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 E-Mail At cruising altitude, airplanes emit a steady stream of nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere, where the chemicals can linger to produce ozone and fine particulates. Nitrogen oxides, or NOx, are a major source of air pollution and have been associated with asthma, respiratory disease, and cardiovascular disorders. Previous research has shown that the generation of these chemicals due to global aviation results in 16,000 premature deaths each year. Now MIT engineers have come up with a co...

 E-Mail BROOKLYN, New York, Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - Beginning in January, the Urban Future Lab at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering will be the U.S. landing pad for Innovate UKs Global Incubator Programme (GIP), which is designed to cultivate and support the launch of innovative cleantech companies with a strong potential to scale internationally to new markets. The program will provide eight U.K.-based businesses with the opportunity to explore the potential of the U.S. market and ac...

Lihong Wang demonstrates how his ultrafast camera technology might aid in the study of unpredictable systems.

Credit: Jin Yang Scientists in China and Sweden have determined that a pinch of capsaicin, the chemical compound that gives chili peppers their spicy sting, may be a secret ingredient for more stable and efficient perovskite solar cells. The research, published January 13 in the journal Joule, determined that sprinkling capsaicin into the precursor of methylammonium lead triiodide (MAPbI3) perovskite during the manufacturing process led to a greater abundance of electrons (instead of empty pla...

 E-Mail IMAGE: These fish-inspired robots can synchronize their movements without any outside control. Based on the simple production and detection of LED light, the robotic collective exhibits complex self-organized behaviors, including aggregation,... view more  Credit: Image courtesy of Self-organizing Systems Research Group Schools of fish exhibit complex, synchronized behaviors that help them find food, migrate and evade predators. No one fish or team of fish coordinates these mo...

 E-Mail IMAGE: When one rotor fails, the drone begins to spin on itself like a ballerina. (Image: UZH) view more  Credit: UZH As anxious passengers are often reassured, commercial aircrafts can easily continue to fly even if one of the engines stops working. But for drones with four propellers - also known as quadcopters - the failure of one motor is a bigger problem. With only three rotors working, the drone loses stability and inevitably crashes unless an emergency control strategy ...

 E-Mail Skoltech researchers have found a way to use chemical sensors and computer vision to determine when grilled chicken is cooked just right. These tools can help restaurants monitor and automate cooking processes in their kitchens, and perhaps one day even end up in your smart oven. The paper detailing this research results, supported by a Russian Science Foundation grant, was published in the journal Food Chemistry. How do you tell that chicken breast on your grill is ready for your pla...

Credit: UT Arlington David Wetz, professor of electrical engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, has received a $424,618 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) grant from the Office of Naval Research to purchase equipment for studying materials at high voltages. The equipment will be used in support of a grant he received in August from the Naval Surface War Center-Dahlgren Division (NSWC-DD) to study the high-voltage dielectric insulation properties of epoxy a...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Schematic diagram of a nickel-based 3D nanohelix electrocatalyst system doped with oxophilic transition metal atoms. Incorporation of oxophilic transition metals into the nickel-based nanohelixes with abundant surface active sites optimizes the... view more  Credit: POSTECH To resolve the energy crisis and environmental issues, research to move away from fossil fuels and convert to eco-friendly and sustainable hydrogen energy is well underway around the world. Recently,...

 E-Mail IMAGE: In the proposed method, carrier lifetime measurements are made in the region were the excitation and probe lasers intersect, which progressively varies as the position of the sample is changed. view more  Credit: Photo courtesy: Masashi Kato from Nagoya Institute of Technology Silicon carbide (SiC), a versatile and resistant material that exists in multiple crystalline forms, has attracted much attention thanks to its unique electronic properties. From its use in the fi...