Tag: Technology/Engineering/Computer Science

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Cyclone Haleh continues to weaken while being battered ...

‘Meta-mirror’ reflects sound waves in any direction

New device perfectly controls the angle of reflection of sound wavesCredit: Steve Cummer, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Researchers at ...

With NSF grant, SLU engineer brings STEM to the visually impaired

Credit: Saint Louis University / Ellen Hutti ST. LOUIS - As educational materials increasingly become digitized, the inability to read ...

New graphene-based device is first step toward ultrasensitive biosensors

Device could detect disease biomarkers at the molecular level and lead to new sensor technology Researchers in the University of ...

An all-in-one cyber toolkit for criminal investigations

New Purdue University technology makes it easier to follow a criminal's digital footprintCredit: Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - ...

Using laser ‘tweezers,’ scientists grab and study tiny protein droplets

New research illuminates some basic properties of these eccentric marvels of biologyCredit: Priya Banerjee Lab at UB BUFFALO, N.Y. -- ...

National STEM award success for Bath mathematician

Dr Apala Majumdar, EPSRC research fellow and reader in mathematical sciences, has won the academic category of the 2019 FDM ...

Ultra-low power chips help make small robots more capable

Credit: Georgia Tech An ultra-low power hybrid chip inspired by the brain could help give palm-sized robots the ability to ...

At the limits of detectability

New approach facilitates spectroscopy on individual moleculesCredit: Andreas Battenberg While spectroscopic measurements are normally averaged over myriad molecules, a new ...

The role of intuition in music performance

Research carried out by Emilia Gómez and Álvaro Sarasúa of the Music Technology Group, within the European Phenicx project, describes ...

Scientists engineer mouse ‘smart house’ to study behavior

Credit: Andrew Erskine Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have developed a 'smart house' for mice, that allows them to ...

Waste materials to be tested as viable options for insulating buildings

The University of Bath is testing a number of waste materials to assess their thermal performance as potential materials for ...

Design treatment of advanced metals producing better sculpting

New process targets improvements for defense, vehicles and health productsCredit: Srinivasan Chandrasekar/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Most people may ...

Zero-emission diesel combustion using a non-equilibrium-plasma-assisted MnO2 filter

Credit: Kanazawa University Diesel engines are widely used in agricultural machinery, vehicles, and ships because of their high thermal efficiency. ...

BU researchers develop ‘acoustic metamaterial’ that cancels sound

Boston University mechanical engineers create synthetic, sound-silencing structure that blocks 94 percent of soundsCredit: Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston ...

Scientists teach machines to predict recovery time from sports-related concussions

Credit: Florida Atlantic University The prevalence of concussions in sports is well known. So, too, is the challenge clinicians and ...

Improving molecular imaging using a deep learning approach

New technique has the potential to improve the quality and speed of imaging TROY, N.Y. -- Generating comprehensive molecular images ...

Ion experiment aces quantum scrambling test

Scientists check whether information is lost or merely hidden inside a small quantum computerCredit: E. Edwards/Joint Quantum Institute Researchers at ...

NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Haleh weakening

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). Tropical Cyclone Haleh continued to move in a ...

Researchers get $1 million grant to improve medical data security