Apr 16, 2014 | Technology
Inexpensive computers, cell phones and other systems that substitute flexible plastic for silicon chips may be one step closer to reality, thanks to research published on April 16 in the journal Nature Communications. The paper describes a new proposal by University...
Mar 5, 2014 | Space, Technology
MIT team proposes storing extra rocket fuel in space for future missions. Future lunar missions may be fueled by gas stations in space, according to MIT engineers: A spacecraft might dock at a propellant depot, somewhere between the Earth and the moon, and pick up...
Feb 24, 2014 | Life & Non-humans
In surprising new discovery, scientists show that microbes are more likely to adhere to tube walls when water is moving. In a surprising new finding, researchers have discovered that bacterial movement is impeded in flowing water, enhancing the likelihood that the...
Jan 3, 2014 | Physics & Mathematics, Technology
In the search for cheaper materials that mimic their purer, more expensive counterparts, researchers are abandoning hunches and intuition for theoretical models and pure computing power. In a new study, researchers from Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering...
Dec 11, 2013 | Technology
For Amazon’s recently announced drone delivery system to get off the ground, the company will have to solve numerous difficult technological challenges. Chief among them will be increasing battery life, getting the drones to work without a central command and to...
Oct 23, 2013 | Technology
U.S. Special Operations Command wants its operators to be protected with what it informally calls an “Iron Man suit,” named after the fictional superhero. In September, Socom announced it is seeking proposals for prototypes of the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit,...
Oct 7, 2013 | Health, Technology
A novel nanotechnology study by Jonathan Lovell, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, will refine a drug delivery method using nanoballoons, also known as liposomes. The goal is to improve cancer treatment by delivering highly concentrated doses of...
