News by Subject Technology & Engineering

Public Release: 19-Oct-2018

A new way to measure nearly nothing

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST scientists have designed a vacuum gauge, based on ultracold trapped atoms, is small enough to deploy in commonly used vacuum chambers.

Journal: Metrologia

Public Release: 19-Oct-2018

European Commission launches online tool to measure how well Europe and Asia are connected

European Commission Joint Research Centre

The ASEM Sustainable Connectivity Portal offers insights into the state of connectivity between 30 European countries, 19 Asian countries, Australia and New Zealand, together representing the ASEM countries.

Public Release: 18-Oct-2018

3D printers have 'fingerprints,' a discovery that could help trace 3D-printed guns

University at Buffalo

Like fingerprints, no 3D printer is exactly the same. That's the takeaway from a new University at Buffalo-led study that describes what's believed to be the first accurate method for tracing a 3D-printed object to the machine it came from. The advancement could help law enforcement and intelligence agencies track the origin of 3D-printed guns, counterfeit products and other goods.

Meeting: Association for Computing Machinery's Conference on Computer and Communications Security

Public Release: 18-Oct-2018

'Geek Girl' gamers are more likely to study science and technology degrees

University of Surrey

Girls who play video games are three times more likely to choose physical science, technology, engineering or maths (PSTEM) degrees compared to their non-gaming counterparts, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

Journal: Computers in Human Behavior
Funder: British Academy

Public Release: 18-Oct-2018

Polluted city neighborhoods are bad news for asthmatic children

Springer

Children with asthma who grow up in a New York City neighborhood where air pollution is prevalent need emergency medical treatment more often than asthmatics in less polluted areas. This is according to researchers from Columbia University in the US in a new study published in the Springer Nature-branded journal Pediatric Research.

Journal: Pediatric Research

Public Release: 18-Oct-2018

Carbon fiber can store energy in the body of a vehicle

Chalmers University of Technology

A study led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has shown that carbon fibers can work as battery electrodes, storing energy directly. This opens up new opportunities for structural batteries, where the carbon fiber becomes part of the energy system. The use of this type of multifunctional material can contribute to a significant weight-reduction in the aircraft and vehicles of the future -- a key challenge for electrification.

Journal: Multifunctional Materials
Funder: Vinnova, Swedish Energy Agency, Swedish Research Council, Alistore European Research Institute

Public Release: 18-Oct-2018

Molecular memory can be used to increase the memory capacity of hard disks

University of Jyväskylä - Jyväskylän yliopisto

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä have taken part in an international British-Finnish-Chinese collaboration where the first molecule capable of remembering the direction of a magnetic above liquid nitrogen temperatures has been prepared and characterized. The results may be used in the future to massively increase the storage capacity of hard disks without increasing their physical size.

Journal: Science
Funder: Academy of Finland

Public Release: 17-Oct-2018

Climate stress will make cities more vulnerable

University of Sydney

The fall of Angkor has long puzzled historians, archaeologists and scientists, but now a University of Sydney research team is one step closer to discovering what led to the city's demise -- and it comes with a warning for modern urban communities.

Journal: Science Advances

Public Release: 16-Oct-2018

Sydney to move away from CBD model

University of Sydney

Sydney may soon undergo a transition from a monocentric city with sprawling suburbs radiating from one CBD, to a polycentric model -- one marked by several sub-centres -- according to a recent study led by a multidisciplinary team at the University of Sydney. Topics: Greater Sydney Commission, urbanisation, urban sprawl, complex systems, transport, residential, suburbs

Journal: Royal Society Open Science

Public Release: 16-Oct-2018

Simple stickers may save lives of patients, athletes and lower medical costs

Purdue University

Purdue University researchers have created wearable medical electronic devices that someone can easily attach to their skin. The devices are made out of paper to lower the cost of personalized medicine.

Journal: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

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