Microbial manufacturing: Genetic engineering breakthrough for urban farming
New research of MIT's Research Enterprise in Singapore's IRG, DiSTAP, revolutionises the creation of genetic material, enabling drastically accelerated development ...
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Supercomputers use graphics processors to solve longstanding turbulence question
Credit: Thomas Angus / Imperial College London Advanced simulations have solved a problem in turbulent fluid flow that could lead ...
Smaller class size means more success for women in STEM
ITHACA, N.Y. - A new study demonstrates that increasing class size has the largest negative impact on female participation in ...
TRACER: Sailors use augmented-reality to train for combat
Credit: John F. Williams The Sailors file into the room, their weapons ready and their adrenaline flowing. They operate as ...
BU researchers say special mapping brain cells could inspire smarter self-driving vehicles
Could rat brains hold the secret to giving cars, robots better navigational skills? In a study published in Nature Communications, ...
What do dragonflies teach us about missile defense?
Credit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Be grateful you're not on a dragonfly's diet. You might be a fruit ...
Closing the terahertz gap: Tiny laser is an important step toward new sensors
Credit: Sterczewski et al. In a major step toward developing portable scanners that can rapidly measure molecules in pharmaceuticals or ...
Suomi NPP satellite sees Tropical Depression Dalila fading
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible image of weakening Tropical Depression Dalila in the Eastern Pacific ...
Designed protein switch allows unprecedented control over living cells
From modifying gene expression to cell signaling, dynamic designer proteins may usher in a new era of synthetic biologyCredit: UW ...
NASA’s Terra sees the end of Atlantic Tropical Depression 3
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview The third tropical depression of the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season didn't last long. NASA's Terra satellite ...
Penn engineers’ ‘LADL’ uses light to serve up on-demand genome folding
Credit: University of Pennsylvania Every cell in your body has a copy of your genome, tightly coiled and packed into ...
KDD teams tap advanced data science to tackle societal challenges
Prizes offered for innovative solutions to problems including transportation, malariaCredit: KDD KDD 2019, the premier interdisciplinary data science conference, announced ...
Scientists use phone movement to predict personality types
New research reveals how patterns of mobile phone movement say a lot about your personality typeCredit: RMIT University RMIT University ...
Springer Nature publishes study for a CERN next generation circular collider
Conceptual design report outlines the designs for powerful particle colliders that can inaugurate the post Large Hadron Collider (LHC) - ...
NEC Laboratories Europe and IMDEA Networks launch Joint Research Unit in 5G technologies
The strategic partnership will result in collaborative work on R&D projectsCredit: © IMDEA Networks Institute IMDEA Networks Institute (Madrid, Spain) ...
Valleytronics core theory for future high-efficiency semiconductor technology
DGIST discovered the core theory of valleytronics that will lead high-efficiency next generation semiconductor technologyCredit: DGIST DGIST research team discovered ...
Ultrathin transistors for faster computer chips
An important breakthrough in transistor technology has been achieved at TU Wien: With the help of novel insulators, high-quality transistors ...
30,000+ US lives could be saved by reducing air pollution levels below current standard
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering PITTSBURGH--Research findings from the Center for Air Quality, Climate, and Energy Solutions (CACES) ...
KIST-Stanford team develops new material for wearable devices able to restore conductivity
KIST-Stanford University team develops new material for wearable devices that can self-heal and recover its original electrical conductivity even after ...
Marrying science, math and humanities: WVU faculty to research ‘holistic engineering’
Credit: West Virginia University MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- If you're an engineer, you can probably build a bridge or a car or ...
