How to catch fire
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Successful crash test meets major milestone for nuclear deterrence program
Sandia team worked through COVID-19 challenges, delivered results on timeCredit: Photo by Bret Latter, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- ...
Aerodynamicists reveal link between fish scales and aircraft drag
City, University of London's Professor Christoph Bruecker and his team have transferred the idea of fish scales to arrays of ...
Beat the heat: Novel passive cooling device for surfaces and enclosed spaces
Scientists engineer the first passive radiative device that absorbs heat from the inside of an enclosure and emits it on ...
Noble metal clusters can enhance performance of catalysts and save resources
Lower-cost production thanks to optimized distribution of atoms - publication in Nature CatalysisCredit: Florian Maurer, KIT Billions of noble metal ...
Smart cruise control steers drivers toward better decisions
Credit: Sarh Bird/Michigan Tech Vehicle manufacturers offer smart features such as lane and braking assist to aid drivers in hazardous ...
SwRI releases major updates to Numerical Propulsion System Simulation (NPSS) software
NPSS models rockets, jet engines, turbomachinery, other technologiesCredit: SwRI SAN ANTONIO -- Sept. 29, 2020 -- Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) ...
Driving behavior less ‘robotic’ thanks to new Delft model
Credit: TU Delft Researchers from TU Delft have now developed a new model that describes driving behaviour on the basis ...
3D camera earns its stripes at Rice
Engineers develop Hyperspectral Stripe Projector to quickly merge depth, spectral dataCredit: Kelly Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (Sept. 24, 2020) - ...
Using artificial intelligence to connect vehicles and traffic infrastructure
Collaboration awarded $1.89 million Department of Energy grant to develop adaptive traffic control systemsCredit: University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Center for Urban ...
CMU’s MoonRanger will search for water at moon’s south pole
Small, speedy rover completes preliminary design reviewCredit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH -- MoonRanger, a small robotic rover being developed by ...
New research says Sodium-ion batteries are a valid alternative to Lithium-ion batteries
Credit: University of Warwick - Lithium (Li)-ion batteries (LIBs) are the electrochemical energy storage systems of choice for a wide ...
New composite material revs up pursuit of advanced electric vehicles
Credit: Andrew Sproles, ORNL/U.S. Department of Energy Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory used new techniques to create a composite ...
Fish, seaweed inspire slippery surfaces for ships
Marine vehicles can reduce friction by mimicking the way aquatic creatures secrete mucusCredit: Hyung Jin Sung WASHINGTON, September 15, 2020 ...
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