Researchers devise a better way to build aptamers
When is having trillions of choices not enough? Apparently when making aptamers.
Biochemistry
Jul 6, 2023
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News tagged with engineering systems
Harnessing machine learning to make nanosystems more energy efficient
Getting something for nothing doesn't work in physics. But it turns out that, by thinking like a strategic gamer, and with some help from a demon, improved energy efficiency for complex systems like data centers might be ...
Nanophysics
May 12, 2023
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When it comes to satellite data, sometimes more is more
There are roughly 7,000 satellites whizzing around Earth, scanning our planet's surface and generating hundreds of terabytes of data every day. These satellites are operated by many different governments and commercial entities, ...
Planetary Sciences
May 11, 2023
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Rising seas are causing septic systems to fail, finds researcher
A University of Miami industrial engineering graduate student has conducted research that shows which sites in Miami-Dade County are at risk and proposes strategies to make those systems more resilient to sea level rise.
Environment
May 8, 2023
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Absolute zero in the quantum computer: Formulation for the third law of thermodynamics
When many quantum particles interact, complex systems can be formed. And this complexity allows reaching a temperature of absolute zero—at least in principle.
Quantum Physics
Apr 4, 2023
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Improving remote operation of planetary ground robots during upcoming Mars analog mission
The Institute for Systems and Robotics and the Interactive Technologies Institute, both represented by the Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems (LARSyS), are proud to announce their participation in the upcoming ...
Space Exploration
Mar 24, 2023
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11 ways to improve airlines for customers
The name of the game is customer satisfaction, especially in the airline industry where companies are constantly jockeying for business by promising better service than their competitors. Now a professor at the University ...
Economics & Business
Mar 24, 2023
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A mechanistic and probabilistic method for predicting wildfires
Spanning long distances across variable terrains, electric power systems can spark wildfires in the event of dry weather and high winds. This may occur when conductor cables oscillate in such a way to become close to the ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 14, 2023
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Wastewater sector emits nearly twice as much methane as previously thought
Municipal wastewater treatment plants emit nearly double the amount of methane into the atmosphere than scientists previously believed, according to new research from Princeton University. And since methane warms the planet ...
Environment
Feb 28, 2023
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On-chip mechanical exceptional points based on an optomechanical zipper cavity
Exceptional points are a distinct type of spectral singularity in non-Hermitian systems and their intriguing physics are in study with optical exceptional points. Exceptional points are singularities in the energy functions ...
