Making robots more perceptive
Lehigh University's Nader Motee is investigating ways to improve robots' awareness and decision-making capabilities, with over $1M in grants from ...
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SwRI wins two R&D 100 Awards
Superhydrophobic coating, direction-finding antenna honored for innovationCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- Dec. 9, 2019 -- Two Southwest Research ...
Metal-organic sponge can convert CO2 into fuel
Associate Prof. Nina Lock from the Department of Engineering has received a grant of DKK 4.3 million (EUR 0.6 mill.) ...
Surface effects affect the distribution of hydrogen in metals
The researchers studied the distribution of hydrogen in metals in the process of standard testing for hydrogen cracking.Credit: Peter the ...
Developing a digital twin
University of Texas and MIT researchers create virtual UAVs that can predict vehicle health, enable autonomous decision-makingCredit: Karen Willcox, UT ...
Pitt engineer Sangyeop Lee receives $500K NSF CAREER Award
Lee will use machine learning to improve energy performance of semiconductors and insulatorsCredit: University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering ...
New ‘hyper glue’ formula developed by UBCO and UVic researchers
Cross-linking technology tightly binds where commercial glues cannotCredit: UBC Okanagan With many of the products we use every day held ...
Mapping the energy transport mechanism of chalcogenide perovskite for solar energy use
Engineers have characterized the thermal energy conversion mechanism in the lattice of an advanced nanomaterial called chalcogenide perovskite and demonstrated ...
An alloy that retains its memory at high temperatures
Material researchCredit: © RUB, Marquard Using computer simulation, Alberto Ferrari calculated a design proposal for a shape memory alloy that ...
Making higher-energy light to fight cancer
Researchers use nontoxic silicon nanocrystals to convert low-energy photons into high-energy ones, bringing scientists closer to developing photodynamic treatments for ...
Material for safer football helmets may reduce head injuries
Credit: HRL Laboratories, LLC. Scientists at the University of California Santa Barbara, HRL Laboratories LLC, and the U.S. Army Research ...
Lehigh University nuclear fusion plasma control expert pursuing global energy goal
Two recently awarded DOE grants fund the work of Eugenio Schuster, who is leading research teams at existing tokamaks that ...
Nuclear reactors with a newly proposed barrier could’ve withstood Chernobyl and Fukushima
Credit: Country of Rosatom In the aftermath of the notorious accidents in the history of nuclear energy at Three Mile ...
Study paves way to better understanding, treatment of arthritis
Credit: Brian Bay, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University research has provided the first complete, cellular-level look ...
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