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Virtual reality users must learn to use what they see

Dec 07, 2017 (SPX)

But strap them into a virtual reality headset, and they still may need to take a few lumps before they pay attention to the visual cues that work so well in the...

In first, 3-D printed objects connect to WiFi without electronics

Dec 07, 2017 (SPX)

University of Washington researchers are the first to make this a reality by 3-D printing plastic objects and sensors that can collect useful data and communica...

3-D-printed minifactories

Dec 07, 2017 (SPX)

A group of ETH researchers led by Professor Andre Studart, Head of the Laboratory for Complex Materials, has now introduced a new 3D printing platform that work...

Monopole current offers way to control magnets

Dec 07, 2017 (SPX)

One important property of these materials is that they have virtual monopoles - particles that are either north or south but not like typical magnets, which inv...

ORNL-designed algorithm leverages Titan to create high-performing deep neural networks

Dec 07, 2017 (SPX)

Now, researchers are eager to apply this computational technique - commonly referred to as deep learning - to some of science's most persistent mysteries. But b...

3-D-printed prosthetic implants could improve treatment for hearing loss

Dec 07, 2017 (SPX)

Hearing works partly through the transmission of vibrations from the ear drum to the cochlea, the sensory organ of hearing, via three tiny bones in the middle e...

Seaweed could hold key to environmentally friendly sunscreen

Dec 06, 2017 (SPX)

The use of sunscreens is advocated to prevent sun damage, but most formulations contain synthetic UV radiation filters that can make their way in to water syste...

New microscope sets a record for visualizing surface wetting properties

Dec 05, 2017 (SPX)

Aalto University researchers have developed a measurement technique called Scanning Droplet Adhesion Microscopy (SDAM) to understand and characterize the wettin...

Borophene shines alone as 2-D plasmonic material

Dec 05, 2017 (SPX)

That would make the material known as borophene a candidate for plasmonic and photonic devices like biomolecule sensors, waveguides, nanoscale light harvesters ...

Study shows how to get sprayed metal coatings to stick

Dec 01, 2017 (SPX)

The surprising and counterintuitive finding could have serious implications for the design of certain coating processes or for 3-D printing, which both require ...

UCLA engineers use deep learning to reconstruct holograms and improve optical microscopy

Nov 30, 2017 (SPX)

The approach, which uses multi-layered artificial neural networks to automate data analysis, also has shown significant promise for health care: It could be use...

PPPL scientists deliver new high-resolution diagnostic to national laser facility

Nov 30, 2017 (SPX)

The diagnostic, installed on the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the DOE's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, will analyze and record data from high-en...

Math gets real in strong, lightweight structures

Nov 30, 2017 (SPX)

The porous structures called schwarzites are designed with computer algorithms, but Rice researchers found they could send data from the programs to printers an...

Backlash grows on 'Star Wars' video game 'loot boxes'

Nov 30, 2017 (AFP)

Game giant Electronic Arts has been criticized over its use of "loot boxes," a money-making tactic for game makers which typically offer digital items such as s...

Researchers inadvertently boost surface area of nickel nanoparticles for catalysis

Nov 29, 2017 (SPX)

The surprising result may prove useful by increasing the surface area of nickel available for catalyzing chemical reactions. "Nickel is noteworthy for its wides...

Quantum optics allows us to abandon expensive lasers in spectroscopy

Nov 29, 2017 (SPX)

One of the most common ways of investigating interactions and processes occurring in a substance is based on measuring the time in which a sample responds to ex...

New 3-D printer is 10 times faster than commercial counterparts

Nov 29, 2017 (SPX)

The key to the team's nimble design lies in the printer's compact printhead, which incorporates two new, speed-enhancing components: a screw mechanism that feed...

Saab intros augmented reality training tool for military

Nov 28, 2017 (UPI)

Called "We: Are," the tool is built on augmented reality for smart phones and tablets and was introduced Monday at the I/ITSEC simulation and training event in ...

Device could reduce the carbon footprint of ethylene production

Nov 28, 2017 (SPX)

This development led by Assistant Professor Jason Yeo Boon Siang from the Department of Chemistry at NUS Faculty of Science and the Solar Energy Research Instit...

3rd SES bids farewell to ANGELS satellite

Nov 27, 2017 (SPX)

ANGELS was an experimental satellite that tested the boundaries of orbital mechanics and capabilities of space systems. It was launched in July 2014, which was ...