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New sensors detect explosive materials, viral particles at part-per-quadrillion level
We are frequently reminded of how vulnerable our health and safety are to threats from nature or those who wish to harm us.
May 14, 2021
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Engineering
Breakthrough in reverse osmosis may lead to most energy-efficient seawater desalination ever
Making fresh water out of seawater usually requires huge amounts of energy. The most widespread process for desalination is called reverse osmosis, which works by flowing seawater over a membrane at high pressure to remove ...
May 13, 2021
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Engineering
New design for isolated power supply chip
Recently, a research group led by Prof. Cheng Lin from School of Microelectronics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has made achievements in the field of fully integrated ...
May 13, 2021
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Engineering
Video: Reverse osmosis: How engineers save lives
We all know that water quality is very important when it comes to public health.
May 13, 2021
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Engineering
A long-lasting, stable solid-state lithium battery
Long-lasting, quick-charging batteries are essential to the expansion of the electric vehicle market, but today's lithium-ion batteries fall short of what's needed—they're too heavy, too expensive and take too long to charge.
May 12, 2021
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Eco-friendly device detects real-time pipe damage
A researcher at University of Limerick has developed a low-cost, environmentally friendly sensor that can detect damage in pipelines and could save water as a result.
May 12, 2021
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Using machine learning and radar to detect drones in complicated urban settings
Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's…actually pretty easy for radar to tell the difference. Flying aliens from Krypton notwithstanding, there are simply not many things moving through the mostly empty, wide-open ...
May 12, 2021
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Robotics
How a slender, snake-like robot could give doctors new ways to save lives
You might call it "zoobotics." Jessica Burgner-Kahrs, the director of the Continuum Robotics Lab at U of T Mississauga, and her team are building very slender, flexible and extensible robots, a few millimeters in diameter, ...
May 12, 2021
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Engineering
A mechanical approach to more efficiently clean desalination membranes
Filtration membranes are critical to a wide variety of industries around the world. Made of materials as varied as cellulose, graphene, and nylon, they serve as the barriers that turn seawater into drinking water, separate ...
May 11, 2021
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Engineering
Acoustic Lighthouse field tests: Engineered noise to reduce bird-structure collisions
The Delmarva Peninsula, which includes Virginia's Eastern Shore, is the avian version of a southbound interstate during the fall migration of raptors and songbirds.
May 11, 2021
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Engineering
Flying at up to Mach 16 could become reality with UCF's developing propulsion system
University of Central Florida researchers are building on their technology that could pave the way for hypersonic flight, such as travel from New York to Los Angeles in under 30 minutes.
May 10, 2021
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Cricket bats should be made from bamboo not willow, study finds
Bamboo cricket bats are stronger, offer a better 'sweet spot' and deliver more energy to the ball than those made from traditional willow, tests conducted by the University of Cambridge show. Bamboo could, the study argues, ...
May 10, 2021
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Engineering
3D printing company Desktop Metal will now use wood to print
The 3D printing company Desktop Metal has just announced the release of Forust, a new tool using wood to 3D print objects. The company, founded in 2019, focuses on 3D printing for interior design. With printing methods deemed ...
May 08, 2021 report
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3D detectors measure social distancing to help fight COVID-19
A team of EPFL researchers has repurposed an algorithm they initially developed for self-driving cars to help people comply with social distancing requirements. Their program, which works with a camera, can detect whether ...
May 07, 2021
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