text]

  Blended learning (BL) is defined as a technology-based teaching system that integrates face-to-face teaching approach with online learning system (Mahaye, 2020, p.2). With the impact of COVID-19 outbreak, the field of ...
• Impact of climate change on workplace safety and health hazard in facilities management 

  Asmone, A [Article-Full-text]

  Annually, 4% of global GDP is lost from accidents in workplaces; through stoppages, interruptions, treatment of injuries, rehabilitation and compensation [1]. Workplace safety and health (WSH) is thus a vital component of ...
• Craft industries and ribbon development: place change along the Colombo-Kandy road, Sri Lanka 

  Ranathunga, G; Wickramarachchi, N; Grodach, C; Karunarathne, V; Ratnayake, R [Article-Full-text]

  The research project started in 2019 and by 2020 had completed the in- depth observation and collected the participatory observation data resources too. According to researchers from Moratuwa University, due to the country ...
• Bolgoda Chat : the founding Dean of Engineering and Architecture 

  Karunathilake, H; Witharana, S [Article-Full-text]

  I obtained my B.Sc. degree from the University of Ceylon, and Prof. Kuruppu was my batch mate. There was only one university those days. My career at the University of Moratuwa started when the newly established Ceylon ...
• Feasibility of Establishing Desalination Plants at the Dry Zones of Sri Lanka 

  Yatawatta, J; Sridarran, P; Thirumal, S [Article-Full-text]

  Water scarcity has already been recognised as a major 21st century global environmental problem [1]. Water scarcity arises when the demand for fresh water in a given domain exceeds the supply. Several nations are quickly ...
• The Bolgoda Ecosystem: A laboratory in the neighbourhood 

  Jayawardena, C; Seneviratne, T [Article-Full-text]

  The Bolgoda wetland complex [Figure: 1] is located on the southwest boundary of the Colombo District and is considered the largest freshwater resource in the Western Province. In detail, Bolgoda (north) Lake and Bolgoda ...
• Towards commercializing the “made in Sri Lanka” Lithium-ion batteries 

  Hewawasam, D; Karunathilake, H; Subasinghe, L; Witharana, S [Article-Full-text]

  Energy plays a crucial role in the human civilization. Today, the whole world is facing an energy crisis with the rising energy demand, fluctuating prices, supply constraints, and environmental concerns. While renewable ...
• Energy performance enhancement in institutional and commercial buildings 

  Ariyaratne, R; Karunathilake, H; Punchihewa, H [Article-Full-text]

  The built environment has been identified as a major contributor to the energy consumption as well as the GHG emissions across the world. Enhancing the energy performance of the building sector is crucial in meeting the ...
• Adapting concept of human-human multimodal interaction in human-robot applications 

  Priyanayana, S; Jayasekara, B; Gopura, R [Article-Full-text]

  Human communication is multimodal in nature. In a normal environment, people use to interact with other humans and with the environment using more than one modality or medium of communication. They speak, use gestures and ...
• Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Fruit Wastes; A Sustainable Panacea for Plastic Crisis! 

  Jayalath, S; Kothalawala, P; De Alwis, A; Keerthisinghe, T; Costa, S; Wijerathna, L [Article-Full-text]

  “White pollution” which is defined as the solid waste generated through the consumption of different types of plastic products, has been identified as a significant global environmental issue threatening the natural ...
• Quills or Featherings? The mechanization of Cinnamon Processing 

  Gunawardhana, D; Gamage, J [Article-Full-text]

  Cinnamon, the dried edible-inner bark of the tree: Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Blume, is an essential spice used around the world. The history of the cinnamon trade goes beyond the 10th century. Since then Sri Lanka is the only ...
• Digitally Enhanced Information and Coordination System for Disaster Preparedness in Sri Lanka 

  Siriwardena, D [Article-Full-text]

  Disaster preparedness is one of the key phases of disaster management that mitigates the impact of hazards and ensures the effective response and recovery. Therefore, enhanced disaster preparedness is imperative to ...
• Pregnancy time : dress for teachers 

  Karunarathne, V; Ranathunga, G [Article-Full-text]

  A study conducted by the ministry of education and fashion design & product development degree course, Department of Textile & Clothing Technology of Moratuwa University, estimates that out of the approximately 236,000 ...
• Recycling and reusing electronic waste (E-Waste) as a potential emerging business : a consumer perception 

  Kavirathna, V; Perera, B; Fernando, N; Amanullah, M; Dassanayake, S [Article-Full-text]

  The repaid generation of e-Waste in the Sri Lanka urban context has the potential to support the national circular economy. The generation of e-waste is unavoidable in the rapidly developing technology sector. E-waste is ...
• Investigating various solution techniques for real-world vehicle routing problems 

  Fernando, M; Thibbotuwawa, A; Perera, N [Article-Full-text]

  Operations research (OR) is a field of study that employs analytical techniques to improve decision-making. The field of OR can help you make better decisions in a variety of fields, including manufacturing, transportation, ...
• Exploration for rare earth elements (REES) in different geological formations of Sri Lanka and their recovery potential 

  Batapola, N; Ratnayake, N; Abeysinghe, B; Premasiri, R; Rohitha, S; Dushyantha, N; Ilankoon, S; Dissanayake, K; Dharmaratne, P [Article-Full-text]

  Rare earth elements (REEs) are widely attracting global attention due to their crucial role in the modern lifestyle, especially in the industrial advancement towards a green economy through renewable technologies. This ...
• RPA success remains a non-trivial endeavor 

  Piyatilake, A; Thibbotuwawa, A; De Silva, M [Article-Full-text]

  Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is becoming an integral part of today’s businesses that compete in more dynamic business environments. RPA is a technology that enables organisations to automate rule-based and repetitive ...
• Understanding the income profile of the elderly in Sri Lanka 

  Shyama, C; De Silva, T [Article-Full-text]

  While Sri Lanka’s experience of population ageing is closer to that of a developed country, the level of income at which this is happening is much lower. Therefore, ensuring the welfare of the elderly is and will be a ...

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