News articles tagged with 'engineering'
Nanotech in space: Rensselaer experiment to weather the trials of orbit
— 15 Nov 2009 15:06 | TechnologyNovel nanomaterials developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are scheduled to blast off into orbit on November 16 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis... — full story
K-State engineers strive to make algae oil production more feasible
— 4 Nov 2009 12:41 | EnvironmentTwo Kansas State University engineers are assessing systematic production methods that could make the costs of algae oil production more reasonable, helping move the U.S. from fossil... — full story
Autosub6000 dives to depth of 3.5 miles
— 29 Oct 2009 10:41 | EnvironmentThe United Kingdom's deepest diving Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), Autosub6000, has been put through its paces during an extremely successful engineering trials cruise on the... — full story
Household robots do not protect users' security and privacy
— 9 Oct 2009 10:30 | TechnologyPeople are increasingly using household robots for chores, communication, entertainment and companionship. But safety and privacy risks of information-gathering objects that move around... — full story
Key process for space outpost proved on 'vomit comet' ride
— 26 Sep 2009 10:36 | AstronomyFlying high over the Gulf of Mexico, researchers from NASA and Case Western Reserve University found a key to unlocking oxygen from the surface of the moon... — full story
Strain on nanocrystals could yield colossal results
— 18 Sep 2009 14:34 | TechnologyIn finally answering an elusive scientific question, researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have shown that the selective... — full story
Analysis confirms that nano-related research has strong multidisciplinary roots
— 8 Sep 2009 11:28 | TechnologyThe burgeoning research fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology are commonly thought to be highly multidisciplinary because they draw on many areas of science and technology to make... — full story
Swansea researchers to study safety of nanoparticles
— 2 Sep 2009 17:00 | TechnologyResearchers at Swansea University's Centre for NanoHealth have been awarded GBP1 million by the Research Councils' Nanoscience through Engineering to Application cross-council programme,... — full story
Silk-based optical waveguides meet biomedical needs
— 1 Sep 2009 12:19 | HealthThere is a growing need for biocompatible photonic components for biomedical applications - from in vivo glucose monitoring to detecting harmful viruses or the telltale markers of Alzheimer's.... — full story
Researchers create world's smallest semiconductor laser
— 30 Aug 2009 17:00 | TechnologyResearchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have reached a new milestone in laser physics by creating the world's smallest semiconductor laser, capable of generating visible... — full story