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Engineers create solar energy collectors grown from seeds
Rice University engineers have created microscopic seeds for growing remarkably uniform 2D perovskite crystals that are both stable and highly efficient at harvesting electricity from sunlight.
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Novel 'smart cement' can be used to build more durable roads and cities
Forces of nature have been outsmarting the materials we use to build our infrastructure since we started producing them. Ice and snow turn major roads into rubble every year; foundations of houses crack and crumble, in spite ...
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16 hours ago
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Israel cites progress in laser that shoots down drones
The Israeli military said Monday it has successfully tested an airborne high-power laser that can shoot down drones, technology it hopes to deploy on a larger scale in the coming years.
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The weather's effects on commercial drones may hinder their widespread use
Small aerial drones are touted as a disruptive technology, with massive investment and hype surrounding their use. They may deliver our morning coffee, pizzas, time-sensitive medical supplies and Amazon orders.
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The multilayered challenges of broadband expansion
In the Biden Administration's proposal to invest in the country's infrastructure, $100 billion is carved out to address gaps in broadband access. According to the Federal Communications Commission, at least 19 million Americans ...
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Better control of heavy-lift crane vessels
Massive heavy-lift crane vessels, capable of hauling thousands of tons, navigate the rough waves and strong winds offshore to construct wind turbines and oil fields in the ocean. An international team of researchers has developed ...
Engineering
Jun 18, 2021
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AI-powered Mayflower, beset with glitch, returns to England
The Mayflower had a few false starts before its trailblazing sea voyage to America more than 400 years ago. Now, its artificial intelligence-powered namesake is having some glitches of its own.
Engineering
Jun 18, 2021
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New standard for vaccine fridges unveiled
You know that part of your fridge that always freezes your lettuce? Or the section in your freezer door that leaves your popsicles a little mushy?
Engineering
Jun 18, 2021
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Swiss-cheese design could help scientists harness the power of the sun
The big holes in Swiss cheese help make it a tasty treat. Now, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) are adding tiny, Swiss-cheese-type holes to components to improve ...
Engineering
Jun 18, 2021
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Researchers propose methods for additive manufacturing quality control
Additive manufacturing offers an unprecedented level of design flexibility and expanded functionality, but the quality and process can drastically differ across production machines, according to Hui Yang, a professor of industrial ...
Engineering
Jun 17, 2021
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Setting the airways for urban air mobility
Flying drones are doing great things today, from powerline inspection to security surveillance to precision agriculture (fertilizer and pesticide application).
Engineering
Jun 17, 2021
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Bring the outdoors in: The energy-efficient method for using 100% outdoor air in buildings
By now, it's well known that circulating outdoor air in buildings is safer than recirculating indoor air. That point was driven home by the pandemic. Problem is, it's just not cost-effective.
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Jun 17, 2021
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Computers help researchers find materials to turn solar power into hydrogen
Using solar energy to inexpensively harvest hydrogen from water could help replace carbon-based fuel sources and shrink the world's carbon footprint. However, finding materials that could boost hydrogen production so that ...
Engineering
Jun 17, 2021
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Concrete wall seismic test data wins NHERI DesignSafe Dataset Award 2021
An earthquake ripped through the South Island of New Zealand on September 2, 2010, its epicenter narrowly missing the city of Christchurch by about 40 kilometers, or 25 miles. Disaster struck nearly six months later, when ...
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Jun 17, 2021
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Subterranean investigations: Researchers explore the shallow underground world with a burrowing soft robot
We've seen robots take to the air, dive beneath the waves and perform all sorts of maneuvers on land. Now, researchers at UC Santa Barbara and Georgia Institute of Technology are exploring a new frontier: The ground beneath ...
Robotics
Jun 16, 2021
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Electrohydraulic arachno-bot offers light weight robotic articulation
A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Germany and at the University of Boulder in Colorado in the US has found a new way to exploit the principles of spiders' joints to drive articulated ...
Robotics
Jun 16, 2021
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GaN low-voltage designs enable compact three-phase motor inverter IC
In battery-powered applications, in the automotive sector and in IT infrastructures 48V technology is on the rise. In this voltage class, gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors offer the best compromise between safety, compactness ...
Engineering
Jun 16, 2021
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Smart fabrics and self-powered sensing
Smart fabrics and wearable electronics can be developed using highly conductive and stretchy fibers. Most of these fiber conductors are, however, strain sensitive with limited conductance on stretching. As a result, a new ...
How to improve energy efficiency of historically significant buildings
How can historic buildings become more energy efficient while conserving their heritage values? A doctoral thesis provides the answer by presenting a new method for combining climate goals and heritage values in historic ...
Engineering
Jun 15, 2021
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WaveGlove: A glove with five inertial sensors for hand gesture recognition
Over the past few decades, computer scientists have developed a wide array of models and approaches to analyze different aspects of human behavior and communication, such as speech, emotions and gestures. Most existing techniques ...
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