Engineering
A Perspective sheds light on why megaprojects take so long and cost so much—and what can be done to prevent the problem. Why did Boston's "Big Dig" building project go 19 billion dollars over budget and take nine years ...
Sep 6, 2023
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Engineering
Quantitative Phase Imaging (QPI) is a label-free imaging technique that leverages the optical path length information in transparent samples to evaluate their refractive index distribution and thickness variations. Multispectral ...
Sep 4, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
When Todd Howard, director and executive producer of Bethesda Game Studios, announced in June that the team's upcoming, highly anticipated game, "Starfield," would feature a galaxy of more than 1,000 planets, fans were beyond ...
Sep 1, 2023
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Business
In manufacturing, a product's information must move across various systems in the production enterprise, from design to product support. This information flow is enabled by a family of standards called STEP (STandard for ...
Aug 31, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Almost a week after the Apple faithful collectively gasped at the first evidence that the iPhone's red "end call" button might soon be vacating its center position to take up residence one column to the right, it looks like ...
Aug 16, 2023
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Security
These days, cars are computer centers on wheels. Today's vehicles can contain over 100 computers and millions of lines of software code. These computers are all networked together and can operate all aspects of your vehicle.
Aug 14, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Most people use voice assistant technologies like Alexa or Google Assistant for list making and quick weather updates. But imagine if these technologies could do much more—summarize doctor's appointments, remind someone ...
Aug 1, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Most people already know and appreciate the capabilities of smartphones. Now imagine the possibilities offered by smart spacesuits, uniforms and exercise clothes. The future of wearable technology has just received a big ...
Jul 26, 2023
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Engineering
Temperatures around the world are soaring. Both California's Death Valley and China's Xinjiang region have seen temperatures climb above the 50℃ mark. A blistering heat wave is also sweeping across the Mediterranean, causing ...
Jul 21, 2023
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Computer Sciences
A team of computer scientists and designers based out of the University of Waterloo have developed a tool to help people use color better in graphic design. The research paper, "Facilitating Graphics Design with Interactive ...
Jul 20, 2023
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