POSS-peptoid molecules self-assemble into rhomboid-shaped nanocrystals. Credit: Illustration by Stephanie King | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Inspired by nature, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory…
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A conceptual hypersonic aircraft, powered by an oblique detonation wave engine, is pictured. Background image credit: NASA. Aircraft and composite image credit: Daniel Rosato, UCF.…
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A Skyborg conceptual design for a low cost Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV). Credit: AFRL Last month, the United States Air Force successfully test flew…
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Soldiers, athletes, and motorists could lead safer lives thanks to a new process that could lead to more efficient and re-useable protection from shock and…
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The hydrogel material comes from different-sized seaweed particles. Credit: Orlin Velev, NC State University Hydrogels merge two physical forms of the same seaweed material for…
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Staff engineer Bruis van Vlijmen is seen working inside the Battery Informatics Lab 1070 in the Arrillaga Science Center, Bldg. 57. Credit: Jacqueline Orrell/SLAC National…
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Military units like the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade shown here are just one component of U.S. national cyber defense. Credit: Fort George G. Meade Takeaways:…
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A United States flag flies over a Ford auto dealership, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Waukee, Iowa. Ford says it is starting to send out…
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Researchers from Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan design a dual camera-based platform employing an omnidirectional camera for target detection and a separate camera for its…
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The “CapContact” method can localize the touches by fingers on the touchscreens of mobile phones and tablets much more accurately than current industry-wide technology. (Video:…
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