SpaceX taps superhero designer for its spacesuits
Everything about SpaceX seems exciting right now. In April, SpaceX successfully landed their reusable rocket, the Falcon 9, on a droneship at sea. Also in April, SpaceX announced that they intend to...
View ArticleSimplifying the complex design of 3-D printed jewelry
Do-it-yourself jewelry design can bring to mind visions of failed pony bead necklaces or braided friendship bracelets. So when it comes to fashionable jewelry, is it better to leave the design to the...
View ArticleChimpanzee enclosure redesign translates wild chimpanzee research to zoo...
University of Birmingham scientists have developed a new way to redesign chimpanzee enclosures to translate research on wild chimpanzees into zoos to help preserve the behavioural and physiological...
View ArticleConfined-space manure ventilation design tool to save lives on farms
An online tool created by researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will enable manure storage pit designers to develop less dangerous facilities.
View ArticleRecent advances in natural product drug design: Chemical fragments and...
(Phys.org)—A review article in Nature Chemistry by Tiago Rodrigues, Daniel Reker, Petra Schneider, and Gisbert Schneider of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology looks at recent advances in...
View ArticleNew technology reduces 30 percent chip area of STT-MRAM while increasing...
In a world first, researchers from Tohoku University have successfully developed a technology to stack magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ) directly on the vertical interconnect access (via) without causing...
View ArticleSalesforce buys cloud rival Demandware for $2.8 bn
US cloud computing giant Salesforce said Wednesday it was buying rival Demandware for $2.8 billion in a move that expands its offerings to the retail sector.
View ArticleAlgae building blooms
A multi-disciplinary team bringing together science, sustainable building design and architecture may soon develop the first living algae buildings in Australia. Their unique collaboration has seen a...
View ArticleComputing helps with the complex design of modern architecture
In 1960, when the America computer scientist Ivan Sutherland developed Sketchpad, described as the first computer graphical user interface, it changed the course of architecture.
View ArticleChina iPhone sales maintained pending patent appeal: Apple
Apple said Friday it continues to sell its iPhones in China pending an appeal of a ruling which said the smartphones violated a patent of a Chinese manufacturer.
View ArticleSelf-assembling icosahedral protein designed
The same 20-sided solid that was morphed into geodesic domes in the past century may be the shape of things to come in synthetic biology.
View ArticleQuantum chemical computations help screen better cathode materials for high...
Energy storage systems with high energy density are essential to fulfilling the ever-increasing demands of electronic devices, electric vehicles, and smart grids for intermittent solar or wind power....
View ArticleResearchers creating improved interfaces to help machines and humans work...
As machines become more intelligent, they become embedded in countless facets of life. In some ways, they can act almost as full-fledged members in human-machine teams. In such cases, as with any team,...
View ArticleShields with optical illusion to revolutionise riot policing
Smart riot shields that appear see-through one-way could allow police to hide their numbers during potentially violent clashes.
View ArticleNeutron diffraction studies reveal origins of deterioration in lithium batteries
Researchers use diffraction data from pulsed high-intensity neutrons to understand the reactions that deteriorate lithium batteries during operation. The findings are published in Scientific Reports,...
View ArticleIndestructible bridges could be reality
A new generation of indestructible bridges could be possible, thanks to research from the University of Warwick.
View ArticleProject to cut accident rate in building industry by targeting prevention...
Researchers from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) are leading an international project aimed at reducing occupational injuries and illnesses in the construction industry.
View ArticleDesign tool transforms objects into intricate works of art
Just as wrought-iron fences and ornaments connect straight and curved elements to form aesthetically pleasing 3-D shapes, a new computational design tool developed by Disney Research enables people to...
View ArticleLight-trapping 3-D solar cells undergo space testing
A novel three-dimensional solar cell design developed at Georgia Tech will soon get its first testing in space aboard the International Space Station. An experimental module containing 18 test cells...
View ArticleWireless EEG headset for emergency room and intensive care unit patients
The world-leading nanoelectronics research center imec and Holst Centre (set up by imec and TNO) announced that they have collaborated with Nihon Kohden, a Japanese manufacturer, developer and...
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