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June 22, 2017

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June 22, 2017

New Ultrasonic ZIP Probe Tests Zinc Thickness Even While Bathed in 450°C Molten Metal

June 21, 2017 — New probe technology can conduct safety critical testing inside galvanizing kettles equipment while still holding molten zinc at ... read more

Assessesing Risk in a Changing Insurance Market for Driverless Vehicles

June 21, 2017 — Despite projections, insurers will likely play a key role in supporting the safe deployment, adoption and sustainability of driverless cars. The relatively unknown nature, likelihood and extent of ... read more

New Sensors Could Enable More Affordable Detection of Pollution, Diseases

June 21, 2017 — When it comes to testing for cancer, environmental pollution and food contaminants, traditional sensors can help. The challenges are that they often are bulky, expensive, non-intuitive and ... read more

June 20, 2017 — Corn is grown not only for food, it is also an important renewable energy source. Renewable biofuels can come with hidden economic and environmental issues, and the question of whether corn is better ... read more

Illuminating a Better Way to Calculate Excitation Energy

June 20, 2017 — Researchers have demonstrated a new method to calculate excitation energies. They used a new approach based on density functional methods, which use an atom-by-atom approach to calculate electronic ... read more

June 20, 2017 — Scientists have found a relatively simple, low-cost fix that substantially improves images obtained via a widely used optical scanning technique, opening the door to 'virtual ... read more

June 20, 2017 — A new method has been created for very precise determination of fluid flow in capillary networks in realtime, report scientists in a new ... read more

June 20, 2017 — In 2018 when the kilogram will be redefined, scientists will have developed the balance which is required for measuring: the Planck balance. This highly precise electronic weighing balance does not ... read more

June 20, 2017 — Engineers have designed a 'granular jamming cap' filled with coffee grounds that can improve the accuracy of the sophisticated 'GPS' system that surgeons use for nose and throat ... read more

June 20, 2017 — A new technique could have significant implications in the development of micromotors and optical devices for use in solar cell optics, report ... read more

June 20, 2017 — Compositing Cu2O nanoparticles with H2Ti3O7 nanotubes provides an effective strategy to reduce the bandgap energy and the recombination of photo-generated electrons and holes. There is an obvious ... read more

June 20, 2017 — Dual modal imaging which shares the advantages of two imaging modalities such as magnetic resonance imaging and optical imaging, has the ability to produce images with higher spatial resolution and ... read more

June 20, 2017 — Australia's fastest camera has revealed the time it takes for molecules to break apart. The experimental research aims to help in the design of new molecules for materials science or drug ... read more

June 19, 2017 — A federally funded research effort to revolutionize water treatment has yielded a direct solar desalination technology that uses energy from sunlight alone to heat salt water for membrane ... read more

Transforming Last Night's Leftovers Into Green Energy

June 19, 2017 — In a classic tale of turning trash into treasure, two different processes soon may be the favored dynamic duo to turn food waste into green energy, according to a ... read more

June 19, 2017 — Modern batteries power everything from cars to cell phones, but they are far from perfect -- they catch fire, they perform poorly in cold weather and they have relatively short lifecycles, among ... read more

Keeping California's Natural Gas System Safe

June 19, 2017 — The massive natural gas leak at Aliso Canyon shined a light on California’s aging natural gas infrastructure. And five years of extreme drought also exacted its toll on transmission pipelines. Now ... read more

Demand for Housing Fuels Major Jump in Inland Empire Building Activity

June 19, 2017 — Impressive job growth, wage gains, and construction activity all show the region’s economy bucking a broader statewide ... read more

Sugar-Coated Nanomaterial Excels at Promoting Bone Growth

June 19, 2017 — There hasn't been a gold standard for how orthopaedic spine surgeons promote new bone growth in patients, but now scientists have designed a bioactive nanomaterial that is so good at stimulating ... read more

Figuring out the 3-D Shape of Molecules With a Push of a Button

June 19, 2017 — A team of researchers has developed a program that automates the process of figuring out a molecule's three-dimensional structure. The technique compresses a process that usually takes days into ... read more

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