The test bench for oil workers has been developed at Samara Polytech
It is designed to simulate asphalt-resin-paraffin deposits Credit: @SamaraPolytech Today, the oil industry is faced with the problem of asphalt-resin-paraffin deposits on the inner surface of tubing...
View ArticleWearable brain-machine interface turns intentions into actions
New system based on user’s motor-imagery could control wheelchair, robotic arm, or other devices Credit: Georgia Tech A new wearable brain-machine interface (BMI) system could improve the quality of...
View ArticleNanostructures enable record high-harmonic generation
ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell researchers have developed nanostructures that enable record-breaking conversion of laser pulses into high-harmonic generation, paving the way for new scientific tools for...
View ArticleThumb-sized device quickly ‘sniffs out’ bad breath
No one wants bad breath — not when visiting friends and family, at a job interview, and especially not on a first date. Smelly breath can make things awkward, but it also is a natural warning sign,...
View ArticleNew framework applies machine learning to atomistic modeling
Method could lead to more accurate predictions of how new materials behave at the atomic scale Northwestern University researchers have developed a new framework using machine learning that improves...
View ArticleUCI scientists make X-ray vision-like camera to rapidly retrieve 3D images
Tech can visualize various materials, structures with detailed chemical information Credit: Dmitry Fishman, Eric Potma, David Knez / UCI Irvine, Calif., July 21, 2021 — It’s not exactly X-ray vision,...
View ArticleSoft skin patch could provide early warning for strokes, heart attacks
Credit: Nature Biomedical Engineering Engineers at the University of California San Diego developed a soft and stretchy ultrasound patch that can be worn on the skin to monitor blood flow through major...
View Article‘Wrapping’ anodes in 3D carbon nanosheets: The next big thing in li-ion...
Study finds that anchoring manganese selenide nanoparticles, an anode material, in 3D carbon nanosheets prevents their expansion in lithium-ion batteries Credit: Korea Maritime and Ocean University...
View ArticleTopology in biology
Credit: Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization When can we say that a certain property of a system is robust? Intuitively, robustness implies that, even under the effect of external...
View ArticleNew US and German collaboration aims to produce green hydrogen more efficiently
Credit: University of Illinois/Technical University of Darmstadt Through a new award program, the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation,...
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