Energy & Green Tech
Most discussions of how to avert climate change focus on solar and wind generation as key to the transition to a future carbon-free power system. But Michael Short, the Class of '42 Associate Professor of Nuclear Science ...
Mar 21, 2024
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Robotics
Building a robot that's both human-like and useful is a decades-old engineering dream inspired by popular science fiction.
Nov 6, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Drone maker Zipline on Wednesday introduced a new model that works with a small robot to deliver packages with precision in dense cities, even on windy days.
Mar 15, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Every August and September the unmistakable pungent aroma of roasting green chile permeates the air across New Mexico and neighboring states.
Jul 6, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Southwest Research Institute has completed a pilot-scale facility to create and test natural gas foam as a safe and stable alternative to water for hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as 'fracking.' The six-year project ...
Mar 2, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Whether grid energy storage, electromobility or wearable electronics—lithium-ion batteries have become an integral part of our lives. Millions of tons of lithium are mined in places far away from Germany to produce them ...
Jul 7, 2020
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Engineering
Research conducted as part of the project EvacSound demonstrates that auditory guidance using sound beacons is an effective aid during the evacuation of smoke-filled road tunnels. This is good news. It is a fact that vehicle ...
Jun 11, 2020
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Engineering
Vehicles make more decisions for people than we might realize – and they have been for a while. Just nine years after the Wright brothers successfully flew the first plane in 1903, autopilot was invented. Cruise control ...
Oct 10, 2019
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Automotive
What good is a driverless car if riding in it nauseates you?
Aug 21, 2019
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Security
In recent years, hardware-centric security threats have emerged at different stages of the integrated circuit (IC) supply chain. This has enabled the proliferation of various malicious attacks, such as intellectual property ...
