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  • Controlling Smartphones with Facial Gestures

    Current mobile devices are typically operated using a touch screen. However, it is nearly impossible to operate when you are, for example, wearing gloves or doing dishes.

  • China's EAST Reactor Sets Another Plasma Record

    The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, China, set a world record in long-pulse H-mode plasma operation on July 3.

  • Kenworth Models Available with ISL G Near Zero Emissions Natural Gas Engine

    The engine operates on 100 percent natural gas, which can be carried onboard in either compressed or liquefied natural gas form.

  • AI-Based System Developed to Detect Gun Images on Screen

    The purpose of the system, according to scientists, is to improve upon and to work in concert with current methods of detection, such as metal detectors.

  • Researchers Find Link Between Pokémon Go! and Increased Physical Activity

    This time last year, many of us were doggedly making our way through parks and charging through the streets intent on one thing: Capturing Pokémon.

  • Using Sea Animals to Find Offshore Renewable Energy Sources

    The research could help companies save time in finding the right location that would minimize marine life impact.

  • Transfer Case with VDC Technology Installed in the Dodge Challenger GT

    The case switches between rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive automatically.

  • Growing the Next Generation of Green Structures

    Green building has been a trend for a while now. A Brunel University London student takes that trend to the next level: growing green structures.

  • Fern Inspires Breakthrough Electrode Design

    What do a fern native to the western United States and fractal geometry have in common with solar energy? Quite a lot: the fractal nature of the fern’s structure inspired a new electrode design that, in turn, could increase energy storage capacity by 3,000 percent.

  • Unfinished Nuclear Plant Morphs into Solar Farm

    The site of an abandoned nuclear power plant now hosts a solar energy farm.

  • Alternative Finishes for Waterproof Jackets

    A common wardrobe staple, waterproof jackets usually contain fluorochemicals to repel rain from fabric. However, the researchers believe that the fluorochemicals may be unnecessarily exposing the wearer to chemicals that have been linked to health problems and that pose an environmental threat.

  • FAA May Refund That $5 Drone Fee You Paid

    After a recent court decision, the Federal Aviation Administration is issuing a refund.

  • Lab-on-a-chip Technology Evolving to Save Lives

    The past few years, LOC research has accelerated, with many new devices being conceived and tested. It may not be long before our doctors download our blood work from our phones and chronic diseases are better regulated by implants. With such improvements in medicine, we all will undoubtedly benefit.

  • Bracing Holds Promise of Collapse-proof Buildings in Quakes

    The earthquake-resistant bracing is intended for buildings with a mullion-and-transom design, and connects the horizontal beams with the vertical post.

  • Big Power Plant Changes Owners in Texas

    Vistra Energy is buying a 1,054 MW CCCT power plant in Odessa, Texas, for $350 million and expects to improve its performance within several years.

  • Healthy Beer

    According to researchers, consuming foods and beverages with live counts of probiotics provides more health benefits than consuming foods and beverages without. The current International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics recommendation to achieve the maximum health benefits of consuming probiotics is 1 billion probiotics per serving.

  • Repurposing Shells

    Researchers from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences are investigating different uses for the 7 million tonnes of mollusk shell waste discarded by the seafood industry each year.

  • Protecting Infants with Race Car Tech

    The monocoque chassis construction used to protect Formula 1 race car drivers has been extended to the protection of newborn infants.

  • Making Biofuels Cheaper Through Genetically-Enhanced Enzymes

    By avoiding sticking to the surfaces of biomass, such as corn, it may be possible to lower costs of production of fuels.

  • Multi-tier Power Outlet Protects Against Accidental Disconnections

    The new MEGAElectronics outlets come in either a four or six tier version.

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