 Interactive technology could help students feel what can't be seen September 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Equations or graphs can explain what happens when atoms bump into each other, but a technology called haptics could help students know how it feels. A Purdue University researcher says haptic, or force-feedback, ... | |
 Invention could help reduce highway repairs September 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ohio University has licensed a new device that tests the durability of highway asphalt to an Athens, Ohio-based company founded by the engineering professor who invented the technology. | |
 Disposable 'lab-on-a-chip' may save costs and lives September 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Low-cost, disposable cartridges that would let doctors perform diagnostic tests at the point-of-care could speed up diagnosis and treatment while lowering costs. European researchers are rapidly ... | |
 IU sends innovative technology to Antarctica to speed polar research September 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
Environmental scientists studying the world's shrinking polar ice sheets will soon get a substantial boost in computing power thanks to IU's Polar Grid Project. | |
 Preventing forest fires with tree power: Sensor system runs on electricity generated by trees September 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT researchers and colleagues are working to find out whether energy from trees can power a network of sensors to prevent spreading forest fires. What they learn also could raise the possibility ... | |
 Optical sensors make MRI scans safer September 18, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Magnetic resonance scans will be safer for children and other patients needing anaesthesia, thanks to new kinds of optical sensors developed by a team of European researchers. | |
New Bluetooth system orients blind and sighted pedestrians September 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Bluetooth system designed primarily for blind people places a layer of information technology over the real world to tell pedestrians about points of interest along their path as they pass them. | |
 Engineer works to clean and improve engine performance September 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The five engines in Song-Charng Kong's Iowa State University laboratory have come a long way since Karl Benz patented a two-stroke internal combustion engine in 1879. There are fuel injectors and turbochargers ... | |
Robotic 'vacuum' offers shipping industry a cleaner solution September 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- An automated robotic cleaning system that removes marine growth from the hull of a ship is being pioneered at Newcastle University. | |
 HP Labs award will lay groundwork for next generation computers September 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
While most personal computers today can process a few hundred thousand calculations per second, computer scientists are laying the groundwork for exascale machines that will process more than a million trillion ... | |
 Smart desks make sci-fi a reality in the classroom September 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Schools are set for a Star Trek make-over thanks to the development of the world's first interactive classroom by experts at Durham University. | |
 Aerobic exercise for the wheelchair-bound September 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
University of Texas at Austin alumnus, Chris Stanford (MSEE '91), and Electrical & Computer Engineering undergraduates are working on making exercise fun for wheelchair users. For the last year, Stanford has ... | |
 Oxford turbines to harvest energy from tides September 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Oxford researchers have developed a new tidal turbine which has the potential to harness tidal energy more efficiently and cheaply, using a device which is simpler and more robust and scaleable than current ... | |
Remote technology sees through ice, snow and hot air to monitor power plants September 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
On Aug. 14, 2003, the power grid failure that left the northeastern United States in darkness surprised a country unaccustomed to interrupted electricity. Expectations of a plentiful energy supply in the United States contrast ... | |
 Fuel-saving designs improve efficiency of hydraulic systems September 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Researchers at Purdue University have shown how to reduce fuel consumption and dramatically improve the efficiency of hydraulic pumps and motors in heavy construction equipment. | |
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