Tag: Technology/Engineering/Computer Science

Credit: Mackenzie Leake Stanford University computer science graduate student Mackenzie Leake has been quilting since age 10, but she never ...

Shoot better drone videos with a single word

Research from robotics Ph.D. maps emotions to robotic behaviorCredit: Carnegie Mellon University The pros make it look easy, but making ...

Scientists discover new approach to stabilize cathode materials

Chemists studied an elusive material property, called a valence gradient effect, confirming its ability to stabilize high-nickel-content cathodes for next-generation ...

New tech predicts chemotherapy effectiveness after one treatment

Early prediction of treatment efficacy may help improve quality of life for people with breast cancerCredit: (Quing Zhu lab) While ...

Let’s talk about the elephant in the data

Credit: Ben Wigler/CSHL, 2021 You would not be surprised to see an elephant in the savanna or a plate in ...

Wearable accelerometer and vibrator ‘thimble’ could reduce falls amongst seniors

Researchers have developed a device using accelerometers and vibrators, similar to those found in mobile phones, that can be worn ...

New project aims to digitize astrophysical literature

Credit: Jill Naiman Jill Naiman, teaching assistant professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, ...

‘Floating’ microgrids: Optimizing naval ships’ power systems

Lehigh University electrical and computer engineering researcher Wenxin Liu awarded two ONR grants--totaling $900,000--for algorithmic design and hardware experimentation that ...

Printing a better microgrid

New research shows particle-free silver microgrid outperforms other flexible high-performance transparent electrodesCredit: Randal McKenzie / LAMP Lab The future of ...

Similarity of legs, wheels, tracks suggests target for energy-efficient robots

Credit: U.S. Army Photo ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - A new formula from Army scientists is leading to new insights ...

The powerhouse future is flexoelectric

'Giant flexoelectricity' breakthrough in soft elastomers paves way for improved robots and self-powered pacemakersCredit: University of Houston Researchers have demonstrated ...

NIH supports mathematical optimization of tumor treatment

Research aims to reduce side effects of radiation therapy for head and neck cancerCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (June 2, ...

Anyone can get super-hearing

New audio technique can track bats in flight and help localise sources of ultrasonic soundCredit: Ville Pulkki/Aalto University Humans can ...

Hexagonal boron nitride’s remarkable toughness unmasked

2D material resists cracking and description by century-old theory of fracture mechanicsCredit: Image courtesy of J. Lou/Rice University HOUSTON - ...

Nanomaterials with laser printing

New laser-driven methodCredit: Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces In the journal Nature Communications, an interdisciplinary team from the ...

A speedy trial: What it takes to be the fastest land predator

Researchers from Japan develop and validate a model exploring the dynamics governing high-speed movement in cheetahsCredit: Image courtesy: Tomoya Kamimura ...

Better endurance and reliable data retention: A new STT-MRAM Quad technology

Credit: IEEE & Tohoku University Professor Tetsuo Endoh's Group at Tohoku University's Center for Innovative Integrated Electronics has announced a ...

World’s smallest, best acoustic amplifier emerges from 50-year-old hypothesis