Tag: Technology/Engineering/Computer Science

Credit: NASA/W. Hrybyk NASA research scientist Tom Hanisco set out to build an instrument capable of measuring a short-lived chemical ...

Amid genomic data explosion, scientists find proliferating errors

Credit: WSU Pullman, Wash. - Washington State University researchers found a troubling number of errors in publicly available genomic data ...

Work 4.0: In full flow thanks to artificial intelligence

AI-based competence assistance systems are to help achieve phases of concentrated work and to actively unfold personal and professional competencesCredit: ...

New research to explore technology needed for peer-to-peer ‘free trade’ in excess energy

Households and businesses that generate their own power through micro-renewables, such as solar panels and wind turbines, may soon be ...

Miniature transponder technology to be used in the war against ocean plastic

Low-cost acoustic tags attached to fishing nets are being trialled as part of a major new project to reduce marine ...

Sensor-based technologies are promising to support independent living for older women

Study reveals active older women prefer wearable sensors over smart home sensors to measure personal activity data collection A study ...

New polymer films conduct heat instead of trapping it

Material may replace many metals as lightweight, flexible heat dissipators in cars, refrigerators, and electronicsCredit: Image courtesy of Gang Chen ...

Patterns of compulsive smartphone use suggest how to kick the habit

Credit: Jonathan Tran/University of Washington Everywhere you look, people are looking at screens. In the decade since smartphones have become ...

NASA shows winds causing Tropical Cyclone Lorna’s demise

Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite saw Tropical Cyclone Lorna was being torn apart by strong northwesterly wind shear in the ...

UVA Engineering hosts National Academy of Engineering Regional Meeting and Symposium

Free, public event features Vinton G. Cerf, widely known as 'father of the Internet,' and national experts on cybersecurity, cyber-physical ...

NASA looks at Tropical Storm Fani’s rainfall rates

Credit: NASA/JAXA/NRL Tropical Storm Fani formed in the Northern Indian Ocean over the weekend of April 27 and 28. The ...

Cosmic dust reveals new insights on the formation of solar system

'One of the greatest curiosities is how the universe was formed and how life started. And this weirdo particle showed ...

Researchers discover new charge transfer and separation process

SUTD worked with an international team of researchers to develop glutathione fluorescent probes based on the discovery of Twisted Intramolecular ...

New 3D microscope visualises fast biological processes better than ever

Credit: Tobias Wüstenfeld "Many important biological processes occur in three dimensions and on millisecond timescales," says Lars Hufnagel on the ...

Record solar hydrogen production with concentrated sunlight

Credit: EPFL Hydrogen will play a key role in reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. It can be sustainably produced ...

Researchers to help develop next-generation hybrid and electric vehicles

With $1.5 million award, University of Arkansas researchers will help advance the Energy Department's goal of increasing demand for electric ...

New technique could pave the way for simple color tuning of LED bulbs

International collaboration demonstrates the possibility of tuning the color of a GaN LED by changing the time sequence at which ...

Graphene sponge helps lithium sulphur batteries reach new potential

Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology To meet the demands of an electric future, new battery technologies will be essential. ...

Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing publishes its first issue

Quarterly online publication explores new and efficient manufacturing technologies The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and its publishing partner ...

HKUST physicist contributes to new record of quantum memory efficiency