Tag: Technology/Engineering/Computer Science

Credit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories Fellow Gil Herrera has been appointed to the ...

Record high values of peak power with picosecond generators

Compact solid-state pulsed power generators achieve shorter, more powerful pulsesCredit: Sergei Rukin WASHINGTON, October 13, 2020 -- Powerful picosecond generators ...

New grant fuels better nutrient management in vineyards

Credit: Dan Bell ITHACA, N.Y. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a ...

Literal rise of the internet enables new climate science

NSF helps Rice University professor crunch data on atmospheric gravity wavesCredit: Loon HOUSTON - (Oct. 12, 2020) - An unintended ...

Study first to tally biomass from oceanic plastic debris using visualization method

Scientists obtain quantitative number for biomass -- First estimate of its kindCredit: Shiye Zhao, Ph.D. Trillions of plastic debris fragments ...

KU, industry partners to advance gas-separation with green materials made for soda bottles

Credit: Hills Inc. LAWRENCE -- A $1 million, 18-month collaboration between the University of Kansas School of Engineering and the ...

SLAC starts up new facility to revolutionize particle accelerators

FACET-II will pave the way for a future generation of particle colliders and powerful light sources, opening avenues in high-energy ...

HLRS receives “Blue Angel” certification

The Blue Angel recognizes adherence to ecological standards and is recognized as a credible guide for selecting environmentally friendly products ...

TetGen 1.6 Release: new version of the successful mesh generator

Credit: Weierstrass Institute (WIAS) Electromagnetic fields in magnetic resonance imaging, groundwater flows, charge carriers in semiconductors and numerous further spatially ...

Revealing the reason behind jet formation at the tip of laser optical fiber

Credit: Junnosuke Okajima, Tohoku University When an optical fiber is immersed in liquid, a high temperature, high speed jet is ...

Using robotic assistance to make colonoscopy kinder and easier

Credit: University of Leeds Scientists have made a breakthrough in their work to develop semi-autonomous colonoscopy, using a robot to ...

New virtual reality software allows scientists to ‘walk’ inside cells

Credit: Alexandre Kitching Virtual reality software which allows researchers to 'walk' inside and analyse individual cells could be used to ...

Game ‘pre-bunks’ COVID-19 conspiracies as part of UK’s fight against fake news

Credit: Cambridge/UK Cabinet Office A new online game that puts players in the shoes of a purveyor of fake pandemic ...

KIST addressing algal bloom in conventional water treatment facilities

Development of fabricating technology for high-efficiency powdered activated carbon with a fast adsorption rate. Can ensure safety against algal blooms ...

Engineers print wearable sensors directly on skin without heat

An international team of researchers developed a novel technique to produce precise, high-performing biometric sensorsCredit: Ling Zhang, Penn State/Cheng Lab ...

What tiny surfing robots teach us about surface tension

Credit: Saeed Jafari Kang and Hassan Masoud/Michigan Tech Spend an afternoon by a creek in the woods, and you're likely ...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, UT’s Tony Schmitz elected to ASPE College of Fellows

Credit: Carlos Jones, Oak Ridge National Laboratory/U.S. Dept. of Energy Tony Schmitz, joint faculty researcher in machining and machine tools ...

NASA finds hurricane delta packing heavy rainfall

Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL NASA's satellite rainfall product that incorporates data from satellites and observations found that Hurricane Delta was bringing ...

NASA shows heaviest rainfall displaced in Typhoon Chan-hom

Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL Typhoon Chan-hom was still moving parallel to Japan's east coast as NASA's satellite rainfall product, that incorporates ...

Juan Enriquez’s “Right/Wrong”