Applied Sciences
With the help of a $2 million grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research, mechanical engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will develop a tool to characterize the performance of a new class of alternative fuels.
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Sealing cracks in roadways ensures structural integrity and extends the time between major repaving projects, but conventional manual crack sealing operations expose workers to dangerous traffic and cover a limited amount of roadway each day.
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Sandia nanowire template permits flexible energy absorption.
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Overturning two long-held misconceptions about oil production in algae, scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory show that ramping up the microbes’ overall metabolism by feeding them more carbon increases oil production.
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When it comes to cocaine, users of the drug in Lubbock abuse up to a third more on the weekends.
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Devices can survive work in space, damaged nuclear plants.
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Researchers at MIT have found a new way of making complex three-dimensional structures using self-assembling polymer materials that form tiny wires and junctions.
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Imagine a world without man-made climate change, energy crunches, or reliance on foreign oil. It may sound like a dream world, but University of Tennessee, Knoxville, engineers have made a giant step toward making this scenario a reality.
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Future prospects for clean, green, renewable energy may hinge upon our ability to mimic and improve upon photosynthesis.
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Headquartered in the Livermore Valley in Northern California, the National Food Lab (NFL) is more than just a food and beverage testing facility.
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System designed for household and neighborhood power generation.
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While cloud computing is merely a metaphor to signify the abstraction of technology, resources and locations, the possibility of your laboratory missing out on the biggest technological leap ever is real. There has been a lot of hype over the
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