Tag: Technology/Engineering/Computer Science

March 23, 2019

Credit: Matthew Yandell A new lightweight, low-profile and inexpensive ankle exoskeleton could be widely used among elderly people, those with ...

Powerful Tropical Cyclone Veronica eyes Australia’s Pilbara Coast

March 23, 2019

Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/UWM-CIMSS, William Straka III Tropical Cyclone Veronica continued to move toward Australia's Pilbara Coast in Western Australia. NASA-NOAA's ...

Key evidence associating hydrophobicity with effective acid catalysis

March 23, 2019

Quantitative analysis of dense siloxane gels shows water can hinder catalytic activityCredit: Hiroki Miura Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo ...

Energy monitor can find electrical failures before they happen

Sensor can monitor wiring in a building or ship, and signal when repairs are needed A new system devised by ...

Radioactive material detected remotely using laser-induced electron avalanche breakdown

New method developed by UMD researchers could be scaled up to improve security at ports of entryCredit: R. Schwartz/H. Milchberg/U. ...

Mechanical engineering professor collaborates on robot feasibility study

Manufacturing efficiencyCredit: Jeremy Agor A UTA mechanical engineer has partnered with a long-time friend from his home nation of South ...

Open source software helps researchers extract key insights from huge sensor datasets

Hannover MesseCredit: Credit: Oliver Dietze Professor Andreas Schütze and his team of experts in measurement and sensor technology at Saarland ...

The story of nanotechnology and how size really does matter

Credit: World Scientific Nanotechnology is a buzz word many of us have heard but are uncertain as to what it ...

Researchers get humans to think like computers

Credit: Johns Hopkins University Computers, like those that power self-driving cars, can be tricked into mistaking random scribbles for trains, ...

4D-printed materials can be stiff as wood or soft as sponge

Rutgers engineers' unique smart materials change shape as temperatures changeCredit: Chen Yang/Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Imagine smart materials that can morph ...

Genetic test for cognitive performance developed by Air Force

Cognitive assessment supplements physical tests used by scouts and recruiters to find candidates with the right stuffCredit: Joshua Green/Air Force ...

Kicking neural network automation into high gear

A new area in artificial intelligence involves using algorithms to automatically design machine-learning systems known as neural networks, which are ...

NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Trevor move into Gulf of Carpentaria

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Cyclone Trevor has crossed Queensland, Australia's Cape York ...

How virtual reality may provide a new non-invasive therapy for autism

Pitt researchers receive $550,000 NSF CAREER award to develop new brain-computer therapy method for people with autismCredit: Murat Akcakaya PITTSBURGH ...

‘Tremendous contributions’

Professor Otger Campàs receives 2019 Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award from the Society for Developmental Biology How do we ...

Tropical Cyclone Savannah dissipating in Suomi NPP satellite imagery

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). Tropical Cyclone Savannah appeared as a wispy area ...

NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Veronica affecting Australia’s Pilbara Coast