Complete design of a silicon quantum computer chip unveiled
Research teams all over the world are exploring different ways to design a working computing chip that can integrate quantum interactions. Now, UNSW engineers believe they have cracked the problem,...
View ArticleBicycles reacting to speed for stable cycling
A Dutch consortium including the University of Twente developed an electrical bicycle that prevents elderly people from falling. The smart assistive bicycle, called SOFIE, increases stability by via...
View ArticleFish to benefit if large dams adopt new operating approach
Thousands of dams built along U.S. rivers and streams over the last century now provide electricity for homes, store water for agriculture and support recreation for people. But they also have...
View ArticleNew structure of key protein holds clues for better drug design
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have peered deep into the heart of a key protein used in drug design and discovered dynamic structural features that may lead to new ways to target...
View ArticleA manifesto for designing cities
"The city is a people's art, a shared experience," a Philadelphia architect and planner named Edmund Bacon once wrote, adding that any urban designer's job was to "conceive an idea, implant it, and...
View ArticleScientists develop ultrafast battery with quarter-million cycle life
Aluminum-ion batteries (AIB) have significant merits of low cost, non-flammability, and high-capacity metallic aluminum anodes based on three-electron redox properties. However, due to its inadequate...
View ArticleHawaii's missile alert gaffe—why good human-machine design is critical
A ballistic missile warning alarm that was wrongly triggered in Hawaii recently rams home the importance of the way interfaces are designed to prevent such major bloopers from happening in the first...
View ArticleEthical design is the answer to some of social media's problems
Facebook last week announced a redesign of its news feed to prioritise posts from friends and family over those of news publishers.
View ArticleBuilding blocks to create metamaterials
Engineers at Caltech and ETH Zürich in Switzerland have created a method to systematically design metamaterials using principles of quantum mechanics.
View ArticleNetworking, data experts design a better portal for scientific discovery
These days, it's easy to overlook the fact that the World Wide Web was created nearly 30 years ago primarily to help researchers access and share scientific data. Over the years, the web has evolved...
View ArticleBrave new world of robotic architecture dawning
Sure, there have already been 3-D printed houses. And you can pick up a Nest Thermostat with artificial intelligence at your local hardware store. But a new book co-written and co-edited by Mahesh...
View ArticleTeam develops new surface design inspired by snake skin
Assistant Professor Seok Kim and graduate students Zining Yang and Jun Kyu Park have developed a design construct inspired in part by the surface of butterflies and snakes, where flexible skins are...
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