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Team develops wearable device that camouflages the wearer
A team of researchers from the University of California San Diego has created a wearable device that makes the wearer imperceptible to heat-detecting sensors, such as those built into night vision goggles, even during ambient temperature changes.
Sequencing platform speeds coronavirus characterization
While not designed for diagnostic use, the method provides insight into the properties of the isolated virus by application of next-generation sequencing.
12 ways that NYC is using its building code to boost energy efficiency
The 2020 NYC Energy Conservation Code is one of several construction codes being updated by the Department of Buildings as part of its ongoing Code Revision Cycle.
Purdue team weakens adhesives to make them stronger
In a bid to strengthen adhesives for the construction, electronics and airplane and automobile manufacturing markets, researchers from Purdue University are suggesting that adhesives can be made stronger by first making them weaker.
Inductive sensors based on eddy currents for displacement, distance, and position
Ideal for harsh industrial environments: dirt, pressure, temperature. Benefits: high linearity, resolution and temperature stability.
Schlumberger announces new Saudi Arabia manufacturing center
On February 24, international oilfield services provider Schlumberger announced the opening of a new manufacturing center in King Salman Energy Park (SPARK).
Experience a lower total cost of ownership with an electric steam generator
Electric steam generators eliminate many of the pitfalls of fossil fuel fired units and offer the further benefit of utilizing a sustainable, clean energy source.
New epoxy hardens when one section is exposed to light
Researchers from TU Wein created a special formula for epoxy resins transforms within seconds just by applying light.
Study links fracking to increased traffic accidents, fatalities
Research from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign suggests that hydraulic fracturing is linked to an increase in traffic-related accidents and fatalities in so-called fracking “boomtowns.”
Watch magnetized microbots automate microfluidic assays
Tiny ferrobots about 2 mm in diameter can coordinate and expedite the manipulation of fluid droplets as required in medical diagnostic assays, drug development and other uses.
Selecting solder alloys
Considerations for solder selection, including alloy types, form factor specifications and more.
OECD lowers growth estimate as coronavirus impacts economies
Even in the best-case scenario, a "sharp slowdown in world growth" is expected in the first half of 2020 as "supply chains and commodities are hit, tourism drops and confidence falters."
Engineering firms tapped for new Toronto subway
The nearly 16-kilometer-long subway line would include 15 proposed stations.
Earthquakes test newly deployed solar-plus-storage arrays
Reports suggested that most solar-plus-battery distributed generating systems installed following Hurricane Maria rode out the quakes that hit Puerto Rico in early January.
A pediatric heart valve with room to grow
An artificial valve can be expanded via a minimally invasive transcatheter procedure to accommodate the growing heart and associated increases in blood flow volume.
AI tool diagnoses coronavirus in patient CT scans in just 20 seconds
The research arm of Chinese tech company Alibaba has developed an algorithm capable of diagnosing the coronavirus in seconds based on a patient's computerized tomography (CT) scans.
US crude oil production notched records in 2019, EIA says
U.S. crude oil production has increased during the past 10 years, driven mainly by production from tight rock formations developed using horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing.
Watch: Smithsonian Institution launches open access image digital database
An online platform launched by the Smithsonian Institution now provides public access to almost three million high-resolution 2D and 3D images.
Tech company develops a device for thwarting facial recognition 'spoofing' attempts
To thwart facial login “spoofing” attempts — where hackers attempt to gain access to facial recognition-protected smartphones and other devices using pictures, masks and even a 3D-printed head — a team from the tech company Trinamix has developed a “skin-sensing” technology to rival standard facial recognition technology.
Two species of trees native to the northeast US are suitable for innovative timber
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst found two kinds of trees native to the Northeastern United States are structurally sound for cross-laminated timber (CLT).