Sun-drenched rooms make for happy residents, but large glass windows also bring higher air-conditioning bills. Now a bioinspired microfluidic circulatory system for windows developed by researchers at the Wyss Institute for ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 30, 2013
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Atmospheric rivers, narrow bands of enhanced water vapor transport in the atmosphere, have been associated with extreme rainfall and flooding in some areas, especially western North America. Lavers and Villarini now show ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2013
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New research at Rice University shows how water makes it practical to form long graphene nanoribbons less than 10 nanometers wide.
Nanophysics
Jul 30, 2013
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A new study has found that online tools, access to experimental data and other services provided through "cyberinfrastructure" are helping to accelerate progress in earthquake engineering and science.
Engineering
Jul 30, 2013
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If you hear an owl hooting at dusk, don't expect to catch the flute-like song of a Veery nearby. This North American thrush has probably also heard the hoots, and is singing much less to ensure that it does not become an ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 30, 2013
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Samsung Electronics announced today that it is mass producing the world's fastest embedded memory – the industry's first eMMC 5.0 devices – in 16 gigabyte (GB), 32GB and 64GB densities for next-generation smartphones ...
Hardware
Jul 30, 2013
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Panasonic Corporation today announced that it will start the world's first mass-production of microcomputers with mounted ReRAM, a type of non-volatile memory, in August 2013. Through utilizing microcomputers with mounted ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Jul 30, 2013
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Robots can do a lot for us: they can explore space or they can cut our toenails. But do advances in robotics and artificial intelligence hold hidden threats? Three leaders in their fields answer questions about our relationships ...
Robotics
Jul 30, 2013
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Mark Logan ordered lunch at Mildred's Coffeehouse & Bistro in Kansas City's Crossroads Arts District and stepped to the register to pay. No cash. No check. No plastic.
Telecom
Jul 30, 2013
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A Taiwanese company which assembles some Apple devices said Tuesday it is investigating claims of labour abuses by a US rights group.
Business
Jul 30, 2013
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