Science

July 25, 2019

Syracuse researchers join forces to identify chemical composition of plastic artifacts

Credit: Syracuse University Syracuse University Libraries' Special Collection Research Center (SCRC) and the Department of Chemistry in the College of...

Transforming waste heat into clean energy

Researchers use supercomputers to explore new materials for thermoelectric generationCredit: Ruben de Rijcke, Creative Commons Do you feel the warmth...

New inspection process freezes parts in ice

University of Cincinnati engineer Francesco Simonetti came up with a process he calls cryoultrasonics to detect flaws in manufactured parts.Credit:...

Grant to provide computational modeling support for hypersonic vehicles

Purdue-affiliated HySonic Technologies LLC receives $140,000 grantCredit: (Purdue Research Foundation image/Hope Sale) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - HySonic Technologies LLC, which...

SwRI using drones with machine learning to automate methane leak detection

DOE NETL funding research of gas leak detection using infrared cameras on dronesCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- May...

Brain mapping: New technique reveals how information is processed

Optical fibers, ultra-high-field MRIs enable scientists to view brain connections Scientists have discovered a new method for quickly and efficiently...

Half a face enough for recognition technology

UK researchers achieve 100 percent recognition rates for half and three-quarter faces Facial recognition technology works even when only half...

Army research may be used to treat cancer, heal combat wounds

Credit: Courtesy Advanced Computing Center, The University of Texas at Austin RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (May 1, 2019) - Army...

Do additives help the soil?

UBCO scientist suggests nature knows what's bestCredit: UBC Okanagan A UBC researcher is using her latest study to question whether...

Searching for lost WWII-era uranium cubes from Germany

University of Maryland researchers are piecing together what exactly happened to hundreds of cubes of uranium from a secretive and...

Genetic testing has a data problem; New software can help

Credit: Purdue University/Aritra Bose In recent years, the market for direct-to-consumer genetic testing has exploded. The number of people who...

Cryptographic breakthrough helps spies to shake hands

Matchmaking encryption can provide intelligence agencies and media organizations completely secure and private communications When spies meet, they use secret...

University of Houston students, alumni earn prestigious NSF graduate research fellowships

Recipients pursue varied fields from augmented reality to history of MarsCredit: University of Houston Six current and former University of...

First human germline gene editing was deeply flawed science, Chinese experts argue