Going electric and banning new petrol-powered cars could be Australia's next big light bulb moment
In 2007, Malcolm Turnbull turned off an industry's life support without blinking.
May 25, 2021
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Automotive
Researchers study phone use behavior and geometrics on urban and rural roads
Ding—a notification goes off on a cell phone. A driver looks down, their eyes briefly leave the road ahead, and... crash. Phone use while driving is a significant source of distracted driving that leads to traffic accidents, ...
May 24, 2021
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Engineering
New nondestructive broadband imager is the next step toward advanced technology
One of the key aspects of academic and industrial research today is non-destructive imaging, a technique in which an object or sample is imaged (using light) without causing any damage to it. Often, such imaging techniques ...
May 21, 2021
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Reporter's driverless van ride: Cool tech, freaky turns
The annoyed shopper paced around and knocked on the windows of a minivan blocking him from leaving his Costco parking spot. He didn't seem to notice, or care, that there was no one inside.
May 20, 2021
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Telecom
Laser communications: Empowering more data than ever before
Launching this summer, NASA's Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) will showcase the dynamic powers of laser communications technologies. With NASA's ever-increasing human and robotic presence in space, missions ...
May 13, 2021
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Congestion pricing could shrink car size
Rush hour will likely return when pandemic lockdowns lift, but a new study suggests that congestion pricing—policies that charge tolls for driving during peak hours—could not only cure traffic jams but also convince motorists ...
May 13, 2021
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Computer Sciences
A new method simulates the universe 1000 times faster
Cosmologists love universe simulations. Even models covering hundreds of millions of light years can be useful for understanding fundamental aspects of cosmology and the early universe. There's just one problem—they're ...
May 11, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists report new synapse-like phototransistor
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed a breakthrough in energy-efficient phototransistors. Such devices could eventually help computers process visual information ...
May 4, 2021
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Closing in on state-of-the-art semiconductor solar cells
A synthetic approach that improves absorber layers in perovskite solar cells could help them achieve their full potential and draw closer to the performance of leading gallium arsenide devices.
May 4, 2021
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Engineering
With a zap of light, system switches objects' colors and patterns
When was the last time you repainted your car? Redesigned your coffee mug collection? Gave your shoes a colorful facelift?
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Light
Light is electromagnetic radiation, particularly radiation of a wavelength that is visible to the human eye (about 400–700 nm, or perhaps 380–750 nm.) In physics, the term light sometimes refers to electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength, whether visible or not.
Three primary properties of light are:
Light, which exists in tiny "packets" called photons, exhibits properties of both waves and particles. This property is referred to as the wave–particle duality. The study of light, known as optics, is an important research area in modern physics.
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