Technology/Engineering/Computer Science

Credit: YU Shuhong Tuning the light intensity and reducing the concentration of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) in commercial buildings are both crucial to keep indoor people comfortable and healthy. While, the intelligent smart…
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High honorCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington researcher is developing new technology to program 2D materials so they can form complex 3D shapes and motions. Kyungsuk Yum, an assistant professor in the Materials…
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Brain-computer interfaces promise to restore communication for individuals with severe speech and physical impairments. Current brain computer interfaces share many features of high-tech, conventional augmentative and alternative…
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Credit: ICFO The first of ICFO's devices on display will allow customers to monitor their level of exposure to sunlight through a UV sensor. Designed as a flexible, transparent and disposable patch, it connects to a mobile device and…
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New citizen science project From Diamond Light Source seeks to train AI to identify virus particlesCredit: Diamond Light Source, 2019 Today sees the launch of an innovative Citizen Science Project by Diamond Light Source, the UK's…
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Collaborating on the development of Texture brings eLife a step closer to its open-source, end-to-end publisher workflow eLife has announced today its investment in the development of Texture - an open-source toolset for the editing and…
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Funded by the EU and coordinated by IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, WeDraw produced serious games, where mathematical concepts are associated with sounds and movements. More than 200 teachers and 100 children were involved in Italy, UK…
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Two Clemson University researchers receive R01 grantsCredit: Clemson University Valentine's Day is a time to celebrate love and romance, but the holiday has also become an opportunity to promote heart health, a tradition that continues as…
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Although magnetic nanoparticles are being used more and more in cell imaging and tissue bioengineering, what happens to them within stem cells in the long term remained undocumented. Researchers from CNRS, the Sorbonne Université, and…
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Cost-effective biosensor provides immediate and accurate resultsCredit: UBC Okanagan A handheld 'tricorder' that can test for biological contamination in real-time has been the dream of science fiction fans for decades. And UBC Okanagan…
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Non-invasive imaging technique could greatly enhance cancer therapiesCredit: Junjie Yao, Duke University Measuring a fever is usually pretty simple: place a thermometer under a patient's tongue and get an accurate temperature reading…
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Using biomedical modelling, researchers at TU Wien have developed a completely new type of wheelchair; specially designed handles make the drive more efficient and ergonomicCredit: TU Wien Anyone who thinks that a wheelchair is a simple…
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Coating could reduce the flammability of the polyurethane foam used in a variety of household furnitureCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering Texas A&M University researchers are developing a new kind of…
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Credit: Matt Ondeck and Jesse Placone A study provides new insight into how the stiffening of breast tissue plays a role in breast cancer development. By examining how mammary cells respond in a stiffness-changing hydrogel, bioengineers at…
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