by Iliyah | Aug 15, 2018 | Engineering and Tech
Scientists and engineers often need tailored remote sensing instruments to understand complex phenomena. ‘Innovative Imaging and Research’, or ‘I2R’, located at the NASA John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, is developing such instruments for particularly...
by Iliyah | Aug 8, 2018 | Engineering and Tech
For seasonal allergy sufferers, the warm spring weather that delights most comes with unpleasant symptoms and breathing difficulties. However, most methods of predicting pollen abundance are not precise enough to help the afflicted avoid high pollen areas. BreezoMeter...
by Iliyah | Jul 18, 2018 | Engineering and Tech
Aeroplanes are required to change their trajectory many times during a flight. A system of adjustable surfaces that manage lift is typically used to meet this requirement. However, Dr Huu Duc Vo and Dr Njuki Mureithi from École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada, have...
by Iliyah | Jul 18, 2018 | Engineering and Tech
Good things come in small packages. Dr Larysa Baraban, Professor Gianaurelio Cuniberti and their colleagues at TU Dresden, Germany, are leading the charge in the application of nanotechnology in fields as diverse as biotechnology, environmental protection and...
by Iliyah | Jul 11, 2018 | Earth and Environment, Engineering and Tech
Nuclear power plants may be some of the most secure structures in our society, but when subjected to earthquakes, they have the potential to cause major disasters. Dr Wei-Chau Xie of the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, is now developing algorithms for...
by Iliyah | Jul 4, 2018 | Engineering and Tech
Our rapidly increasing production of data is straining computer infrastructures to unprecedented levels. As researchers develop much-needed coping mechanisms, Dr Shikharesh Majumdar at Carleton University focuses on two important solutions to the issue: creating...
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