‘Deep learning’ casts wide net for novel 2D materials
Rice U. engineers show faster techniques to model atom-flat materials for bottom-up designCredit: Prabhas Hundi/Rice University HOUSTON - (April 10, ...
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A dust-up: Microbes interact with harmful chemicals in dust
Microbes in household dust can break down harmful chemicals, study shows COLUMBUS, Ohio--The dust that settles throughout our homes and ...
UTSA tapped by NASA to help build homes on the moon and Mars
Credit: Photo courtesy of UTSA (San Antonio, Apr. 10, 2019) -- The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has ...
Wipes labeled as ‘flushable’ wreak havoc on household plumbing and municipal sewers
Thinking twice about what you flush away may help you save money, and the environment. Today, Ryerson University released a ...
Graphene coating could help prevent lithium battery fires
Credit: Reza Shahbazian-Yassar. Lithium batteries are what allow electric vehicles to travel several hundred miles on one charge. Their capacity ...
Using bacteria to protect roads from deicer deterioration
Drexel researchers test bacteria-laden concrete mix to prevent potholes caused by road saltCredit: Drexel University Tiny bacteria could soon be ...
New quick-fix wrap by NTU and JTC can repair and reinforce existing structures
Credit: NTU Singapore By protecting concrete pillars with a ready-to-stick wrap developed by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and ...
Pitt faculty awarded NSF RAPID grant to study local water system anti-corrosion treatment
PITTSBURGH (April 5, 2019) -- Two professors at the University of Pittsburgh received an NSF Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grant ...
Researchers uncover hidden deicer risks affecting bridge health
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Common magnesium chloride deicers used on roadways and bridges around the U.S. may be doing ...
Polythene films strong as aluminum could be used for windows, screens and phones
New technique to make transparent polythene films as strong as aluminum that could be used in impact resistant glazing, windscreens, ...
New way of designing systems against correlated disruptions uses negative probability
Credit: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. In March of 2011, a powerful earthquake off ...
Four Pitt engineering faculty capture more than $2 million in total 2019 NSF CAREER awards
Credit: Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH (March 28, 2019) ... Four faculty members from the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School ...
Cities under pressure
Cities to swelter as planners face unenviable trade-off between tackling climate change and quality of life, new research has shown. ...
Cities rethink parking as ride-hailing grows and parking revenue declines
Uber and Lyft are shifting parking demand in major US cities, and researchers believe it's a good thingCredit: Photo by ...
Test center to bring tidal technology on stream at high speed
Credit: Fergus Cuthill A £2.4 million engineering research facility will seek to speed the development of materials and structures for ...
Trembling aspen leaves could save future Mars rovers
Credit: University of Warwick Researchers at the University of Warwick have been inspired by the unique movement of trembling aspen ...
UTA researcher designing sustainable practices for small gold-mining communities
Responsible miningCredit: UT Arlington Artisanal and small-scale gold mining is a way of life for many small towns in Colombia ...
Driving innovation at 21st Century Energy Transition Symposium, April 1-2
8th annual symposium co-hosted by the Colorado Energy Research Collaboratory and the Energy Institute at Colorado State University Colorado Gov. ...
Researchers of Russia and Finland to create a unique wind turbine for the Arctic
Researchers develop energy-efficient installations based on the use of wind power to supply consumers in the ArcticCredit: https://pixabay.com/ (free) Peter ...
UTA civil engineer would fuse data methods to determine more accurate numbers
Bicycle dataCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington civil engineering assistant professor is exploring data fusion techniques that ...
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