Save
Email
Print
Share
RSSBrowse News Stories
401 to 410 of 581 stories
view headlines only
-
Engineer Focuses On Mechanics Of Better Bullet Proofing
November 20, 2006 — Body armor with greater ballistics resistance is the aim of the research being carried out by Youqi Wang, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Kansas State University, with support from ... > full story -
Ground Frequency Recovery After Strong Earthquakes
November 6, 2006 — Because earthquake shock sometimes decreases the frequency at which the ground vibrates, especially at soft soil sites, the strength of strong ground motion during an earthquake is an important ... > full story -
Sustainability
Environmental Issues
Construction
Civil Engineering
Energy and the Environment
Solar Energy
New Research House To Guide Future Home Development
October 31, 2006 — The University of Nottingham is helping to battle climate change on the home front -- with the construction of a new experimental house on campus that will cut "greenhouse gas" emissions by 60 per ... > full story -
Firefighter Radios May Fail During High-Temp Fires
September 30, 2006 — A recently NIST study shows that first responders can't rely on their unprotected handheld radios even in routine firefighting situations, much less in higher-temperature fires, where good ... > full story -
Model Homes Offer National Indoor Air Quality Impact Results
September 30, 2006 — Engineers at NIST have developed a database of U.S. residential housing to help conduct nationwide analyses of ventilation, air cleaning or moisture control strategies to reduce indoor air pollution. ... > full story -
No Cell Walls, No New Cancer Cells
August 26, 2006 — Cancer cells, like houses, need building materials for their walls. And as with a house, the cell wall needs to be built at just the right moment to protect and allow the construction of internal ... > full story -
Plastic Meltdown Technology A Real Lifesaver
August 23, 2006 — A polymer that transforms into a fireproof ceramic in a blaze is set to have a major impact on the $12 billion global passive fire-protection market, and stands to save many lives. Fire accidents ... > full story -
Radical 'Ballistic Computing' Chip Bounces Electrons Around Like Billiards
August 18, 2006 — Computer designers at the University of Rochester are going ballistic. "Everyone has been trying to make better transistors by modifying current designs, but what we really need is the next ... > full story -
Construction
Environmental Science
Civil Engineering
Sustainability
Energy and the Environment
Hazardous Waste
Laying The Foundations For A Green Industry
July 31, 2006 — Australian university researchers have developed a strong, lightweight building material that they believe could generate a thriving new "green" industry for countries such as China and ... > full story -
Nano-Chips To Power Computers, Phones Of The Future
July 8, 2006 — British scientists are playing a key role in the drive to make electronic gadgets smaller, smarter and even more powerful. Researchers from five universities are designing a new generation of ... > full story
Search ScienceDaily
Number of stories in archives: 137,356
more 
