The world’s first high-intensity laser pulses shaped like a corkscrew
NSF funds UC San Diego plan to generate -- and study -- the world's first high-intensity laser pulses shaped like ...
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Mechanical vibration generated by electron spins
A new way to deliver a force to drive micro mechanicsCredit: Kazuya Harii Micro mechanical elements are indispensable components of ...
Quantum technology R&D program between Ben-Gurion University, IDF and US Defense Departments
BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL...July 2, 2019 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) announces that it is pursuing joint research and development ...
How you and your friends can play a video game together using only your minds
Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington Telepathic communication might be one step closer to reality thanks to new research from the ...
When kinetics and thermodynamics should play together
How the salinity of water affects calcium carbonate nucleationCredit: Washington University in St. Louis The formation of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) ...
Inflatable decelerator will hitch a ride on the JPSS-2 satellite
Credit: NASA's Langley Research Center An inflatable decelerator technology that could one day help humans land on Mars will fly ...
Location-based data can provide insights for business decisions
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Data from social commerce websites can provide essential information to business owners before they make decisions that ...
Scientists track the source of the ‘Uncanny Valley’ in the brain
Scientists have identified mechanisms in the human brain that could help explain the phenomenon of the 'Uncanny Valley' - the ...
Machine detection of human-object interaction in images and videos
Credit: Virginia Tech Jia-Bin Huang, assistant professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a faculty member ...
NASA finds winds tore Tropical Storm 04W apart
Credit: NASA/NRL Visible imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite showed Tropical Cyclone 04W had been torn apart from wind shear in ...
NASA looks at Tropical Storm Barbara’s heavy rainfall
Credit: NASA/JAXA/NRL Tropical Storm Barbara formed on Sunday, June 30 in the Eastern Pacific Ocean over 800 miles from the ...
Catheters: Big source of infection, but often overlooked
ANN ARBOR--Indwelling devices like catheters cause roughly 25% of hospital infections, but ongoing efforts to reduce catheter use and misuse ...
MiLiQuant: Putting quantum technology into practice
Collaboration of businesses and universities aims to transfer technology from the lab scale to practical industrial applicationsCredit: photo/©: Arne Wickenbrock ...
A cold-tolerant electrolyte for lithium-metal batteries emerges in San Diego
New twist in the race to replace the graphite anode for better rechargeable batteriesCredit: UC San Diego Jacobs School of ...
Danish researchers create worldwide solar energy model
Photovoltaic installations will have a huge impact on future energy systems, so it is crucial to know their performance at ...
Scientists propose gait-based biometric identification method for the old with wearable devices
Credit: SIAT Human gait is a unique feature that could be used for robust identity recognition. Gait-based identity recognition method ...
Insects inspire greener, cheaper membranes for desalination
Credit: © 2019 Ivan Gromicho A new membrane made from water-wet materials has specially designed gas-entrapping pores that allow it ...
An innovative method for detecting defaulting participants based on sparse reconstruction
Credit: Shun-ichi Azuma In the contract-based demand response, some of the participants may default in providing the scheduled negawatt energy ...
Smart glasses follow our eyes, focus automatically
Credit: Nitish Padmanaban Though it may not have the sting of death and taxes, presbyopia is another of life's guarantees. ...
Neurotechnology holds promise for chronic stroke patients
Credit: Wyss Center www.wysscenter.ch Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering, Geneva, Switzerland - Personalized neurotechnology-aided rehabilitation of the arm could ...
