Tag: Technology/Engineering/Computer Science

Credit: Credit: JAXA/Jason West, NASA EOSDIS One of NASA's satellites that can measure the rate in which rainfall is occurring ...

NASA finds Tropical Storm Irondro’s heavy rainfall displaced

Credit: NASA/JAXA/NRL NASA analyzed Tropical Storm Irondro's rainfall and found heaviest rainfall was being pushed far southeast of the center ...

Supporting organizations to quickly respond to the Covid-19 pandemic

Credit: African Academy of Sciences "In this global crisis, it is important for organizations on the frontlines of responding to ...

Making stronger concrete with ‘sewage-enhanced’ steel slag

A by-product of steel making can be used to both treat wastewater and make stronger concreteCredit: RMIT University Researchers have ...

Cranfield University helps create new low-cost, simple ventilators for COVID-19 patients

Credit: Georgia Tech A simple, low-cost Bag Valve Mask (BVM) ventilator to help critically-ill COVID-19 patients has been rapidly designed ...

NASA-NOAA satellite catches Tropical Cyclone Harold develop near Solomon Islands

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern Pacific ...

Making plant protein look and feel more like whole meat

UMass Amherst food scientists awarded grant for innovative approach to improving sensory qualities of plant-based foodCredit: UMass Amherst A team ...

NASA sees tropical cyclone Irondro developing an eye

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview As Tropical Cyclone Irondro continues to move through the Southern Indian Ocean, NASA's Terra satellite saw ...

IRB Barcelona collaborates with Amazon in the development of a computational tool

Credit: IRB Barcelona There are currently more than 10,000 scientific articles related to coronavirus infections. In fact, in recent weeks, ...

Researchers develop a computer simulator that recreates the spread of COVID-19 in Europe

Credit: UC3M A team of Spanish researchers have designed and validated a simulator to enable study of the evolution of ...

ASCE/EMI awards Dan M. Frangopol 2020 Alfred M. Freudenthal Medal

Lehigh University civil engineering professor, life-cycle engineering pioneer recognized with lifetime achievement awardCredit: Lehigh University Dan M. Frangopol, the inaugural ...

Scientists develop ‘backpack’ computers to track wild animals in hard-to-reach habitats

Lightweight wireless network enables precise mapping of bats' social networksCredit: Simon Ripperger COLUMBUS, Ohio - To truly understand an animal ...

NASA finds heavy rain potential in new Tropical Cyclone Irondro

Credit: NASA/NRL NASA analyzed the cloud top temperatures in the newly formed Tropical Cyclone Irondro using infrared light to determine ...

Giant umbrellas shift from convenient canopy to sturdy storm shield

Credit: Mauricio Loyola A storm nears the coast, stirring up wind and waves. Along the boardwalk that lines the beach, ...

Representation of driving behavior as a statistical model

Robo-turtles in fish farms reduce fish stress

Underwater surveillance never looked this cuteCredit: Maarja Kruusmaa A sea cage can hold up to 200000 farmed salmon. If the ...

Penn State engineer developing device that may be able to test for COVID-19

Credit: Gihoon Choi, Penn State A point-of-care testing device that may help diagnose the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is under ...

Pollen measurement system developed at TU Graz analyses fast, cheaply and automatically

Credit: © Nam Cao Pollen: essential for the pollination of many plants, but the bane of allergy sufferers. Pollen warning ...

World record transmission of 172 Tb/s over 2040km distance coupled-3-core multi-core fiber

Credit: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) - A world record for high-capacity, long-haul transmission in standard diameter ...

Cloud-based electronic system may help first responders better react to natural disasters