Cuckoo Search Using Evolutionary Algorithms to Optimise Materials – Dr Ganesh Balasubramanian, Lehigh University

by admin | Mar 27, 2018 | engineering and tech, physical sciences

From the metal in our cars to the circuits in our phones, the materials we use in our everyday lives can be meticulously engineered on a molecular scale to suit our requirements. However, there are so many possible arrangements of atoms and molecules at this scale...

Exploiting Fibre Optics for Detecting Pipeline Leaks – Dr Bill Challener, GE Global Research

by admin | Mar 8, 2018 | engineering and tech, physical sciences

Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA80  Share Episode Tweet Share 0 Reddit +1 Pocket Pinterest 0 LinkedIn 0 Email VKontakte Transcription Original ARTICLE About this episode Some of the best ideas in science are ones that seem completely...

How NASA’s Satellites Are Mapping the Way for Global Policy – Vanessa M. Escobar and Dr Molly E. Brown

by admin | Mar 8, 2018 | earth and environment, engineering and tech, physical sciences

NASA’s satellite technologies have provided a wealth of data about the planet, and can be tailored into usable products to support major decision makers across the world. Vanessa M. Escobar and Molly E. Brown are working to bring these data products to decision-making...

Indefinite Causal Order, Faster Computers and Fundamental Questions – Professor Philip Walther, University of Vienna

by admin | Mar 5, 2018 | engineering and tech, physical sciences

Quantum mechanics has greatly improved the speeds at which computers make calculations, but new research shows that quantum computers can be made to run even faster. Professor Philip Walther and his team at the University of Vienna have shown that the very orders in...

Stretchable Sensors Electronics on the Move – Dr Madhu Bhaskaran, RMIT University

by admin | Mar 2, 2018 | engineering and tech

Stretchable electronic devices have numerous applications in many fields, such as healthcare monitoring, communications and detecting dangerous substances. Dr Madhu Bhaskaran and her group at the RMIT University have developed an innovative new method for producing...

Creating the Eagle Nebula Pillars in the Lab – Drs Marc Pound, Jave Kane, Bruce Remington, David A. Martinez

by admin | Feb 12, 2018 | engineering and tech, physical sciences

The ‘Pillars of Creation’ is one of the most iconic images ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, but the processes that formed these colossal tendrils of the Eagle Nebula are still not entirely understood. To test emerging theories, Drs Marc Pound, Jave Kane,...