Tag: Engineering
Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water,...
Andres B. Sanchez Alvarado, Rice University
Across the U.S., hundreds of sites on land or in lakes and rivers...
Infusing asphalt with plastic could help roads last longer and resist...
Md S Hossain, University of Texas at Arlington
Globally, more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced each...
Our engineering team is making versatile, tiny sensors from the Nobel-winning...
Jie Huang, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Bohong Zhang, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Chen Zhu, Missouri University of Science...
NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030...
John M. Horack, The Ohio State University
For 24 hours a day, seven days a week since November 2000,...
Examining mushrooms under microscopes can help engineers design stronger materials
Mohamed Khalil Elhachimi, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Pick up a button mushroom from the supermarket and...
US universities lose millions of dollars chasing patents, research shows
Joshua M. Pearce, Western University
Every year, American universities spend millions of dollars patenting inventions developed on their campuses....
All models are wrong − a computational modeling expert explains how...
Zachary del Rosario, Olin College of Engineering
Nicknamed “Galloping Gertie” for its tendency to bend and undulate, the Tacoma...
Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
Benjamin Roulston, Clarkson University
Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
