In an example of the extraordinary twists of physics that can occur at very small scales, electrical engineer Stephen Chou and colleagues made an array of tiny…
Rock left behind in abandoned mines after coal is extracted contains sulfur impurities that decompose and form sulfuric acid when exposed to air, water and…
Researchers at Michigan Technological University are working on it. Actually, their design is a twist on what’s called an asymmetric capacitor, a new type of…
It was not too long ago that basic science lectures began with the three forms of matter: gases, liquids and solids—and somewhere along the line plasmas were…
The rise of computers in past decades was made possible largely thanks to the invention of the integrated circuit, a device that combines all necessary…
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas are developing an anti-icing system that could make airport runways safer and less expensive to maintain…
Much waste heat is generated in industrial production and power generation. It is estimated that a quarter of energy production in Germany is lost this way….
By issuing forecasts that are 35 percent more accurate than previous forecasting methods, the system enables utility operators to constantly anticipate the…
Short circuits are expensive for power plants and electricity grids. Already during the construction of the plants, each component has to be designed to…
Some solar devices, like calculators, only need a small panel of solar cells to function. But supplying enough power to meet all our daily needs would require…
“It's a very powerful way to communicate ideas,” says Jason Leigh, EVL director and UIC professor of computer science. “It lets people work together, make…
Behind such estimates, however, there are scientific models: computer simulations of real world processes. They are the tools to assess costs and benefits of a…
The search for innovative, cost-effective and energy-efficient solutions for display and lighting applications are the focus of ongoing intense worldwide…
Chemical doping is routinely used in conventional three-dimensional semiconductors to control the density of electron carriers that are essential to the…
The project between the two universities involves developing an eco-friendly heating and cooling system for citizens in the underdeveloped region of…
By using a projector to beam the 3D image of a face onto the back of a plastic mask, and a computer to control voice and facial expressions, the researchers…
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