The 18th edition of INGENIUS, the university's science and technology journal, is now available with many new interesting articles, national and international contributions about current issues of innovation and development worldwide.

In order to guarantee the quality of its scientific articles, INGENIUS has strengthened its scientific council with a team of 33 researchers who hold a PhD degree and are renowned in their scientific field.

Additionally, INGENIUS has a reviewing team of over 200 researchers with PhD degrees who belong to 60 research centers and universities from around the world from countries like Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Uruguay, Italy, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, USA and Ecuador.

Currently, INGENIUS is indexed to 10 databases and systems of scientific information worldwide. It is also available in 63 catalogs of international university libraries. 

This issue presents interesting research such as the study of the influence of the opening of windows and the speed of circulation in the aerodynamics of a tourism vehicle, whose contribution gives guidelines to improve efficiency in fuel consumption and reduce environmental pollution.

The new edition also includes research in the field of materials, automation and control, with innovative developments such as the paper that suggests the design of an early warning system for tsunamis for Ecuador based on satellite terminals. In this issue INGENIUS publishes works from Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador.

Read INGENIUS N° 18