Category: Engineering
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Architecture Billings April Drop Shows Tough Design Environment
AIA/Deltek index score fell back into negative territory last month as.conditions softened for design firms. Excluding slight growth seen in March, billings have declined every month since last October. Continue Reading News Source: www.enr.com
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Architecture Billings Index Shows Decrease in April, Tough Environment for Design Firms
Business conditions softened at architecture firms in April, as the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index score fell back into negative territory. Excluding the slight growth seen in March, billings at architecture firms have declined every month since last October. Continue Reading News Source: www.enr.com
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Ford partners with Tesla on electric vehicle charging initiatives
Ford Motor Company has announced an unexpected alliance with Tesla Inc. to provide its electric vehicle (EV) owners access to Tesla's extensive Supercharger network. The CEOs of both auto giants revealed the plans during a live audio discussion on Twitter Spaces on Thursday. According to the partnership, current Ford owners can use Tesla's over 12,000…
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Stomach stem cells may be the key to curing type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic autoimmune condition. It occurs when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. As a result, insulin, a hormone that regulates blood glucose levels and enables cells to utilize glucose for energy, is in…
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NASA successfully completes globetrotting SuperBIT balloon flight
A super pressure balloon partially inflated as it’s being prepared to launch from Wānaka, New Zealand, April 16, with the SuperBIT payload. Credit: NASA/Bill Rodman NASA successfully completed a flight test of its super pressure balloon carrying the Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) science mission at 9:27 a.m. EDT, Thursday, May 25, after some…
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New model for wood behavior under load at different moisture and temperature conditions
Credit: DOI: 10.15626/LUD.485.2023 Wood is a naturally growing material that has been used as building material for centuries. However, its high moisture content makes it difficult to use as load-bearing structures without drying processes. In a new Ph.D. dissertation in building technology, Winston Mmari studies the interaction between heat, moisture, and transport mechanisms in wood…
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Researchers develop wireless sensor system for continuous monitoring of bridge deformation
Wireless, solar-powered sensors developed by Drexel engineers could allow for continuous monitoring of bridges. Credit: Drexel University Researchers in Drexel University’s College of Engineering have developed a solar-powered, wireless sensor system that can continually monitor bridge deformation and could be used to alert authorities when the bridge performance deteriorates significantly. With more than 46,000 bridges…
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Research study reveals alternative route to realize programmable active matter — ScienceDaily
Miniaturization is progressing rapidly in just any field and the trend towards the creation of ever smaller units is also prevalent in the world of robot technology. In the future, minuscule robots used in medical and pharmaceutical applications might be able to transport medication to targeted sites in the body. Statistical physics can contribute to…
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‘A blessing in disguise!’ Physics turning bad into good — ScienceDaily
A joint research team from Korea’s Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) and Northeastern University (NEU) in the US have succeeded in transporting light using non-Hermitian meta-gratings. Light is a very delicate and vulnerable property. Light can be absorbed or reflected at the surface of a material depending on the matter’s properties or change…
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CEO announces launch of game-changing generative AI model
Baidu is China’s leading search engine and a powerhouse of technological innovation. Now, they are at the edge of a breakthrough. CEO Robin Li recently revealed that the company is primed to officially launch Ernie 3.5, a generative AI large-language model that promises to revolutionize Baidu’s ChatGPT-like app, Ernie Bot, and enhance its renowned search…