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A Day In the Life of An Accelerator Designer
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A Day In the Life of An Accelerator Designer

Tor Raubenheimer's work at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and his passion for rock climbing has introduced him to people and places on several continents....

Energy-Efficient Algorithm Keeps ­AV Swarms Flying Longer
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Energy-Efficient Algorithm Keeps ­AV Swarms Flying Longer

An energy-efficient data routing algorithm could keep unmanned aerial vehicle swarms flying longer, an international team of researchers says.

All-Woman Team Commands Rock-Zapping Laser on Mars
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All-Woman Team Commands Rock-Zapping Laser on Mars

An all-female engineering team is responsible for sending commands to the Curiosity rover's ChemCam instrument, which shoots Martian rocks with a laser to determine...

Beyond 1 and 0: Engineers Develop Potential Successor to Shrinking Transistors
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Beyond 1 and 0: Engineers Develop Potential Successor to Shrinking Transistors

A team of researchers has developed multi-value transistors that feature intermediate states between the on and off states of binary devices, allowing more operations...

T­ Delft Scientists Create World's Smallest Autonomous Racing Drone
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T­ Delft Scientists Create World's Smallest Autonomous Racing Drone

The drone racing team of the Micro Air Vehicle Laboratory at Delft University of Technology have created the world's smallest autonomous racing drone.

Student-Built Rocket Crosses the Kármán Line
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Student-Built Rocket Crosses the Kármán Line

The student-run and organized USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory in April became the first undergraduate team to design, build, and successfully launch a single stage...

Argonne Battery Design Offers ​'Solid' Advantage
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Argonne Battery Design Offers ​'Solid' Advantage

Scientists have begun to investigate solid-state batteries, which offer several advantages over those that use a liquid electrolyte.

How to Program Materials
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How to Program Materials

Empa scientists are able to predict the properties of composite materials, which can help achieve research objectives faster. This could lead to better recycling...

Socializing Robots
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Socializing Robots

Heather Knight's research is helping robots collaborate with humans more effectively, a goal of social robotics.

DOE, Cray to Deliver Record-Setting Frontier Supercomputer at ORNL
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DOE, Cray to Deliver Record-Setting Frontier Supercomputer at ORNL

Cray Inc. will build the Frontier exascale supercomputer based on AMD processors at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The system is expected to debut in 2021 as the...

Novel Software Smartly Balances Data Processing Load in Supercomputers
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Novel Software Smartly Balances Data Processing Load in Supercomputers

A team of researchers at Virginia Tech is helping supercomputers work more efficiently by using machine learning to properly distribute data processing tasks across...

Scientists 3D-Print All-Liquid 'Lab on a Chip'
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Scientists 3D-Print All-Liquid 'Lab on a Chip'

Researchers at Berkeley Lab have 3D-printed an all-liquid device that can be repeatedly reconfigured to serve a wide range of applications, from screening drug...

Engineers Create 'Lifelike' Material With Artificial Metabolism
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Engineers Create 'Lifelike' Material With Artificial Metabolism

Engineers have constructed a DNA material with capabilities of metabolism, self-assembly, and organization—three key traits of life.

Building a Printing Press for New Quantum Materials
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Building a Printing Press for New Quantum Materials

Scientists at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials at Brookhaven National Laboratory are building a robotic system to enable the design, synthesis, and testing...

Optimizing Network Software to Advance Scientific Discovery
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Optimizing Network Software to Advance Scientific Discovery

Brookhaven Lab collaborated with Columbia University, University of Edinburgh, and Intel to optimize the performance of a 144-node parallel computer and accelerate...

Robots That Can Sort Recycling
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Robots That Can Sort Recycling

MIT CSAIL's "RoCycle" automated recycling system uses in-hand sensors to detect if an object is paper, metal, or plastic.

A New Recruitment Tool for Construction: The Joystick
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A New Recruitment Tool for Construction: The Joystick

Plastic excavators, bulldozers and cranes fueled by imagination have long captivated toddlers. Now, the construction industry is trying to attract teenagers with...

Ford, ­Mich Study Whether Flying Cars Would Be Better for Environment
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Ford, ­Mich Study Whether Flying Cars Would Be Better for Environment

Researchers at the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Co. teamed up to study the environmental impacts of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircrafts, or flying...

Spinoff Book Highlights NASA Technology Everywhere
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Spinoff Book Highlights NASA Technology Everywhere

From precision GPS to batteries for one of the world's first commercial all-electric airplanes, NASA technology turns up in nearly every corner of modern life. ...

Robots Read Feelings With Speed and Accuracy
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Robots Read Feelings With Speed and Accuracy

Researchers at Case Western Reserve are improving the accuracy and speed of robots recognizing facial cues, which could enhance next-generation personalized robots...
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