Engineers describe how fluid suspensions exhibit different behaviors at different scales
Honey is already a thick liquid, but let it begin to crystalize and it can become downright clumpy. The sugar crystals in suspension seem to increase its viscosity. This phenomenon occurs throughout the natural and constructed world: From mudflows to.....»»
Cruise scales back ambitions to single city; GM says Origin robotaxi won"t be produced in 2024
Neither prototypes nor production models will be built in 2024 of the Cruise Origin, the ground-up robotaxi designed and built by General Motors......»»
Examining gender stereotypes embedded in natural language
Gender stereotypes harm people of both genders—and society more broadly—by steering and sometimes limiting people to behaviors, roles, and activities linked with their gender. Widely shared stereotypes include the assumption that men are more cen.....»»
The "dahliagram": An interdisciplinary tool to enable exploration of human-environment interactions
Spurred by the current climate crisis, there has been heightened attention within the scientific community in recent years to how past climate variation contributed to historic human migration and other behaviors......»»
Researchers describe a more sustainable process to recycle biobased polycarbonates
A month ago, the European Union banned glitter. This action was part of an effort that aims to reduce the presence of microplastics in our environment by 30%. Waste plastics are a serious problem for our ecosystems, and the push for recycling plastic.....»»
Reflecting real-world precipitation extremes in climate simulations
Daily predictions of rainstorms are useful for helping us decide whether we should bring an umbrella or not when we run errands. But scientists, urban planners, and many others need to know about precipitation extremes on much larger time scales......»»
Ford scales down EV battery plant in Michigan
The project in Marshall, Mich., is now expected to create 1,700 jobs, a 32 percent reduction from the 2,500 announced previously......»»
Researchers: Disinformation campaigns are undermining democracy—here"s how we can fight back
Misinformation is debated everywhere and has justifiably sparked concerns. It can polarize the public, reduce health-protective behaviors such as mask wearing and vaccination, and erode trust in science. Much of misinformation is spread not by accide.....»»
"Triple star" discovery could revolutionize understanding of stellar evolution
A ground-breaking new discovery by University of Leeds scientists could transform the way astronomers understand some of the biggest and most common stars in the universe. The paper, "Gaia uncovers difference in B and Be star binarity at small scales.....»»
Using recovery capsules to prevent loss of data from balloon-based telescopes
An international team of astrophysicists, aerospace engineers and balloonists has found that data recovery capsules are a viable means of ensuring data integrity in the event of loss of flight capabilities or communications abilities in balloon-based.....»»
Apple uses Paris engineers to break and harden iPhone security
A profile covering Apple's Paris-based efforts to break its own security shows the lengths the iPhone maker will go to prevent tools like Pegasus from accessing vulnerable users' data.An iPhone with a thematic binary wallpaper.In the face of threats.....»»
UK research finds public is climate complacent
The UK public is complacent when it comes to personal action on climate change and, without intervention, meaningful changes to lifestyles and consumption behaviors will not happen, according to new research by the University of Southampton......»»
Researchers help reduce lead levels in Madagascar drinking water
A team of engineers and public health experts from the University of South Florida is helping Toamasina, Madagascar, residents reduce their exposure to lead—a major global environmental pollutant that causes more than 1 million premature deaths eac.....»»
Novel measurement technique for fluid-mixing phenomena using selective color imaging method
A novel measurement technique has been developed to visualize the fluid flow and distribution within two droplets levitated and coalesced in space using fluorescence-emitting particles. This technique enabled the estimation of fluid motion within eac.....»»
Study finds amino acid supplementation prevents negative effects of low-protein diet on pig welfare
Pigs fed a low-protein diet can show more damaging behaviors, but this can be counteracted by supplementation of essential amino acids to their diet. This has been demonstrated in research from Wageningen University & Research. The outcome is importa.....»»
Modeling organizations’ defensive mechanisms with MITRE D3FEND
Funded by the National Security Agency, MITRE’s D3FEND framework is helping to provide standardization, specificity, and repeatability needed by cybersecurity engineers. As the framework moves from the beta version to version 1.0 in 2024, we asked.....»»
Using AI to estimate future water and electricity demands in major cities in light of global warming
A multi-institutional team of industrial engineers has used AI technology to make projections of increased demand for electricity and water due to climate change in major cities across the U.S. In their study, published open access in the journal One.....»»
Birds" nests express their unique style and past experiences, study finds
Walking through a town or city, you will encounter buildings with diverse shapes and sizes. These unique styles exist in part because the buildings were constructed by different architects, engineers and builders......»»
Scientists describe and name new species of coral in French Polynesia
Scientists from the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University have described and named a new species of coral in the waters of French Polynesia......»»
Divergent mechanisms of reduced growth performance in Betula ermanii saplings from high-altitude and low-latitude range
Plant species are distributed in their preferred climatic zones, and plants growing at the edge of their natural distribution range often exhibit poor growth when relocated to a different environment. This phenomenon has been attributed to two factor.....»»
Researchers develop cheap and efficient ethanol catalyst from laser-melted nanoparticles
Ethanol fuel cells are regarded as promising sources of green electricity. However, expensive platinum catalysts are used in their production. Research on laser melting of suspensions carried out at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Acad.....»»