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UrduMammography is the current state-of-the-art method for detecting and diagnosing breast cancer. However, even a mammogram doesn’t detect certain subtle breast cancers, especially those in younger women who typically have denser breast tissue. In the growing need to improve imaging…
Tag: RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT
Scientists develop sensor to save children, pets left in vehicles
A small, inexpensive sensor could save lives by triggering an alarm when children or pets are left alone in vehicles. The new device, developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo, combines radar technology with artificial intelligence (AI) to detect…
Non-volatile control of magnetic anisotropy through change of electric polarization
Researchers from Kanazawa University use electrical polarization to control magnetic properties aiming for advanced memory applications
Wearable tracker study links insufficient sleep to biological aging and cardiovascular disease risk
Singapore study using wearable trackers links insufficient sleep to increased rate of biological aging and cardiovascular disease risk
Warning system for aviation exposure to solar energetic particles (WASAVIES)
Provide ICAO a mandatory information for cosmic ray radiation protection management of aircrews
Researchers take flight with unmanned aerial vehicles
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are getting smarter with the help of an international team of researchers. They developed a way for multiple UAVS to fall into formation while still automatically controlling their own flight needs, just like the drones used…
Integrating imaging research across Europe
Euro-BioImaging established as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium for state-of-the-art imaging services in biological and biomedical research
No more traffic blues for information transfer: decongesting wireless channels
A machine-learning algorithm can help select the best channel for communication over a wireless network of resource-constrained devices
WPI wins NSF grant to help New York city youths at risk for human trafficking
Team will use data analytics and optimization tools to identify and recommend resources
Never fear, humans have a place in the digital future
The future impacts of automation and artificial intelligence on the lives of human beings will be addressed at a symposium in Brisbane (Australia) Nov. 13-15, 2019
First book on the Timoshenko-Ehrenfest beam theory in 100 years
Dr. Isaac Elishakoff authors the key reference in study of stocky beams and thick plates in its numerous applications in mechanical, aerospace, civil, ocean and marine engineering fields
AI learns to design
AI agents imitate engineers to construct effective new designs using visual cues like humans do
Office of Naval Research Global opens new location in Melbourne, Australia
ARLINGTON, Va.–Scientific collaboration was front and center as Capt. James Borghardt, commanding officer of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global, officially inaugurated a new location in Melbourne, Australia, on Nov. 6. ONR Global–charged with providing international science and technology…
132 grams to communicate with Mars
Dust storms, ionising cosmic radiation, extreme cold at night … Mars is not very hospitable! It’s for these extreme conditions that the research team of Christophe Craeye, a professor at the UCLouvain Louvain School of Engineering, developed antennas for the…
UK needs to act to prevent electric vehicle battery waste mountain — new study
Recycling technologies for end-of-life lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are not keeping pace with the rapid rise of electric vehicles, storing up a potentially huge waste management problem for the future, according to a new study. A review of lithium ion…
Scientists should have sex and gender on the brain
Thinking about sex and gender would help scientists improve their research, a new article published today argues. Writing in a special 150th anniversary edition of Nature , five experts say these factors are too often ignored. They say incorporating sex…
University of Oklahoma geoscientist hopes to make induced earthquakes predictable
NORMAN, OKLA. – University of Oklahoma Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy assistant professor Xiaowei Chen and a group of geoscientists from Arizona State University and the University of California, Berkeley, have created a model to forecast induced earthquake activity…
Breaking down controls to better control wind energy systems
Researchers based in Brazil have developed a way to better control wind energy systems in electrical generation. Wind energy systems are typically expensive to maintain, and they can only convert a portion of their produced energy into storage. The results…
AI learns to design
AI agents imitate engineers to construct effective new designs using visual cues like humans do
Office of Naval Research Global opens new location in Melbourne, Australia
ARLINGTON, Va.–Scientific collaboration was front and center as Capt. James Borghardt, commanding officer of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global, officially inaugurated a new location in Melbourne, Australia, on Nov. 6. ONR Global–charged with providing international science and technology…
132 grams to communicate with Mars
Dust storms, ionising cosmic radiation, extreme cold at night … Mars is not very hospitable! It’s for these extreme conditions that the research team of Christophe Craeye, a professor at the UCLouvain Louvain School of Engineering, developed antennas for the…
UK needs to act to prevent electric vehicle battery waste mountain — new study
Recycling technologies for end-of-life lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are not keeping pace with the rapid rise of electric vehicles, storing up a potentially huge waste management problem for the future, according to a new study. A review of lithium ion…
Scientists should have sex and gender on the brain
Thinking about sex and gender would help scientists improve their research, a new article published today argues. Writing in a special 150th anniversary edition of Nature , five experts say these factors are too often ignored. They say incorporating sex…
University of Oklahoma geoscientist hopes to make induced earthquakes predictable
NORMAN, OKLA. – University of Oklahoma Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy assistant professor Xiaowei Chen and a group of geoscientists from Arizona State University and the University of California, Berkeley, have created a model to forecast induced earthquake activity…
Breaking down controls to better control wind energy systems
Researchers based in Brazil have developed a way to better control wind energy systems in electrical generation. Wind energy systems are typically expensive to maintain, and they can only convert a portion of their produced energy into storage. The results…
Cooperating may result in better self-driving experience
In a dynamic computer game in which the computer is also a decision maker, you may often find yourself competing with the game to reach your goal. Similarly in handling a “self-driving” car, automobile equipped with automated driving technology, human…
SMART discovers breakthrough way to look at the surface of nanoparticles
New method to explore the surface of nanoparticles, unlike existing chemical procedures which have severe limitations
An NJIT engineer proposes a new model for the way humans localize sounds
One of the enduring puzzles of hearing loss is the decline in a person’s ability to determine where a sound originates, a key survival faculty that allows animals – from lizards to humans – to pinpoint the location of danger,…
Texas Heart Institute wins prestigious grant to develop wireless and leadless pacemakers
Doctors and engineers at Texas Heart Institute, Rice and UCLA collaborate to advance cardiac devices
Better teleoperations with a less complicated system
Bilateral teleoperation systems are complicated robotic systems that allow people to perform tasks remotely or in hard to access environments. They can be used in various fields including entertainment systems, industrial machinery, drones, and even surgeries that are performed by…
Better autonomous ‘reasoning’ at tricky intersections
Model alerts driverless cars when it’s safest to merge into traffic at intersections with obstructed views.
Technique helps robots find the front door
Navigation method may speed up autonomous last-mile delivery
Better teleoperations with a less complicated system
Bilateral teleoperation systems are complicated robotic systems that allow people to perform tasks remotely or in hard to access environments. They can be used in various fields including entertainment systems, industrial machinery, drones, and even surgeries that are performed by…
£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…
£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…
Better autonomous ‘reasoning’ at tricky intersections
Model alerts driverless cars when it’s safest to merge into traffic at intersections with obstructed views.
Technique helps robots find the front door
Navigation method may speed up autonomous last-mile delivery
Better autonomous ‘reasoning’ at tricky intersections
Model alerts driverless cars when it’s safest to merge into traffic at intersections with obstructed views.
Technique helps robots find the front door
Navigation method may speed up autonomous last-mile delivery
£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…
Better teleoperations with a less complicated system
Bilateral teleoperation systems are complicated robotic systems that allow people to perform tasks remotely or in hard to access environments. They can be used in various fields including entertainment systems, industrial machinery, drones, and even surgeries that are performed by…
Will lithium-air batteries ever take flight?
Amid growing climate concerns, many governments and scientists worldwide are trying to reduce air travel’s environmental impact. Electric planes are a possible solution, but better batteries are needed to power large aircraft for long distances. Lithium-air batteries, one of the…
CSCW conference explores how collaborative activities are supported by computers
Program includes leading-edge research in areas including work, home, education and healthcare
Mapping millet genetics
October 23, 2019 – In the semi-arid tropics of Asia and Africa, conditions can be difficult for crops. Plants need to have short growing seasons, survive on poor soils and tolerate environmental stresses. Enter, the millets. Close to 97% of…
Researchers significantly extend Wi-Fi range for smart-home devices
Innovation can be used with existing hardware, requires only software update
NIH contract to CWRU, UH to accelerate TB vaccine development
$30 million contract will establish TB immunology research centers across the country
New nonprofit organization formed to accelerate drug development in autism-associated genetic conditions
LOS ANGELES, CA, October 23, 2019 – Parents of children affected by Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS) announce the formation of CureSHANK, a nonprofit organization to accelerate drug development in PMS and other diseases related to the SHANK genes. As one of…
Quantum supremacy milestone harnesses ORNL Summit supercomputer
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 23, 2019–A joint research team from Google Inc., NASA Ames Research Center, and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has demonstrated that a quantum computer can outperform a classical computer at certain tasks, a…
NREL publishes Science journal article posing three challenges to wind energy potential
Wind energy researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are among a team of authors inviting the scientific community to address three challenges that will drive the innovation needed for wind to become one of…
NUS innovation paves the way for sensor interfaces that are 30 times smaller
A new class of sensor interfaces cuts down the design effort from months to hours, reduces circuit complexity by at least 30 times, while being highly robust against wide fluctuations in power harvested from the environment