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  Electrical Engineers Show Wireless Can Make a Difference in Emergencies

  For the first time, a wireless communication system is being tested in simulated emergencies. Dispatchers can locate responders with GPS and give them directions by text message. The system relies on ... > more
• Acoustics
  Workplace Health
  Today's Healthcare
  Medical Technology
  Disability
  Medical Imaging
   
  

  Acoustical Engineers Reduce Hospital Noise with Fiberglass Panels

  New, hi-tech panels can help bring down unhealthy noise levels in hospitals. The panels are made of fiberglass and coated with anti-bacterial fabric. If placed on walls and ceilings they can absorb ... > more
• Computer Science
  Detectors
  Information Technology
  Hacking
  Computer Modeling
  Communications
   
  

  Electrical, Computer Engineers Make Laptops Locate Themselves with Motion Sensors

  Engineers have designed motion sensors so small they can fit inside a laptop computer or even a handheld device, where they can transmit data back wirelessly. New software uses the data to ... > more
• Storms
  Severe Weather
  Vehicles
  Tornadoes
  Aviation
  Geomagnetic Storms
   
  

  Physicists, Engineers Capture Lightning with Tethered Rockets

  To study lightning, scientists use rockets connected to the ground by wires. They fire the rockets into clouds, triggering electrical discharges, and storing their power. They have found that ... > more
• Computer Science
  Distributed Computing
  Information Technology
  Artificial Intelligence
  Technology
  Computer Modeling
   
  

  Computer Engineers Develop Clothes that Sense and Interpret Movements

  New "electronic textiles" could help monitor the activities of patients with chronic illnesses. Computer engineers have developed pants with sensors embedded in the fabric that measure speed, ... > more
• Solar Flare
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Sun
  Northern Lights
  Atmosphere
  Astronomy
   
  

  Space Physicists and Atmospheric Scientists Can Now Predict Disruptions Caused by the Sun's Coronal Mass Ejections

  Solar activity can wreak havoc in communications systems -- particularly during coronal mass ejections, when plumes of electrically charged particles hit earth's atmosphere. Scientists can now track ... > more
• Computer Science
  Distributed Computing
  Mobile Computing
  Information Technology
  Technology
  Microarrays
   
  

  Electrical Engineers Envision Broad, Transformational Use of Flash Memory

  With their high capability and no moving parts, flash drives safely store data in camera memory sticks and in some MP3 players, and they also hide in gadgets such as cell phones. Experts say once ... > more
• Transportation Science
  Mobile Computing
  Technology
  Engineering
  Communications
  Photography
   
  

  Civil Engineers Track Roaming Cell Phones to Monitor Traffic

  Real-time cell phone use data can now be turned into better travel information. The new system, being tested in some states, follows the movement of cell phone signals from one cell tower to another. ... > more
• Materials Science
  Civil Engineering
  Vehicles
  Engineering
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Aviation
   
  

  Automotive Engineers Bend New Materials into Futuristic Shapes

  New materials for car bodies may soon transform the auto industry. Auto engineers can mold these carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics into virtually any shape. The materials are both strong and light -- ... > more
• Optics
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Chemistry
  Graphene
  Medical Technology
  Virtual Environment
   
  

  Physicists Usher In Energy-Saving LED Lighting

  Thanks to advances in physics, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) will soon move from traffic lights and electronics panels to home lighting, bringing dramatic energy savings, adjustable colors for ... > more

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