Tag: Technology/Engineering/Computer Science

Army researchers test human-like robotsCredit: US Army photo ADELPHI, Md. -- Army researchers tested ground robots performing military-style exercises, much ...

Computer model helps make sense of human memory

Credit: OIST Brains are a mazy network of overlapping circuits -- some pathways encourage activity while others suppress it. While ...

SUTD physicists unlock the mystery of thermionic emission in graphene

SUTD researchers discover a new theory that paves the way for the design of better graphene electronics and energy converters.Credit: ...

UTA computer scientist leading effort to ensure quality, credibility of information

The battle against 'fake news'Credit: UT Arlington As claims of "fake news" proliferate, checking the truthfulness of information becomes more ...

New photovoltaic research partnership spans countries, disciplines

USA, Ireland and Northern Ireland to shine new light on solar technologiesCredit: Marco-Alexis Chaira, Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona, Oct. ...

New bioinformatics hub at UChicago enables next-gen infectious disease research

NIH-funded resource merges pathogen databases and adds AI capabilitiesCredit: PATRIC/University of Chicago The most valuable weapon against the next deadly ...

New metasurface design can control optical fields in three dimensions

Credit: Alan Zhan/University of Washington A team led by scientists at the University of Washington has designed and tested a ...

NUS scientist designs ‘express courier service’ for immune cells

Novel technique could significantly enhance DNA-based cancer immunotherapyCredit: Melosh Lab Immunotherapy is a promising cancer treatment that uses genetically modified ...

The fast dance of electron spins

Chemists investigate the interactions of metal complexes and lightCredit: © Sebastian Mai When a molecule is hit by light, in ...

A breath test for opioids

Credit: Cristina Davis, UC Davis A test to detect opioid drugs in exhaled breath has been developed by engineers and ...

Hurricane hero: EMILY vehicle a successful partnership between navy, industry

Credit: (Photo courtesy of Hydronalix) ARLINGTON, Va.--Last month--a day after Hurricane Dorian finished lashing Abaco Island in the Bahamas--a chaotic ...

NASA finds a transitioning cyclone Mitag filling the sea of Japan

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA's Terra satellite passed over the Sea of ...

NASA sees Post-tropical Cyclone Lorenzo affecting Ireland

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA's Terra satellite passed over the eastern North ...

Researchers to develop ‘intelligent spinal interface’ with $6.3 million in DARPA funding

Credit: Nick Dentamaro / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Supported with a new grant of $6.3 million from the U.S. ...

The American Institute of Physics announces 2019 Science Communication Award winners

Diverse selection of 2019 Science Communication Award-winning literature includes works on animal-inspired robotics, the far reaches of outer space, climate ...

NASA finds Mitag’s areas of heavy rainfall over Korean Peninsula

Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Storm Mitag was dropping heavy rainfall along coastal areas of South Korea and lighter rainfall over the ...

OSU researcher using miniature cars to help advance autonomous vehicle safety

Credit: Hannah O'Leary, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - An autonomous systems expert at Oregon State University is helping to ...

NASA examines extra-tropical large Lorenzo’s rainfall

Credit: Credit: NASA/JAXA/NRL Lorenzo is still at hurricane force in the eastern North Atlantic has now transitioned to an extra-tropical ...

Stanford-made exhibit plunges people in the world of microbes

Credit: ©Exploratorium, www.exploratorium.edu Wandering through the exhibits of the Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco in spring 2018, visitors had ...

Battling BPA with biofilms