New technique allows real-time microscopy at high heat and loading
Credit: North Carolina State University Researchers have demonstrated a technique that allows them to track microscopic changes in metals or ...
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Heat transport can be blocked more effectively with a more optimized holey nanostructure
Credit: University of Jyvaskyla/Ilari Maasilta The group of professor Ilari Maasilta at the Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä specializes on ...
Dual-polarization radars for forecasting heavy rainfall in China: Research and development
Credit: Gang Chen China is an example of a country that suffers severe damage caused by high-impact weather and accompanying ...
Development of 3D particle model for single particles in battery electrodes
Development of 3D electrochemical model to improve battery energy density and efficiency of electric vehiclesCredit: DGIST A model that can ...
The UC3M programs a humanoid robot to communicate in sign language
Credit: UC3M For a robot to be able to "learn" sign language, it is necessary to combine different areas of ...
Secure data protection in the new internet of things
Computer scientists are developing precision tools and infrastructureCredit: Harald Krieg The core idea of the team headed by Magdeburg project ...
Problematic smartphone use linked to poorer grades, alcohol misuse, more sexual partners
Study finds 1 in 5 university students affected by problematic smartphone use A survey of more than 3,400 university students ...
Thought experiment: Switzerland without fossil fuels. Can that succeed?
How do we transform our energy system sustainably? If we want to get rid of fossil fuels nationwide, there is ...
Quantum satellite combines art with science
The National University of Singapore's scientific satellite brings into space a message from The Golden Record 2.0, a play written ...
Transformed tobacco fields could cuts costs for medical proteins
Credit: John Munson, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - A new Cornell University-led study describes the first successful rearing of engineered ...
Researchers discover semiconducting nanotubes that form spontaneously
Credit: EPFL If scientists could find a way to control the process for making semiconductor components on a nanometric scale, ...
Unlocking magnetic properties for future faster, low-energy spintronics
Australian collaboration combines theory, experimental expertise: Spintronic applications promise faster, more efficient computing; new magnetic properties of 2D Fe3GeTe2 (FGT) ...
Do passengers prefer autonomous vehicles driven like machines or like humans?
Research finds that 'peeking round' corners provides answers Passenger and pedestrian confidence and acceptance will be key to the future ...
Simple ‘smart’ glass reveals the future of artificial vision
Credit: Photo by Sam Million-Weaver MADISON -- The sophisticated technology that powers face recognition in many modern smartphones someday could ...
Robot uses machine learning to harvest lettuce
Credit: University of Cambridge A vegetable-picking robot that uses machine learning to identify and harvest a commonplace, but challenging, agricultural ...
‘Eyes’ for the autopilot
Successful automatic landing with vision assisted navigation Automatic landings have long been standard procedure for commercial aircraft. While major airports ...
Camera brings unseen world to light
Portable polarization-sensitive camera could be used in machine vision, autonomous vehicles, security, atmospheric chemistry and moreCredit: Harvard SEAS When the ...
Are self-driving cars really the answer for older drivers?
With more of us living longer, driving is becoming increasingly important in later life, helping us to stay independent, socially ...
Collision course: Amateur astronomers play a part in efforts to keep space safe
Credit: Dstl Heavy traffic is commonplace on Earth but now congestion is becoming an increasing problem in space. With over ...
Researchers save images not with a microchip, but with metabolites
Small molecules can encode data from an image and be read with over 98 percent accuracyWriting and reading data encoded ...
