Engineering
A new type of high performance "phase shifter" for use in advanced phase array antenna systems has been developed at the University of Birmingham. Researchers led by Dr. Yi Wang from Birmingham's School of Engineering created ...
Mar 6, 2023
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Engineering
Heating and cooling homes carries a hefty economic and environmental price tag. The U.S. Energy Information Administration has reported more than half of all home energy in the United States is used for heating and cooling, ...
Mar 1, 2023
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Engineering
Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered an alloy that shows increased strength at over –250°C (20 Kelvin), making it the toughest material on record.
Feb 8, 2023
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Engineering
Researchers from Lithuania and Cyprus claim that the energy payback period of using phase change materials, new technology in the construction industry, is the shortest in a colder climate. The optimal location for their ...
Feb 3, 2023
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Robotics
Inspired by sea cucumbers, engineers have designed miniature robots that rapidly and reversibly shift between liquid and solid states. On top of being able to shape-shift, the robots are magnetic and can conduct electricity. ...
Jan 25, 2023
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Business
MIOIR Researchers Professor Frank Geels and Dr. Julian Gregory conducted a longitudinal analysis of coevolving contexts and company strategies in the U.K. steel industry. While the existing literature makes important analyses ...
Jan 23, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Rather than being released into the atmosphere and exacerbating the problem of climate change, CO2 can also be used as a raw material for substances required in industrial processes, such as formic acid or methanol. The conversion ...
Dec 1, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Over the past few decades, engineers and material scientists have created increasingly advanced and efficient solar technologies. Some of these technologies are based on photovoltaics with a so-called heterojunction structure, ...
Computer Sciences
Since their discovery by Roentgen in 1895, X-rays have become an effective tool for doctors to take images of their patients' bones, organs and vessels, and make better diagnoses. Scientists have continued this quest to acquire ...
Nov 21, 2022
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Hardware
As more and more data are being shared and stored digitally, the number of data breaches taking place around the world is on the rise. Scientists are exploring new ways to secure and protect data from increasingly sophisticated ...
Nov 18, 2022
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