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Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are tiny devices used in technologies such as microphones, accelerometers and biosensors. MEMS are highly useful but prone to physical stress that affects their performance, stability ...
Sep 9, 2026
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Researchers led by University of Oregon chemist Paul Kempler have identified dissolved iron impurities as the key factor controlling the degradation of alkaline water electrolyzers during power interruptions—a finding that ...
Sep 9, 2026
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The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed a deep learning technology that predicts, in real time, vibrations at multiple locations inside a nuclear power plant using the signal from just ...
Sep 9, 2026
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What happens when water, ice and more thunder down into a valley? Researchers from ETH Zurich and the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF are investigating this using an accurate 3D model of the area around ...
Sep 9, 2026
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As refrigerated ammonia gains attention as a cleaner fuel for heavy-duty applications, such as marine vessels, scientists are working to understand how it behaves in water and how to respond quickly to spills to protect people ...
Sep 9, 2026
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Drier climates are exacerbating an expensive problem for millions of Australians whose homes sit on expansive soils prone to shrinkage cracks, which have already cost insurance companies and individuals billions of dollars ...
Sep 9, 2026
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University of Warwick researchers have created a new material combining two properties, magnetism and electrical polarization, that scientists have struggled to bring together for decades—and crucially, it works close to ...
Sep 8, 2026
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A joint research team led by Professors Sangyoon Han and Jaesok Yu of the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at DGIST has developed the world's first miniature optical ultrasonic sensor, thinner than a human ...
Sep 8, 2026
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Supporting a new urban industrial site may require more energy, but options are limited within city limits. Putting a large battery installation next to a local landmark or a Revolutionary War site is rarely viable.
Sep 8, 2026
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Engineering
It is hard to imagine the modern world without concrete. Enormous quantities are used in construction worldwide, and the production of cement—its main ingredient—generates a great deal of CO₂, a greenhouse gas that accelerates ...
Sep 7, 2026
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