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Counterfeit and out-of-spec components are entering U.S. defense supply chains through thousands of small and midsized suppliers that make up the lower tiers of the industrial base. Researchers at the Georgia Tech Manufacturing ...
Aug 18, 2026
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The rapid growth of data centers is adding enormous new demands to power grids already under pressure to connect renewable energy, retire fossil-fuel plants and electrify transportation and buildings. A recent paper published ...
Aug 18, 2026
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The scales of a pine cone open in low humidity to scatter seeds but close in damp conditions to protect seeds from moisture. An artificial material with the same behavior could be useful in applications like moisture-responsive ...
Aug 18, 2026
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Engineering
Reducing the negative environmental impact of buildings—globally one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions—might be even more difficult than expected. New research from Drexel University indicates that, ...
Aug 18, 2026
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While soaring demand for lithium-ion batteries pushes prices higher, Flinders University experts are making headway in developing a safe, more sustainable aqueous zinc-iodine rechargeable battery. In their latest study, published ...
Aug 18, 2026
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People rarely think about culverts until they are gone. These plain pipes and boxes carry roads over streams and span less than 20 feet—the federal cutoff for what counts as a bridge. That means road-stream crossings stay ...
Aug 18, 2026
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UCLA researchers have developed a deep learning framework that reconstructs high-resolution fluorescence lifetime images from data acquired at up to five times lower spatial resolution, offering a path toward faster tissue ...
Aug 17, 2026
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Engineering
As the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix arrives Aug. 22–23 in Washington, D.C., the George Washington University community has the opportunity to see up close how complex and resource-intensive a major motorsports event is ...
Aug 17, 2026
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A team of researchers from Adelaide University's School of Chemical Engineering has identified a new way to create an important chemical for energy storage using urea. Hydrazine, the chemical in question, is widely used in ...
Aug 17, 2026
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Engineering
When air is blown across the neck of a bottle, it doesn't just produce a pleasant tone: it also demonstrates a phenomenon called Helmholtz resonance. This occurs when airflow passing across an opening causes air trapped inside ...
Aug 15, 2026
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