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App Could Help OCD Patients Control Their Symptoms and Impulses
A new app has been developed at the University of Cambridge to help OCD patients control their symptoms with just a smartphone.
Five Reasons Why Hexoloy® SE is the Material of Choice for Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing
Suppliers are responding to increasing battery demands by developing new lithium-ion chemistries for greater energy density, boosting recycling efforts and expanding battery production.
Hyundai to Begin Testing Industrial Exoskeleton by Year’s End
The exoskeleton will allow workers to get a boost when they lift objects over their head.
New Google Maps Feature Tracks Friends and Family Travel in Real Time
A new Google Maps update to iPhone users allows travelers to share travel status with friends and family in real time.
System Recycles Greywater From Handwashing
The potential to repeatedly recover and reuse this relatively clean wastewater has been advanced by environmental engineers at ETH Zurich.
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Bacterial Production of High Density Jet Fuel Precursors
An international team of researchers has produced tricyclic sesquiterpenes, promising jet fuel precursors, through a bioengineering route.
Producing Stronger Transition-metal Nitride Thin Films
A new deposition method improves the thermal and chemical stability of transition-metal nitride thin-film layers.
An Innovative Building System that Weathers the Storm
Historically, the building and construction industry has been slow to adapt, and innovative building materials have been met with skepticism. Traditional building structures are proven and new processes are plagued by long cycle times. However, one innovative building system has a proven track record of success.
Proof That Earth is 'Hard Core'
The evidence lies in the detection of shear, or “J” waves, which are only transmitted through solid objects.
Fruit Fly Neural Activity Inspires Smoother Robots
Scientists from the EPFL Brain Mind Institute and Interfaculty Institutes of Bioengineering developed a method to record the limb control activity and neural circuits of a fruit fly.
New 3D Printing Technique Could Create 3D-Printed Arteries
University of Colorado Boulder engineers created a 3D printing technique that controls the firmness of the printed object, allowing doctors to create artificial arteries and organ tissues.
NYPD Ordered to Stop Wearing Recalled Brand of Body Camera Following Explosion
Police officers in New York City are now required to stop using a recalled body camera following reports that one of the cameras has exploded.
Report: Robot Global Density is Accelerating
As robots steadily debut in industries ranging from health care to human resources, the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) released numbers illustrating how widespread the technology has become.
A Resource Allocation Tool for Endangered Species Protection
New decision-making tool helps align investment with objectives in biodiversity conservation.
Researchers Create Smartphone Tool to Measure Workplace Alertness
Researchers from Cornell University have created a tool to measure worker alertness levels, as evidenced by their pupil size, with the goal of understanding what causes such fluctuations and determining how to improve employee productivity.
Greenpeace Study Reveals Microplastics Found in Majority of Table Salts
According to a new study conducted by researchers from the environmental organization Greenpeace, microplastics, plastic particles that are under 0.2 inches, are making the journey from the ocean to the dining table by way of table salt.
With 3D-Printing Tech, Battery Size is No Design Problem
The ability to 3D print lithium-ion batteries of any shape would facilitate customizing the battery form factor for a given product design and enable its use as a structural component.
Study on CVT Pump Efficiency Proposes New Hydraulic Scheme
A research paper published in Mechanism and Machine Theory proposes a new hydraulic scheme that improves the efficiency of hydraulic pumps within an automobile's continuously variable transmission.
New Material Could Create Cost-Effective Solar Energy
A research team from Purdue University has created a new material and a new production process that could make solar power the most efficient energy source available.