 Portable imaging system will help maximize public health response to natural disasters 21 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have developed a low-cost, high-resolution imaging system that can be attached to a helicopter to create a complete and detailed picture of an area ... | |
Boston University partners in NSF challenge to create wireless network using visible light 22 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Boston University's College of Engineering is a partner launching a major program, under a National Science Foundation grant, to develop the next generation of wireless communications technology based on visible light instead ... | |
New Sensor Could Help Avert Pipeline Failures October 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Colorado School of Mines (CSM) have developed a prototype sensor that quickly detects very small amounts of hydrogen accumulation ... | |
 An 'electric' future for Formula 1 gearboxes? October 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Bristol University student, Niall Oswald, has won the e2v Award for the Best Electronic Engineering Student at the 2008 Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Awards for his final-year research project, ... | |
 Space tech helps to reach long-jump world record October 03, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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German athlete Wojtek Czyz, running with a space-tech enhanced prosthetic leg, set a new world record at the Paralympics 2008 in Beijing, reaching an amazing 6.50 m and beating the previous world record by ... | |
 This is your grid on brains October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Managing power networks in the future may involve a little more brain power than it does today, if researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology succeed in a new project that ... | |
 Honda Introduces All-New Insight Dedicated Hybrid Concept Vehicle at Paris Motor Show October 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Honda Motor presented the concept model of its all-new Insight dedicated hybrid vehicle scheduled to be introduced in 2009, at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. | |
 An a-maize-ing path out of poverty October 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Across Tanzania and elsewhere in Africa, processing the corn harvest is labor intensive: Families and friends gather to spend a day or two filling bags with the dried cobs, beating then to ... | |
 Baked Slug: New Method to Test Fireproofing Material October 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
In a high-temperature blaze, how well does a fireproofing material shield a building’s important steel structures from heat? Answering this question has been surprisingly difficult, but it is important information ... | |
 Pterodactyl-inspired robot to master air, ground and sea October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Paleontologist Sankar Chatterjee of Texas Tech University, aeronautical engineer Rick Lind of the University of Florida, and their students Andy Gedeon and Brian Roberts have reached back in time 115 million ... | |
 Writing patterns, logos and lettering in light October 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Logos and lettering can be written in light using freeform lenses. But how does the surface of the lens have to be structured in order to focus the light in the shape of a specific pattern? ... | |
 New underwater robot can hover in place September 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT researchers have designed a new robotic underwater vehicle that can hover in place like a helicopter -- an invaluable tool for deepwater oil explorers, marine archaeologists, oceanographers ... | |
 Einstein's green refrigerator making a comeback September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 170 vote(s)
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While almost everybody knows how Einstein revolutionized physics with his theories of relativity, many people may not know that the great scientist had a domestic side, too. Well, sort of - in 1930, Einstein ... | |
Zeroing in on Wi-Fi 'dead zones' September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Rooting out Wi-Fi "dead zones" in large wireless networks that cover whole neighborhoods or cities is an expensive proposition. Pre-deployment testing is so costly that most WiFi providers simply build their networks first ... | |
 Detecting human activities through barriers September 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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University of Texas professor Hao Ling and Ph.D. candidate, Shobha Ram, are one step closer to making x-ray vision a reality. They are perfecting radar systems that can detect human activities through barriers ... | |
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