Tag: physical sciences
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Visual Simulation Method Developed for Liquid Movements
Computer scientists at University of Copenhagen and two other institutions in Denmark created a new and more precise method for visualizing the movement of liquids. The team led by Copenhagen computer graphics professor Kenny Erleben (pictured right), with colleagues from Technical University of Denmark and Alexandra Institute in Aarhus, Denmark presented their findings at this…
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Grant to Fund Study of Cyber Crime Economics, Networks
Computer scientists at University of California in San Diego, University of California in Berkeley, and George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia received a National Science Foundation grant to better understand the economics and network dynamics of cyber crime. The five-year, $10 million study will investigate economic motivations and social interactions among cyber criminals, as well…
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BASF, Max Planck Institute Open Joint Carbon Materials Lab
The chemical company BASF and Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research opened a joint Carbon Materials Innovation Center at BASF’s Ludwigshafen, Germany site. The three-year collaboration is expected to cost some €10 million ($US 12.9 million). A 12-member task force from both organizations will research the scientific principles and potential applications of innovative carbonized materials,…
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Wearable Sensor System Creates Real-Time Environment Maps
Computer scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed a portable array of sensors that can create a digital map of a person’s environment, such as a building, while the person wearing the system walks around that environment. Maurice Fallon (pictured right), a research scientist in MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and colleagues, will…
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Tilted Screen Displays Developed for Mobile Devices
Computer scientists at University of Bristol and Lancaster University in the U.K. and Nokia Research Center in Tampere, Finland created a display technology that can physically adjust parts of the screen at different angles to provide more dramatic 3-D effects. The developers of the Tilt Displays, as the screen is called, will discuss the technology…
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NSF Grant to Fund Study of Energy Storage Nanomaterials
A physics professor at Clemson University in South Carolina will lead a team developing new nanoscale carbon materials for storing energy, funded by a grant from National Science Foundation. The four-year, $1.2 million project is headed by physicist Apparao Rao and includes participants from Clemson and the University of California-San Diego. The research is expected…
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Health IT Accelerator Formed, Seeks Entrepreneur Applicants
Tigerlabs, a support center for start-up companies in Princeton, New Jersey, is forming an accelerator program for new companies in health care information technology. The program, known as Tigerlabs Health, is scheduled to begin in February 2013, and accepting applications through 15 November 2012. The accelerator program will provide $20,000 in seed funding, mentorship, Microsoft…
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University to Build Toxic Gas Sensor for Firefighters
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Massachusetts received a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop a portable sensor that alerts firefighters to the presence of toxic gases in burning buildings. The $1 million award will support the work of researchers in WPI’s Fire Protection Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering departments. The project…
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Purdue, Adobe Create Process to Strengthen 3-D Print Objects
Computer scientists at Purdue University in Indiana and computer software company Adobe Systems devised an automated process to add more robustness to objects created through three-dimensional printing. The researchers discussed their methods in a presentation last month at the SIGGRAPH 2012 conference in Los Angeles. 3-D printers create shapes by adding various materials layer-by-layer, including…
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Polymer Nanoparticles Tested to Respond,Treat Inflammation
Pharmaceutical scientists and engineers at University of California in San Diego developed a degradable polymer in nanoscale form that can respond to measurable concentrations of hydrogen peroxide, an indicator of inflammation associated with many disorders. The team led by pharmacy professor Adah Almutairi (pictured left) published its findings online earlier this month in the Journal…