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No storm in a teacup — it’s a cyclone on a silicon chip
University of Queensland researchers have combined quantum liquids and silicon-chip technology to study turbulence for the first time, opening the door to new navigation technologies and improved understanding of the turbulent dynamics of cyclones and other extreme weather. Professor Warwick…
A soft robotic insect that survives being flattened by a fly swatter
Imagine swarms of robotic insects moving around us as they perform various tasks. It might sound like science fiction, but it’s actually more plausible than you might think. Researchers at EPFL’s School of Engineering have developed a soft robotic insect,…
Successful satellite launch for Graz University of Technology, Austria
ESA’s OPS-SAT mission to test new space technology in orbital flight
A soft robotic insect that survives being flattened by a fly swatter
Imagine swarms of robotic insects moving around us as they perform various tasks. It might sound like science fiction, but it’s actually more plausible than you might think. Researchers at EPFL’s School of Engineering have developed a soft robotic insect,…
Successful satellite launch for Graz University of Technology, Austria
ESA’s OPS-SAT mission to test new space technology in orbital flight
Skin cancer mystery revealed in yin and yang protein
XSEDE’s Stampede2, bridges speed skin cancer research
Skin cancer mystery revealed in yin and yang protein
XSEDE’s Stampede2, bridges speed skin cancer research
MIPT researchers close in on new nonvolatile memory
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, along with their colleagues from Germany and the U.S., have achieved a breakthrough on the way to new types of nonvolatile memory devices. The team came up with a unique method…
MIPT researchers close in on new nonvolatile memory
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, along with their colleagues from Germany and the U.S., have achieved a breakthrough on the way to new types of nonvolatile memory devices. The team came up with a unique method…
Secure data backup of medical records using secret sharing and secure communications
Prompt restoration of medical records via a satellite link for disaster medical support
Here’s what police know about digital evidence
In today’s criminal justice system, a Play Station and iPhone are just as important pieces of evidence as eyewitness accounts. Yet, there isn’t a strong understanding as to how police officers identify digital evidence – everything from a laptop to…
Secure data backup of medical records using secret sharing and secure communications
Prompt restoration of medical records via a satellite link for disaster medical support
Here’s what police know about digital evidence
In today’s criminal justice system, a Play Station and iPhone are just as important pieces of evidence as eyewitness accounts. Yet, there isn’t a strong understanding as to how police officers identify digital evidence – everything from a laptop to…
World’s largest computing society announces 2019 Fellows
58 innovators selected from around the world
Data Science Institute researcher designs headphones that warn pedestrians of dangers
You see them all over city streets: pedestrians wearing headphones or earbuds – their faces glued to their phones as they stroll along oblivious to their surroundings. Known as “twalking,” the behavior is not without its dangers. Headphone-wearing pedestrians often…
Data Science Institute researcher designs headphones that warn pedestrians of dangers
You see them all over city streets: pedestrians wearing headphones or earbuds – their faces glued to their phones as they stroll along oblivious to their surroundings. Known as “twalking,” the behavior is not without its dangers. Headphone-wearing pedestrians often…
Dial-a-frog — researchers develop the ‘FrogPhone’ to remotely call frogs in the wild
Researchers have developed the ‘FrogPhone’, a novel device which allows scientists to call up a frog survey site and monitor them in the wild. The FrogPhone is the world’s first solar-powered remote survey device that relays environmental data to the…
Deployable human-scale immersive virtual environments?
Immersive virtual environments let us vividly experience and interact with virtual spaces and information, so researchers are working on a deployable version and the ability to get it set up and calibrated easily
Deployable human-scale immersive virtual environments?
Immersive virtual environments let us vividly experience and interact with virtual spaces and information, so researchers are working on a deployable version and the ability to get it set up and calibrated easily
New streaming technology will change computer gaming
Streaming services, such as Netflix or Amazon Prime, are widely used. But the next wave of digital media is imminent: cloud gaming. This technology is similar to video-on-demand services. A computer game is run on a server in the cloud.…
New streaming technology will change computer gaming
Streaming services, such as Netflix or Amazon Prime, are widely used. But the next wave of digital media is imminent: cloud gaming. This technology is similar to video-on-demand services. A computer game is run on a server in the cloud.…
New co-editors appointed for Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS
Levinson, Zappe will lead the journal beginning in January 2020
New co-editors appointed for Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS
Levinson, Zappe will lead the journal beginning in January 2020
Molecular eraser enables better data storage and computers for AI
New discovery for atomic-scale circuits brings closer the potential to eliminate a gigatonne of carbon emissions while increasing data capacities for ultra-efficient computers
Novel tactile display using computer-controlled surface adhesion
A group of researchers at Osaka University developed a novel two-dimensional (2D) graphical tactile display to which one-dimensional (1D) adhesive information could be added by controlling adhesion of designated portions of the display surface. (Fig.1) Their research results were presented…
Novel tactile display using computer-controlled surface adhesion
A group of researchers at Osaka University developed a novel two-dimensional (2D) graphical tactile display to which one-dimensional (1D) adhesive information could be added by controlling adhesion of designated portions of the display surface. (Fig.1) Their research results were presented…
2019 ACM Gordon Bell Prize awarded to ETH Zurich team for simulation that maps heat in transistors
DaCe OMEN framework could help industry design better and more efficient computer chips
A super-fast ‘light switch’ for future cars and computers
Self-driving cars have become better and more reliable in recent years. Before they might be allowed to drive completely autonomously on our roads in the near future, however, a few hurdles have to be taken. Above all, the need to…
A wirelessly-controlled and wearable skin-integrated haptic VR device
Sensing a hug from your friend through a video call with him/her may become a reality soon. A joint-research team consisted of scientists and engineers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Northwestern University in the United States has…
Machine learning microscope adapts lighting to improve diagnosis
Prototype microscope teaches itself the best illumination settings for diagnosing malaria
Designer lens helps see the big picture
Microscopes have been at the center of many of the most important advances in biology for many centuries. Now, KAUST researchers have shown how a standard microscope can be adapted to provide even more information. In its simplest form, microscopy…
New water-based optical device revolutionizes the field of optics research
A new method of modulating light using water as a medium, called giant optical modulation, which is less expensive and easier to use than conventional methods
Quantum computers learn to mark their own work
Quantum computers can potentially answer questions beyond the capabilities of classical computing – but their answers might not be reliable University of Warwick scientists have developed a protocol for quantum computers to measure how close their answers are to the…
NIST-led team develops tiny low-energy device to rapidly reroute light in computer chips
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have developed an optical switch that routes light from one computer chip to another in just 20 billionths of a second — faster than any other similar…
Data science expert Bader looks to Fed funding for info analysis
Data science has reached a point where techniques such as deep learning can beat humans at recognizing objects, although experts are still figuring out how to make explainable predictions from massive data, NJIT distinguished professor David Bader said. Bader leads…
A turbocharger for the supercomputer JUWELS
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Atos and ParTec with NVIDIA and Mellanox plan expansion of the Jülich supercomputer
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Apple formally launch women’s health study
Groundbreaking study will collect and analyze data on menstrual and gynecological health to improve overall understanding of women’s health needs. Study has potential to be largest study of its scope and scale.
NIST-led team develops tiny low-energy device to rapidly reroute light in computer chips
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have developed an optical switch that routes light from one computer chip to another in just 20 billionths of a second — faster than any other similar…
Data science expert Bader looks to Fed funding for info analysis
Data science has reached a point where techniques such as deep learning can beat humans at recognizing objects, although experts are still figuring out how to make explainable predictions from massive data, NJIT distinguished professor David Bader said. Bader leads…
A turbocharger for the supercomputer JUWELS
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Atos and ParTec with NVIDIA and Mellanox plan expansion of the Jülich supercomputer
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Apple formally launch women’s health study
Groundbreaking study will collect and analyze data on menstrual and gynecological health to improve overall understanding of women’s health needs. Study has potential to be largest study of its scope and scale.
A new parallel strategy for tackling turbulence on Summit
Team develops algorithm designed for Summit, reaches extreme problem sizes
A new parallel strategy for tackling turbulence on Summit
Team develops algorithm designed for Summit, reaches extreme problem sizes
WPI researchers discover vulnerabilities affecting billions of computer chips
Security flaws affecting Intel and STMicroelectronics CPUs could be used to steal or alter data on billions of devices
WPI researchers discover vulnerabilities affecting billions of computer chips
Security flaws affecting Intel and STMicroelectronics CPUs could be used to steal or alter data on billions of devices
A cheaper way to scale up atomic layer deposition
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) involves stacking layers of atoms on top of each other like pancakes. The atoms come from a vaporized material called a precursor. ASD is a well-established technique for manufacturing microelectronics like semiconductors and magnetic heads for…
A cheaper way to scale up atomic layer deposition
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) involves stacking layers of atoms on top of each other like pancakes. The atoms come from a vaporized material called a precursor. ASD is a well-established technique for manufacturing microelectronics like semiconductors and magnetic heads for…
Flexible yet sturdy robot is designed to ‘grow’ like a plant
Its extendable appendage can meander through tight spaces and then lift heavy loads
£3m Cyber-SHIP Lab offers opportunity to address maritime cyber security challenges
A unique new research facility designed to address the key cyber security challenges facing the shipping industry is being established at the University of Plymouth. The £3million Cyber-SHIP Lab, supported by funding from Research England, part of UK Research and…