Applied Science

Hybrid-Electric Airplane Idea May Reduce Aviation’s Air Pollution Trouble

The proposed layout might minimize nitrogen oxide exhausts by 95 percent, a brand-new study finds.At cruising altitude, planes launch a constant stream of nitrogen oxides into the environment, where the chemicals can stick around to create ozone and fine particulates. Nitrogen oxides, or NOx, are a significant source of air contamination and are connected...

Next-Generation 3D Printed Catalysts to Propel Hypersonic Flight

Ultra-efficient 3D published drivers could assist fix the problem of overheating in hypersonic aircraft and supply a cutting edge option to thermal management throughout numerous industries.Created by researchers at RMIT College in Melbourne, Australia, the extremely versatile catalysts are affordable to make and easy to scale.The team's lab demos show that the 3D printed...

The Pressure to Make Supply Chains More Sustainable Remains to Gain Momentum

A new report on supply chain sustainability includes the results of a survey of some 2,400 supply chain professionals. More than 80 percent of respondents claimed the pandemic had no impact or increased their firms’ commitments to supply chain sustainability. Credit: Andrew Coop/UnsplashMost of the efforts to make businesses sustainable focuses on their supply...

Last-Mile Routing Research Challenge Awards Honor $175,000 to Three Winning Groups

Routing is among the most investigated matters in an operations research study; even tiny enhancements in routing efficiency can save companies money and cause energy savings and lowered ecological impacts. Currently, three groups of scientists from universities worldwide have obtained cash prizes amounting to $175,000 for their ingenious route optimization models.The three groups were...

Computer Scientists Create New Search Systems to Restrict COVID-19 Misinformation

Scientists have created a brand-new system that increases the accuracy and reliability of health-related searches by 80 percent to aid individuals in making better choices regarding topics like COVID.Search engines are the most popular tools the general public uses to find truths about COVID-19 and its result on their health and wellness. A spreading...

A Framework to Evaluate Techniques for Simulating Physical Systems

Representative visualizations of the four physical systems considered by the researchers, depicting the results and ranges of initial condition sampling. Each has two state components: for the Navier-Stokes system, a flow velocity and a pressure field, and for the other three a position q and momentum p. Credit: Otness et al.The simulation of physical...

Just a Few Usual Bacteria Account for Most of the Carbon Use in Soil

Bacterial “miners” shown in relief working to process soil nutrients, some more efficiently than others. Bradyrhizobium, one of the three top nutrient processors identified in the study, is shown here consolidating its control of carbon from a glucose addition, processing the nutrients with industrial efficiency (in the form of a bucket wheel excavator). Credit:...

New Algorithm Trains Drones to Fly Around Obstacles at High Speeds

If you keep up with independent drone auto racing, you likely think about the accidents as much as the victories. In drone racing, groups compete to see which drone is better to fly fastest through an obstacle course. However, the faster flight increases its instability, and also at high speeds, the rules of aerodynamics...

A Breakthrough for Quantum Computer

The University of California, Waterfront, has won a University of California Multicampus-National Lab Collaborative Research and Training Award of $3.75 million, allowing the university to make scalable quantum computing possible.Quantum computers are foreseen to considerably outmatch the most effective traditional computer systems on specific jobs, such as modeling complex chemical procedures, finding large prime...

Robotic “Third Thumb” Use Can Change Just How the Hand Is Represented in the Brain

The ‘Third Thumb’ device being used to blow bubbles single-handedly. Credit: Dani ClodeUsing a robotic 'Third Thumb' can impact how the hand is represented in the brain, finds a new study led by University College London researchers.The group trained individuals to use an additional robotic thumb and found they could effectively carry out dextrous...