Engineering

Pinpointing the sound of rock failure

If a rock deep in the subsurface cracks and fails under pressure and temperature change, can the sound it makes be heard and identified? Finding the specific sound a rock makes when it cracks and breaks seems impossible when ...

Machine learning & AI

CycleMatch: a new approach for matching images and text

Researchers at Leiden University and the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT), in China, have recently developed a new approach for image-text matching, called CycleMatch. Their approach, presented in a paper ...

Engineering

Aging bridge detection through digital image correlation

A team of researchers from Newcastle University of Singapore and National University of Singapore, led by Mr. Loh Tick Boon, with supervisor Dr. JJ Chong, has developed a novel and practical method of assessing the mechanical ...

Hi Tech & Innovation

New application of blue light sees through fire

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated that ordinary blue light can be used to significantly improve the ability to see objects engulfed by large, non-smoky natural gas ...

Energy & Green Tech

Self-standing mesoporous Si film can power lithium-ion batteries

This film electrode does not need carbon additives and binders to connect particles like typical slurry-based electrodes, but it still exhibits excellent battery performance. The success of this electrode design provides ...

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