Storing energy in red bricks
Imagine plugging in to your brick house.
Aug 11, 2020
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Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis
The Washington University in St. Louis (WUST) was founded in 1853 in St. Louis, Missouri. WUST is a private non-sectarian university with undergraduate and graduate schools, a medical school and institutes. WUST has 22 Nobel Laureates affiliated with the university throughout its history. The student body is approximately 13,000 students. WUST has a $4 to $5 billion endowment and has a very high rating for research. The medical school is ranked 3rd in the nation and overall the entire university is ranked in the top 50 of all private universities world-wide. The Graduate School of Design and Architecture is rated in the top five in comparable schools world-wide.
- Address
- Campus Box 1089, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130.
- westerhousej@msnotes.wustl.edu
- Website
- http://www.wustl.edu/
- Wikipedia
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_University_in_St._Louis
Engineering
Engineers develop new fuel cells with twice the operating voltage as hydrogen
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Jun 18, 2020
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Computer Sciences
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Feb 27, 2020
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Computer Sciences
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Dec 8, 2021
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Robotics
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Aug 14, 2020
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632
Computer Sciences
A nature-driven solution for more efficient AI
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Apr 13, 2022
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179
Telecom
When WiFi is weak, send noise instead
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Oct 23, 2019
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Team develops stable, efficient, anode-free sodium battery
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May 3, 2021
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Quantum tunneling to boost memory consolidation in AI
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Feb 10, 2023
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449
Engineering
Machine learning generates 3D model from 2D pictures
Researchers from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a machine learning algorithm that can create a continuous 3D model of cells from a partial set of 2D images that were ...
Sep 19, 2022
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