Engineering
Innovation at the University of Louisville involving multiple departments at the university has led to a promising solution for the shortage of swabs in COVID-19 test kits. In response to a request from the Commonwealth of ...
Apr 16, 2020
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Engineering
Engineers and technicians at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) spent months meticulously recreating the long concrete floors supported by steel beams commonly found in high-rise office buildings, only ...
Mar 24, 2020
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Software
A free tool that will enable game developers to accurately evaluate the experience of video game players has been launched by researchers at the University of Waterloo.
Mar 3, 2020
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Engineering
Sandia National Laboratories manager Joel Wirth, a mechanical engineer by training, studied a problem with his car. The weight was too far back, making the car fishtail whenever he drove it faster than 200 mph.
Mar 2, 2020
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Engineering
Dutch shipbuilder Royal Huisman applied the same concurrent engineering process developed by ESA for space missions to the design of superyacht Sea Eagle II, due to become the world's largest aluminum sailing yacht when delivered ...
Mar 2, 2020
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Software
A storyline with emotionally evocative details can reduce virtual reality cybersickness for some people, according to a new study.
Feb 13, 2020
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Engineering
Working on top of Ice Harbor Dam, a team of PNNL researchers had little time to appreciate the view. It was a beautiful, sunny fall day in early October and the team was on its 4th day of releasing Sensor Fish to travel through ...
Jan 27, 2020
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Other
A government committee reviewing how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new passenger planes for flight has determined that the system is safe and effective but small changes need to be made.
Jan 16, 2020
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Engineering
Engineers need to get more creative in their approach to design and additive manufacturing (AM) systems, by taking inspiration from the way humans grow and develop, say researchers at the University of Birmingham.
Jan 10, 2020
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Automotive
Three crashes involving Teslas that killed three people have increased scrutiny of the company's Autopilot driving system just months before CEO Elon Musk has planned to put fully self-driving cars on the streets.
Jan 3, 2020
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