New system is the first to create strong, solid glass structures from computerized designs. The technology behind 3-D printing — which initially grew out of work at MIT — has exploded in […]
Printing Transparent Glass In 3-D
Moon’s Crust As Fractured As Can Be
Study finds barrage of small asteroids shattered moon’s upper crust. Scientists believe that about 4 billion years ago, during a period called the Late Heavy Bombardment, the moon took a severe beating, […]
University Of Washington Researchers In Norway To Launch Rocket
September launch could give UW team rare measurements of ‘dusty plasmas’ Researchers from the University of Washington are awaiting the launch an over 50-foot-long rocket from a launch site in Norway into […]
Blood And Teeth Samples Predict A Criminal’s Age
Forensic biomedical scientists from KU Leuven have developed a test to predict individuals’ age on the basis of blood or teeth samples. This test may be particularly useful for the police, as […]
Scientists Invent A Camera That Powers Itself
Columbia Engineering Professor invents a video camera that runs without a battery. A research team led by Shree K. Nayar, T.C. Chang Professor of Computer Science at Columbia Engineering, has invented a […]
New Computational Technique Advances Color 3D Printing Process
Researchers at Columbia Engineering and Zhejiang University in China develop new method—computational hydrographic printing—that physically aligns a surface color texture onto a 3D surface with a precision never before attained Working with […]
New Printing Process Makes Three-dimensional Objects Glow
Conventional electroluminescent (EL) foils can be bent up to a certain degree only and can be applied easily onto flat surfaces. The new process developed by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in […]
Almost All Seabirds To Have Plastic In Gut By 2050
Researchers from CSIRO and Imperial College London have assessed how widespread the threat of plastic is for the world’s seabirds and found the majority of species have plastic in their gut. The […]
Highly Effective Seasickness Treatment On The Horizon
The misery of motion sickness could be ended within five to ten years thanks to a new treatment being developed by scientists. The cause of motion sickness is still a mystery but […]
What Instagram And Twitter Tell Us About Music Festivals
Pop music is a very interesting field of research. The topic is part of most people’s everyday lives and is also economically relevant. Today’s music industry offers a huge volume of digital […]
CEO’s Gamble With Shareholder’s Money
CEOs of conglomerates are trusting heavily on their ‘gut feeling’ when it comes to investment decisions. A new study finds that by doing so, they are destroying shareholder value. At the cost […]
Who’s A CEO? Google Image Results Can Shift Gender Biases
Getty Images last year created a new online image catalog of women in the workplace – one that countered visual stereotypes on the Internet of moms as frazzled caregivers rather than powerful […]
Love Conquers All But Nicotine: No Spousal Peer Effects On The Decision To Quit Smoking
If two partnered individuals both smoke, the decision of one of them to quit smoking may lead the other to quit smoking as well. Spousal peer effects on quit-smoking behavior are interesting […]
Working Long Hours Linked To Higher Risk Of Stroke
Working 55 hours or more per week is linked to a 33% greater risk of stroke and a more modest (13%) increased risk of developing coronary heart disease compared with working a […]
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