Behavior of granular materials has been difficult to visualize, but new method reveals their internal forces in 3D
Granular materials, those made up of individual pieces, whether grains of sand or coffee beans or pebbles, are the most abundant form of solid matter on Earth. The way these materials move and react to external forces can ...
Mar 25, 2024
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GNSS Gyroscopes: A new horizon in motion measurement
Attitude information, crucial in scientific and engineering fields, traditionally relies on instruments like gyroscopes for measurement, facing limitations in miniaturization and accuracy over time.
Mar 25, 2024
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Researchers create skyrmion-based memory technology for extremely low-power devices
A research team led by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in partnership with National University of Singapore (NUS) has created an innovative microelectronic device that can potentially function as ...
Mar 22, 2024
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Could supersonic flights be the next big thing in air travel? This flight expert isn't so sure
If you could fly from New York to London in half the time, would you? With a renewed interest and investment in commercial supersonic flight, that's what some companies hope to achieve.
Mar 22, 2024
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Additive manufactured aluminum alloys for space optical instruments
When Zach Post was approached about leading a study to develop a framework for additively manufacturing (colloquially called 3D printing) a new space instrument for detecting air pollution, it was an opportunity he couldn't ...
Mar 22, 2024
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Future nuclear power reactors could rely on molten salts—but what about corrosion?
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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New method uses classical computers to check accuracy of complex quantum systems
Quantum computers of the future may ultimately outperform their classical counterparts to solve intractable problems in computer science, medicine, business, chemistry, physics, and other fields. But the machines are not ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Tiny magnetic implants enable wireless health monitoring when paired with wearable device
In a study published in the journal Science Advances, researchers from Peking University have unveiled a miniaturized implantable sensor capable of health monitoring without the need of transcutaneous wires, integrated circuit ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Liquid metal may point way to wearable ultrasound devices
The best-known byproduct of ultrasound—so named because its frequencies exceed the range of the human ear—is, in fact, not audio but visual: 2D imagery, often of a fetus maturing in the womb. But ultrasound has also found ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Researchers develop brain-inspired wireless system to gather data from salt-sized sensors
Tiny chips may equal a big breakthrough for a team of scientists led by Brown University engineers. Writing in Nature Electronics, the research team describes a novel approach for a wireless communication network that can ...
Mar 19, 2024
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