Tag: Technology/Engineering/Computer Science

Researchers use models and experiments to guide and harness transition waves in multi-stable mechanical structuresCredit: Bertoldi Lab/Harvard SEAS If you've ...

Rare-earth element material could produce world’s smallest transistors

Credit: Photo Credit: Purdue University JingKai Qin and PaiYing Liao RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- A material from a rare ...

NASA examines Tropical Storm Uesi’s heavy rainfall

Credit: NASA/JAXA/NRL NASA analyzed Tropical Storm Uesi's rainfall and found moderate to heavy rainfall around the storm's center and in ...

Is it hemp or marijuana? New scanner gives instant answer

A handheld spectrometer quickly determines the level of THC in cannabis plantsCredit: Image courtesy of Dmitry Kurouski Hemp is technically ...

NASA analyzes ex-Tropical Cyclone Damien’s rainfall in Western Australia

Credit: Credit: NASA/JAXA/NRL Tropical Cyclone Damien made landfall on Feb. 9 along the northern Pilbara coast of Western Australia. On ...

Powering the future: Smallest all-digital circuit opens doors to 5 nm next-gen semiconductor

Credit: Kenichi Okada Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Socionext Inc. have designed the world's smallest all-digital ...

DNA-like material could bring even smaller transistors

Credit: University of Texas at Dallas/Qingxiao Wang and Moon Kim WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Computer chips use billions of tiny ...

Feds back Rice computer scientist’s security strategy

Ang Chen wins prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER AwardCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 10, 2020) - Ang Chen, an ...

Alcoholism in the family affects how your brain switches between active and resting states

Credit: James Steinberg WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- You don't have to be a drinker for your brain to be affected ...

NASA analyzes tropical cyclone Damien’s water vapor concentration

Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean on Feb. 7, it gathered water vapor ...

41 finalists named for the 2020 Hertz fellowships

The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation today announced 41 finalists for the 2020 Hertz Fellowship in applied science, mathematics, and ...

Novel techniques for mining patented gene therapies offer promising treatment options

Credit: Marxa Figueiredo/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The global gene therapy market is expected to reach $13 billion by ...

Simple, solar-powered water desalination

System achieves new level of efficiency in harnessing sunlight to make fresh potable water from seawater.Credit: Image courtesy of Lenan ...

Developing DNA extraction technology to combat illegal timber trade

Credit: Virginia Tech Eli Vlaisavljevich, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics in Virginia Tech's College of Engineering, has received a ...

Next generation of greenhouses may be fully solar powered

Credit: Brendan O'Connor, NC State University Many greenhouses could become energy neutral by using see-through solar panels to harvest energy ...

Oligomers observed mimicking the combination of DNA strands: Study

Credit: Monash University An international research team have for the first time observed dynamic covalent oligomers mimicking the combination of ...

Professor Su Guaning, President Emeritus of NTU Singapore, elected to the United States National Academy