Future hypersonics could be artificially intelligent
Sandia to lead academic coalition to develop autonomy for aerospaceCredit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A test launch for ...
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Tiny, fast, accurate technology on the radar
Credit: © 2019 KAUST Radar technology has been used for decades in aviation, defense and speed-camera technology. Now, a team ...
New concept for novel fire extinguisher in space
Vacuum Extinguish Method (VEM): A fire extinguisher in space environmentsCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. A ...
U-M study: ‘Induced’ driving miles could overwhelm potential energy-saving benefits of self-driving
ANN ARBOR--The benefits of self-driving cars will likely induce vehicle owners to drive more, and those extra miles could partially ...
UTSA faculty receive $2 million in CAREER Awards to advance research
Credit: The University of Texas at San Antonio (San Antonio, April 16, 2019) - Four University of Texas at San ...
Harnessing microorganisms for smart microsystems
Vorticella autonomously converts its linear motion to rotationCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. A research team ...
New research adds to work of Prandtl, father of modern aerodynamics
Pitt's Inanc Senocak and postdoc Cheng-Nian Xiao publish findings in Journal of Fluid MechanicsCredit: Inanc Senocak PITTSBURGH (April 11, 2019) ...
Healing glove reaches major milestone, earns national recognition
Credit: University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute The revolutionary bioengineered healing glove created by researchers at the University of ...
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 ...
A Jetsons future? Assessing the role of flying cars in sustainable mobility
Credit: Dave Brenner/University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability ANN ARBOR--In the 1960s animated sitcom The Jetsons, George Jetson ...
Engineers develop concept for hybrid heavy-duty trucks
Long-haul trucks with electric motors combined with gas-alcohol engines could slash pollution levels and greenhouse gases. Heavy-duty trucks, such as ...
SwRI develops robotic machine vision solution for shiny objects
Open-source ROS2 for intelligent parts reconstruction on display at Automate 2019 in Chicago SAN ANTONIO -- April 8, 2019 -- ...
SwRI and GE design and operate the highest temperature sCO2 turbine in the world
Powerful, desk-sized 10 MWe industrial turbine operates at 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit to improve electricity productionCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO ...
Laying the ground for robotic strategies in environmental protection
Sheet pile driving robot autonomously builds erosion barriers from interlocking metal sheets in natural terrain, and robot swarms could be ...