Tag: Technology/Engineering/Computer Science

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a night-time image ...

Army researchers earn patent for secure communications invention

Credit: (Jason Edwards) Army researchers have been awarded a patent for inventing a practical method for Army wireless devices to ...

UMD researchers identify structure of blue whirls

Discovered in 2016, the phenomenon could lead to improved oil spill remediation and provide a source of clean energy from ...

Perovskite and organic solar cells prove successful on a rocket flight in space

New solar cells for spaceCredit: Wei Chen / TUM Perovskite and organic solar cells are promising options for future generations ...

New super-resolution method reveals fine details without constantly needing to zoom in

Credit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering Since the early 1930s, electron microscopy has provided unprecedented access to the alien ...

Swallowing this colonoscopy-like bacteria grabber could reveal secrets about your health

Credit: Purdue University photo/Mark Simons Your gut bacteria could say a lot about you, such as why you're diabetic or ...

Improving treatment of spinal cord injuries

Osmotic therapy device reduces swelling to prevent secondary injuries in ratsCredit: Victor Rodgers/UC Riverside When injured, the spinal cord swells, ...

JHU robotic system remotely controls ventilators in COVID-19 patient rooms

Device could save on PPE and restore more time for patient careCredit: Will Kirk, Johns Hopkins University A new robotic ...

NASA finds hurricane Elida’s eye covered

Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA's Aqua satellite obtained visible imagery of ...

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite finds a stubborn tropical depression 06W

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Depression 06W has been around for days, ...

Soldiers could teach future robots how to outperform humans

Credit: U.S. Army photo ADELPHI, Md. -- In the future, a Soldier and a game controller may be all that's ...

NSF CAREER award to study engineering pathways for Appalachian youth

Credit: Virginia Tech Jacob Grohs believes that teachers and their school systems, universities, and companies are uniquely positioned to come ...

A quick, cost-effective method to track the spread of COVID-19

Through untreated wastewaterCredit: Warish Ahmed et al., Science of The Total Environment, June 5, 2020 A group of researchers have ...

Flipping a metabolic switch to slow tumor growth

Credit: University of California San Diego The enzyme serine palmitoyl-transferase can be used as a metabolically responsive "switch" that decreases ...

Upcycling plastic waste toward sustainable energy storage

Simple process transforms PET plastic into a nanomaterial for energy storageCredit: Mihri Ozkan & Cengiz Ozkan/UC Riverside What if you ...

Security gap allows eavesdropping on mobile phone calls

Credit: RUB, Marquard Calls via the LTE mobile network, also known as 4G, are encrypted and should therefore be tap-proof. ...

Scientists identify hundreds of drug candidates to treat COVID-19

UC Riverside researchers used a powerful machine-learning approach to screen millions of chemicals to find suitable candidatesCredit: L. Duka. RIVERSIDE, ...

KERI creates a super-high-resolution nano display based on the 3D printing close to virtual reality

Demonstrate the production of 3D structure in 620nm pixels with over 50 times higher resolution than that of 8K QLED ...

Molecular additives enhance mechanical properties of organic solar cell material

Computational experiments on semiconducting polymers show under harsh loading conditions -- stretching and compression - the addition of small molecules ...

What violin synchronization can teach us about better networking in complex times