Electronics
NASA Spurs Tech Research and Development with Small Business Awards
NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is designed to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector. Credit: NASAGoogle Doodle Honors Quantum Mechanics Pioneer
Today's Google Doodle honors the birthday of Max Born, one of the pioneers of quantum mechanics. Image credit: Google Inc.Watch: Revolutionary Electronics Design Inspired by Japanese Paper Art
A kirigami-based, ultrastretchable bioprobe. Image credit: Toyohashi University of Technology.-
Alexa Will Soon Help Teach Kids to be Polite
Concerned that barking demands at Alexa without an accompanying "please" or "thank you" is sending the wrong message to children, small users will soon be encouraged to be polite in their exchanges with the device thanks to a new feature.
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Electronic Hotel Door Locks Vulnerable to Hacking, According to Research
Electronic door locks in some of the most well-known hotel chains around the world are vulnerable to hacking, according to research from the Finnish cybersecurity and privacy company F-Secure.
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Streets of Sydney are Paved in Old Printer Toner
Old printer toner is getting a second life as road asphalt in Sydney, Australia, thanks to a collaboration between Australian company Downer and the Close the Loop organization.
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New Material Helps Create an Inexpensive Nuclear Radiation Device for Homeland Security
This new material could provide an inexpensive alternative to the nuclear radiation detectors that are currently used.
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Giving Amazon Our Car Keys
First we have granted them access to our homes, now we are giving them the keys to our cars. Like a houseguest that refuses to leave, Amazon is gaining a stronger foothold in our lives by making options for delivery even more convenient.
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Artificial Leaf Mini-Factory Creates Chemicals with Sunlight
The newest development in the artificial leaf system boosts the product yield by 20 percent.
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A 3-D Method for Gauging Flood Impact
According to the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, flooding causes more damage than any other severe weather-related event, an average of $5 billion per year in the U.S. It kills more people each year than tornadoes, hurricanes or lightning, and it occurs in every U.S. state and territory. It’s a threat experienced worldwide, anywhere that receives rain.A flood event in Iowa back in 2008 cost $10 billion in damages to the state, prompting the establishment of the Iowa Flood Center (IFC) at the University of Iowa, the first center in the country for advanced flood-related research and education.
Simplified 2-D models are the current state-of-the-art for predicting flood wave propagation, but an IFC team led by UI professor George Constantinescu is creating 3-D non-hydrostatic flood models to more accurately simulate how floods spread across land. These 3-D models can also be used to assess and improve the predictive capabilities of the 2-D models already in use.