Tag: Technology/Engineering/Computer Science

January 29, 2021

Aarhus University is to head development of the next generation of electric car batteries with a recharging time of just ...

From heat to spin to electricity: Understanding spin transport in thermoelectric devices

Scientists shed light on how the magnetic properties of 2D interlayers can enhance spin accumulation effects in thermoelectric heterostructuresCredit: Macrovector ...

Chemists settle battery debate, propel research forward

Researchers used ultrabright x-rays to identify lithium hydride and a new form of lithium fluoride in the interphase of lithium ...

RIT professor developing drone imaging systems to help farmers monitor grapevine nutrients

USDA awards Professor Jan van Aardt grant to help create practical systems to help vineyardsCredit: Rob Chancia/RIT A Rochester Institute ...

Researcher wins award for strong, lightweight armor discovery

Credit: U.S. Army ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- A U.S. Army researcher won the Army's top award for innovation, using ...

Nanoparticle drug delivery technique shows promise for treating pancreatic cancer

Method may also work for breast, prostate, ovarian cancerCredit: Jeff Gates Researchers with the Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center ...

Scientists ‘farm’ natural killer cells in novel cancer fighting approach

Engineers and oncologists teamed to develop a microfluidic chip capable of capturing the body's natural killer immune cells to harvest ...

Neural network has learned to identify tree species

Credit: Svetlana Illarionova et al., IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. Skoltech scientists have ...

New ion trap to create the world’s most accurate mass spectrometer

Credit: Evgeny Nikolaev and Anton Lioznov/Skoltech Mass spectrometers are widely used to analyze highly complex chemical and biological mixtures. Skoltech ...

Using science to explore a 60-year-old Russian mystery

Credit: Gaume/Puzrin In early October 2019, when an unknown caller rang EPFL professor Johan Gaume's cell phone, he could hardly ...

Skoltech team developed on-chip printed ‘electronic nose’

Credit: Skoltech Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from Russia and Germany have designed an on-chip printed 'electronic nose' that serves ...

Physicists develop record-breaking source for single photons

Credit: University of Basel, Department of Physics Researchers at the University of Basel and Ruhr University Bochum have developed a ...

ETRI develops VR sickness quantification analysis technology

The world's first VR sickness analysis and prediction technology secures the international Standard Essential Patent; clinical trial database gets published ...

A metalens for virtual and augmented reality

Researchers develop a millimeter-size flat lens for VR and AR platformsCredit: Photo credit: Zhaoyi Li/Harvard University Despite all the advances ...

NPS Railgun Lab propels technology leaders, alumnus into award-winning research

Credit: Courtesy Asset Since its establishment approximately two years ago, the Naval Postgraduate School's Railgun Laboratory - the largest of ...

Optical scanner design for adaptive driving beam systems can lead to safer night driving

Scientists couple adaptive driving beam technology with an electronically controllable optical scanner, enabling better road safety for drivers and pedestriansCredit: ...

Focusing on field analysis

Microscopy systems using customized chips could expand on-site identification of pathogensCredit: Viri et al. The development of cost-efficient, portable microscopy ...

Forests with diverse tree sizes and small clearings hinder wildland fire growth