Project aims to remove space debris
(Phys.org) -- Low Earth Orbit is overcluttered with rogue objects and collision shrapnel that are a constant threat to spacecraft.
Space Exploration
Aug 10, 2012
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Increase in tornado, hurricane damage brings call for more stringent building standards
Researchers from a team funded by the National Science Foundation have examined some of last spring's massive tornado damage and conclude in a new report that more intensive engineering design and more rigorous, localized ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 8, 2011
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Select tech workers are in high demand
Thousands of people in Silicon Valley are unemployed and looking for work. But for tech workers with the right skills, work is looking for them.
Business
Jun 28, 2011
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100-year study mirrors U.S. history of concrete (w/ Video)
Almost since the beginning of recorded history, people have used concrete substances in everything from infrastructure to artwork.
Engineering
Dec 17, 2010
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From chemical engineering to the catwalk
Seamless fabric that can be sprayed on to skin and other surfaces to make clothes, medical bandages and even upholstery will be demonstrated this Thursday, in advance of the Science in Style spray-on fashion show next week ...
Materials Science
Sep 14, 2010
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Texas Tech, U of Utah win Sandia microdevice competition
The world's smallest chess board — about the diameter of four human hairs — and a pea-sized microbarbershop were winners in this year's design contest for, respectively, novel and educational microelectromechanical systems ...
Engineering
Jun 15, 2010
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Rice team talks the walk
Walk this way and a camera-carrying robot will follow. That sounds simple until you get into the details.
Engineering
May 5, 2010
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How to turn blueprints green
(PhysOrg.com) -- Even in today's increasingly energy-conscious world, it's rare for the subject of energy efficiency to be addressed in the early stages of designing a new building, whether it's a single-family home or a ...
Engineering
Feb 24, 2010
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Mining destruction for data to help others
William Holmes was at his desk at a downtown San Francisco engineering firm when a message from the U.S. Geological Survey flashed onto his computer screen: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake had struck 10 miles from the Haitian ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 4, 2010
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Virtual clay software developed in UB lab 'jumpstarts' design process
A 3-D virtual clay sculpting software package that came on the market this week was developed out of research conducted by University at Buffalo mechanical engineers who wanted to speed up computational design of complex, ...
Software
Jan 5, 2010
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