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Marine Worm Inspires Wet Glue
Sandcastle worms secrete an adhesive to build a tube reef in intertidal environments where wind and wave velocity often exceed 25 meters per second.
NIST Looks to Overcome Robots' Agility Limitations
Improving agility, so that robots can perform a diverse set of tasks and be re-tasked on the fly, would eliminate obstacles to wider adoption of automation by small and medium-size manufacturers.
Hydrogen Plasma Achieved in German Stellarator
The initial experimentation phase will last till mid-March.
GTI, Ricardo to Develop Low-NOx Natural Gas Engine Technologies
According to the California Air Resources Board, by 2031 the South Coast Basin will exceed mandatory air quality standards unless NOx emissions are reduced 90% from current levels.
3D-Printed Hypersonic Engine Combustor Successfully Tested
A scramjet combustor is one of the mission-critical components of the propulsion system, responsible for housing and maintaining stable combustion within an extremely volatile environment.
Dump Truck Design Increases Payload
The unit can increase payload capacity by up to 10 percent from older models.
A Rising Call for Responsible Artificial Intelligence
As AI becomes more sophisticated and embedded in society, researchers, tech leaders and governmental agencies are laying the groundwork for its responsible design and use.
Standing Up to the Perfect Storm
Place a 1/50th scale model in the test basin at the University of Maine, and engineers can simulate winds of more than 200 mph and waves as high as 115 ft.
Technique Takes the Blur Out of Digital Microscopy
The wavelength scanning approach uses a device that captures a stack of digital images, each with a slightly different wavelength of light.
Removing Landing Gear Raises UAVs' Payload, Uses
Ultralight solar-powered aircraft can fly at altitudes in excess of 20 kilometers and stay airborne for several weeks; weight is crucial for long-duration flights.
Bio-Inspired Self-Cleaning Window Is Developed
The window uses nanostructures that amplify the thermochromic properties of a coating applied to the glass to cut glare, save energy and enable self-cleaning.
Floating Wetland Treats Storm Runoff
The system uses plants to mitigate the impacts of stormwater runoff by drawing excess nutrients and pollutants from the surrounding water.
Solar-powered Spacecraft Notches Record
Launched in 2011, Juno is the first solar-powered spacecraft designed to operate at such a great distance from the sun.
DARPA Project Aims to Bridge the Bio-Electronic Divide
NESD aims to develop systems that can communicate with any of up to one million neurons in a given region of the brain.
SNC's Vehicle Selected for Space Station Missions
The Dream Chaser cargo system features a folding-wing design that allows the spacecraft to fit inside existing launch vehicle fairings.
Printing Shapeshifting Hydrogels in 4D
Inspired by plants, the 4D-printed hydrogel composite structures change shape when immersed in water.
Renewable Energy’s Share of Power Generation to Jump: EIA
The mix of generating units that supply electricity in the U.S. is undergoing a significant transformation, a unit of the Energy Department says.
Crude Oil Prices Are Making It Tough on Recyclers
With the cost of a barrel of crude at January 2003 prices, recyclers can’t compete with the cost to produce virgin resin pellets.
Sensor System Finds the Quickest Checkout Line
The technology works over distances of up to several kilometers, making it possible to monitor waiting times at all the coffee shops within a particular radius from a town center.
Hybrid Membrane Grabs Heavy Metals
The membrane is composed of relatively inexpensive activated charcoal and denatured whey proteins applied to a suitable substrate material, such as a cellulose filter paper.