Schöninger spears – mankind’s earliest wooden weapons
DFG funds research project of the University of Göttingen and the Lower Saxony State Service for Cultural HeritageCredit: Werner Schoch ...
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Army researchers explore self-healing materials
Credit: (Courtesy Texas A&M University ) ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Army and Texas A&M University researchers developed a new ...
Shock-dissipating fractal cubes could forge high-tech armor
3D printed fractal structures with closely spaced voids dissipate shockwaves five times better than solid cubesCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory ...
The lightest shielding material in the world
Protection against electromagnetic interferenceCredit: Empa Electric motors and electronic devices generate electromagnetic fields that sometimes have to be shielded in ...
Sandia weapons program meets safety, design requirements
Review shows B61-12 Life Extension Program work can move forward confidentlyCredit: Photo by Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ...
SwRI receives $1.3 million to build robotic inspection system for nuclear waste storage tanks
Engineers will build guided wave robot to help ensure continued safe storage of nuclear wasteCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO ...
Flight tests show B61-12 compatible with F-15E Strike Eagle
Sandia's design works with US Air Force's primary fighter jetCredit: Photo courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Dropped ...
How old are whale sharks? Nuclear bomb legacy reveals their age
Cold War testing radioactivity used to determine longevity of largest fish on EarthCredit: NOAA Nuclear bomb tests during the Cold ...
Sandia initiatives to protect US energy grid and nuclear weapons systems
Credit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- To deter attempts to disable U.S. electrical utilities and to defend ...
Even a limited India-Pakistan nuclear war would bring global famine, says study
Soot from firestorms would reduce crop production for yearsCredit: Adapted from Jägermeyr et al., 2020 The concept of nuclear winter--a ...
Limited nuclear war could have big impact on world food supplies
India vs. Pakistan conflict could lead to worst food losses in modern historyCredit: Julie Doll, MSU/NSF KBS LTER Site A ...
New paragliding spy drone can be fired from 40mm grenade launcher
US Army files for patentCredit: US Army Two researchers working for the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have come up with ...
New laser defense system against autonomous drones developed by Ben-Gurion U. researcher
Light blade system test successfully downs 90% of incendiary balloons infiltrating Israel's border from GazaCredit: Ben-Gurion U. BEER-SHEVA, Israel...March 5, ...
WWI helmets protect against shock waves just as well as modern designs
French Adrian helmet suggests simple geometry may save brains from overhead blastsCredit: Joost Op 't Eynde, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. ...