Tag: Technology/Engineering/Computer Science

Credit: Virginia Tech Why would a recommendation engine not suggest computer science classes to a female college student interested in ...

Study examines privacy policies, data sharing of popular apps for depression, smoking cessation

Bottom Line: This study looked at the privacy practices of popular apps for depression and smoking cessation. Researchers assessed the content ...

Researchers report high performance solid-state sodium-ion battery

Organic cathode offers more reliable contact with electrolyte, a key to stabilityCredit: University of Houston Solid-state sodium-ion batteries are far ...

New NSF grant could make lithium-ion batteries safer and promote their industrial use

Credit: Huazhen Fang LAWRENCE -- You could have a lithium-ion battery in your pocket right now, powering your mobile phone ...

Through thick and thin: Neutrons track lithium ions in battery electrodes

UVA Engineering research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory aims to gain insights into the electrochemical characteristics of lithium-ion batteries' materials ...

Using Edge AI to listen to the ‘silent voices’ of cattle

Field testing commenced with aim to improve animal welfare in dairy farming and livestock industriesCredit: Research Center for the Earth ...

Can science writing be automated?

A neural network can read scientific papers and render a plain-English summary CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The work of a science ...

Project Sidewalk helps users map accessibility around Seattle and other cities

Credit: University of Washington About 3.6 million adults in the United States use a wheelchair to get around, according to ...

Data mining digs up hidden clues to major California earthquake triggers

Comprehensive new earthquake catalog includes 10 times more quakes than previously identified, with a more detailed picture of stresses and ...

Scientists identify almost 2 million previously ‘hidden’ earthquakes

A closer look at seismic data from 2008-17 expands Southern California's earthquake catalog by a factor of 10Credit: Caltech Pouring ...

Bioengineers add cooperative molecules to their toolkit for programming signal processing

Credit: Image courtesy of Rice University Elaborate molecular networks inside living cells enable them to sense and process many signals ...

Reclamation’s S&T Project of the Year controls invasive mussel biofouling using UV light

System causes delayed mortality of mussel larvae and reduces mussel settlement by 88-99% in hydropower cooling systemsCredit: Alexander Stephens, Bureau ...

When the physics say ‘don’t follow your nose’

Researchers are using the physics of airflows to locate gaseous leaks more quickly in complex scenariosCredit: Reza Khodayi-mehr Engineers at ...

How to hack your deadline: Admit it’s uncertain

ANN ARBOR--Deadlines tend to radiate a sense of existential finality, but project managers know that they're rarely set in stone. ...

Future hypersonics could be artificially intelligent

Sandia to lead academic coalition to develop autonomy for aerospaceCredit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A test launch for ...

Why language technology can’t handle Game of Thrones (yet)

Researchers evaluated four state-of-the-art tools for recognizing names in text, to assess and improve their performance on popular fiction, including ...

Training data for autonomous driving

Startup with roots at KIT accelerates precise annotation of objects in image and video filesCredit: Graphics: understand.ai Autonomous cars must ...

KIT tests sector coupling in real-world lab

SEKO project tests strategies and technologies for climate-friendly interconnection of energy systems on the real-world lab scale -- BMBF funding ...

Nature: When lightning strikes — the LOFAR radio telescope is watching closely

Lightning still is a poorly understood phenomenon -- LOFAR radio telescope measures so far unknown structures and discharge processes -- ...

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