Tag: Technology/Engineering/Computer Science

A team led by NYU Tandon creates a means to track how 'pod people' manipulate social media popularity through reciprocity ...

Rice engineers: Make wastewater drinkable again

Model shows recycling could dramatically slash cities' need for fresh water resourcesCredit: Lu Liu/Rice University HOUSTON - (April 27, 2020) ...

NASA catches formation and final fate of Eastern Pacific’s Tropical Depression 1E

Credit: NASA/NRL The Eastern Pacific Ocean's hurricane season may not officially start until mid-May, but the first tropical cyclone of ...

Harnessing the power of gallium nitride and machine learning

$2.5 million project will develop compact power conversion systemsCredit: University of Houston Military installations, especially on ships and aircraft, require ...

Open access hardware & 3D printing can help tackle demand for health supplies

Local communities could use open access hardware to help alleviate the burden of COVID-19 on global health systems, according to ...

Virtual and augmented reality: warnings about the ethical dangers

Limits between reality and virtual experiencesCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Research on virtual reality started in the eighties, but it is ...

Development of a new ventilator prototype for the ICU against COVID-19

Collaboration between UC3M and Hospital Gregorio MarañónCredit: UC3M Researchers and technicians from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and ...

Personalized nutrition smart patch to reduce diabetes risk

In development: World-first personalized nutrition wearableCredit: Nutromics A wearable smart patch will deliver precision data to help people personalise their ...

Translating family planning and STI guidelines into computerized clinical decision support

New methodologies and tools may be applicable to additional global health concernsCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Regenstrief Institute has propelled ...

Maryland engineers open door to big new library of tiny nanoparticles

A new study expands the landscape of nanomaterials -- and what we can do with themCredit: Yang et al. The ...

Catalyst opens door to more efficient, environmentally friendly ethylene production

Credit: Fanxing Li, NC State University A research team led by North Carolina State University has engineered a new catalyst ...

Researchers solve ‘link discovery’ problem for terahertz data networks

Credit: Mittleman Lab / Knightly Lab PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- When someone opens a laptop, a router can quickly locate it ...

Adsorbent material developed with PET bottles for the removal of antibiotics from water

High-purity organic ligand was extracted from PET waste bottles and used to develop a high-efficiency adsorbent. The material maintained its ...

Inexpensive, portable detector identifies pathogens in minutes

Credit: Graphic courtesy Brian Cunningham CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Most viral test kits rely on labor- and time-intensive laboratory preparation and ...

Searchable atlases of 3D images will offer new tool for researchers, clinicians

David Mayerich wins CAREER award to build 'google maps' for whole-organ imagingCredit: University of Houston Researchers at the University of ...

SPIE to launch new Journal of Optical Microsystems in January, and JM3 to be renamed

The Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS to become two distinct journalsCredit: SPIE BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA - SPIE, the international ...

Argonne scientists fashion new class of X-ray detector

Credit: Dave Tsai/Los Alamos New perovskite-based detectors can sense X-rays over a broad energy range. Getting an X-ray at the ...

Engineers share 3D-printed ventilator adapter design to help during COVID-19 pandemic

Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY -- Engineers at Binghamton University, State University of New York ...

Sensors woven into a shirt can monitor vital signs

Comfortable, form-fitting garments could be used to remotely track patients' healthCredit: MIT Media Lab CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT researchers have ...

Researchers rebuild the bridge between neuroscience and artificial intelligence