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Polymers pave way for wider use of recycled tires in asphalt

Feb 14, 2019 (SPX)

Now, researchers have identified polymer additives that increase the storage stability of asphalt rubber. They report their results in the ACS journal Energy an...

Study unfolds a new class of mechanical devices

Feb 14, 2019 (SPX)

In a paper published in Science Robotics, engineers at Brigham Young University detail new technology that allows them to build complex mechanisms into the exte...

A glimpse into the future

Feb 14, 2019 (SPX)

"The level of data traffic in the world is going up very, very fast," said Bowers, co-author of a paper on the new technology in the journal Optica. Generally s...

Turning desalination waste into a useful resource

Feb 14, 2019 (SPX)

In a new study, they show that through a fairly simple process the waste material can be converted into useful chemicals - including ones that can make the desa...

Laser physics: Transformation through light

Feb 13, 2019 (SPX)

C60 is an extremely well-studied carbon molecule, which consists of 60 carbon atoms and is structured like a soccer ball. The macromolecule is also known as buc...

Nanotechnology enables engineers to weld previously un-weldable aluminum alloy

Feb 13, 2019 (SPX)

That's because when the alloy is heated during welding, its molecular structure creates an uneven flow of its constituent elements - aluminum, zinc, magnesium a...

Raytheon contract ceiling for Silent Knight development upped by $15M

Feb 13, 2019 (UPI)

The $15 million modification raises the ceiling of the existing indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract value to $45 million, the Defense Department sa...

Lefty or righty molecules lend a hand to material structures

Feb 12, 2019 (SPX)

An international team that included Rice University materials scientist Edwin Thomas pried a new, fundamental detail from its bottom-up creation of several bloc...

Next-generation optics in just two minutes of cooking time

Feb 12, 2019 (SPX)

Metasurfaces could enable engineers to make flexible photonic circuits and ultra-thin optics for a host of applications, ranging from flexible tablet computers ...

Using artificial intelligence to engineer materials' properties

Feb 12, 2019 (SPX)

Now, a team of researchers at MIT and in Russia and Singapore have found ways to use artificial intelligence to help predict and control these changes, potentia...

Architecting a new breed of high performance computing for virtual training environments

Feb 12, 2019 (SPX)

Current simulated environments, however, rely on conventional computing that is incapable of generating the computational throughput and speed to accurately rep...

Researchers find way to stabilize color of light in next-gen material

Feb 12, 2019 (SPX)

"This particular work is solving a critical problem that has inhibited the development of viable applications based on these materials," said Assistant Professo...

Blockchain provides security, traceability for smart manufacturing

Feb 12, 2019 (SPX)

According to a new NIST report, the security system better known for underpinning Bitcoin and other digital currencies not only provides tamper-proof transmissi...

Northrop Grumman awarded $17.4M for space tracking system

Feb 11, 2019 (UPI)

On Friday, the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency awarded the additional funds, bringing the total value of Northrop's contract up to $1.9 billion. The work will...

A better way to make acrylics

Feb 11, 2019 (SPX)

The global market for acrylic acid is enormous. The world used close to 5 million metric tonnes of it in 2013, according to industry group PetroChemicals Europe...

Scientists discover new type of magnet

Feb 08, 2019 (SPX)

This "singlet-based" magnet differs from conventional magnets, in which small magnetic constituents align with one another to create a strong magnetic field. By...

New fabric automatically cools or insulates depending on conditions

Feb 08, 2019 (SPX)

University of Maryland researchers have created a fabric that can automatically regulate the amount of heat that passes through it. When conditions are warm and...

Scientists discover new type of self-healing material

Feb 08, 2019 (SPX)

Materials that can self-heal have become a popular area of research during the last decade, and a variety of materials have been developed. However, most of the...

Will moving to the commercial cloud leave some data users behind?

Feb 08, 2019 (SPX)

But as the volume of data continues to expand, many agencies are considering the use of commercial cloud services to help store and make it available to users. ...

Physicists take big step in nanolaser design

Feb 07, 2019 (SPX)

Lasers are widely used in household appliances, medicine, industry, telecommunications, and more. Several years ago, lasers of a new kind were created, called n...