An electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, emitted by a nuclear weapon exploded high above the United States could disable the electronic circuits of many devices vital to military defense and modern living.
Optics & Photonics
Dec 6, 2018
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Augmented reality technology can accelerate testing of connected and automated vehicles by 1,000 to 100,000 times, and reduce additional testing costs—beyond the price of physical vehicles—to almost zero, according to ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 20, 2018
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Nitrate concentrations of our groundwater are among the highest in the European Union. The main reason is over-fertilization of fields with feces from livestock farming. Every year, a "liquid manure shower" of 200 million ...
Environment
Apr 24, 2018
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An advanced particle accelerator designed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory could reduce the cost and increase the versatility of facilities for physics research and cancer treatment. It uses ...
General Physics
Aug 16, 2017
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The Lifetemp device is part of a wireless patient surveillance system developed by Isansys, which allows healthcare providers to remotely monitor a patient's vital signs even after they've left the hospital. The system collects ...
General Physics
Jan 20, 2015
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SpaceX was founded by Elon Musk in 2002 with a dream of making commercial space exploration a reality. Since that time, Musk has seen his company become a major player in the aerospace industry, landing contracts with various ...
Space Exploration
Dec 17, 2014
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No university in the world has an automated vehicle test facility like the one that will open this fall on North Campus, University of Michigan officials say.
Engineering
Jun 9, 2014
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In the long sprint to find new sources of clean, low-cost power, slow and steady might win the race—the slow-moving water of currents and tides, that is. Just as wind turbines tap into the energy of flowing air to generate ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 17, 2013
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(Phys.org) —A major piece of the James Webb Space Telescope, the mirror's primary backplane support, arrived Aug. 22 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., for testing in the X-ray and Cryogenic Test ...
Space Exploration
Aug 24, 2013
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ESA is always thinking ahead to the next generation of space missions, testing new technology far in advance to make concepts a reality.
Space Exploration
Aug 19, 2013
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