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New technology modifies music hall acoustics
May 31, 2013 3:59 pm | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsA new technology that relies on a system of inflatable sound absorbers may help make any performance hall instantly convertible into a venue for music ranging from classical to hard rock. The technology will be described at the 21st International Congress on Acoustics (ICA 2013), held June 2-7 in Montreal.
Magnetic monopoles erase data
May 31, 2013 3:53 pm | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsA physical particle postulated 80 years ago could provide a decisive step toward the realization of novel, highly efficient data storage devices. Scientists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM), the Technische Universitaet Dresden and the University of Cologne found that with magnetic monopoles in magnetic vortices, called skyrmions, information can be written and erased.
Plant intelligence for better swarm robots
May 31, 2013 3:46 pm | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsJohn Innes Centre scientists will participate in new €2 million EU-funded research to program more "intelligent" and adaptable robot swarms. The collaborative research will also be useful for improving other complex systems that can be challenged by their environment, such as smart phone networks.
View your Facebook profile, get a boost
May 31, 2013 3:42 pm | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsA Facebook profile is an ideal version of self, full of photos and posts curated for the eyes of family, friends and acquaintances. A new study shows that this version of self can provide beneficial psychological effects and influence behavior. Catalina Toma, a UW-Madison assistant professor of communication arts, used the Implicit Association Test to measure Facebook users' self-esteem....
Even with defects, graphene is strongest material in the world
May 31, 2013 3:40 pm | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsIn a new study, published in Science May 31, 2013, Columbia Engineering researchers demonstrate that graphene, even if stitched together from many small crystalline grains, is almost as strong as graphene in its perfect crystalline form. This work resolves a contradiction between theoretical simulations....
Between a 'rock or something' and an MRE
May 31, 2013 3:36 pm | by Bob Reinert, USAG-Natick Public Affairs | News | CommentsFORT DRUM, N.Y.-- As the U.S. mission in Afghanistan evolves from full spectrum combat operations to a support role in helping Afghan forces take hold of their country's security, unit commanders emphasize the need for network mobility.
Texting proves beneficial in auditory overload situations
May 31, 2013 3:32 pm | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsDuring command and control operations, military personnel are frequently exposed to extreme auditory overload – essentially bombarded by multiple messages coming from radio networks, loudspeakers, and live voices in an environment also filled with high-level noise from weapons and vehicles.
New speaker system for cars creates separate 'audio zones' for front and rear
May 31, 2013 3:30 pm | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsEver wish that your car's interior cabin could have separate audio zones for the front and rear seats? It soon may. A new approach achieves independent listening zones within a car by using small, modified speakers to produce directional sound fields and a signal processing strategy that optimizes the audio signals used to drive each of the speakers.
Astronauts face radiation threat on long Mars trip
May 31, 2013 3:26 pm | by ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer | News | CommentsAstronauts traveling to and from Mars would be bombarded with as much radiation as they'd get from a full-body CT scan about once a week for a year, researchers reported Thursday. That dose would, in some cases, exceed NASA's standards and is enough to raise an astronaut's cancer risk by 3 percent.
Tesla promises to add charging stations
May 31, 2013 3:16 pm | News | CommentsElectric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. promises to boost the number of fast-charging stations in the U.S. and Canada to make cross-country travel by electric car possible in the next year. The company said Thursday that by the end of next month, it will triple the number of charging stations it runs from the current eight....
Promising drug prevents cancer cells from shutting down immune system
May 31, 2013 3:03 pm | by Yale UniversityYale University | News | CommentsAn investigational drug that targets the immune system’s ability to fight cancer is showing promising results in Yale Cancer Center (YCC) patients with a variety of advanced or metastatic forms of the disease. Updated data from this Phase 1 clinical trial are being formally presented at the 2013 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago. Yale Cancer Center is one of the lead trial sites. The abstract was made p...
AC/DC linear power supply provides an output of +/-15 VDC at 350 mA
May 31, 2013 2:38 pm | Calex Mfg | Product Releases | CommentsCalex Mfg. announces the Model 2.15.350, a low-noise linear power supply which provides an output of +/-15 VDC @ 350 mA. The 2.15.350 can be powered by 100, 115, 220, 230 or 240VAC. The 2.15.350 is characterized by tight regulation, low noise and outstanding stability.
Dell board recommends Michael Dell buyout offer
May 31, 2013 2:18 pm | by TOM MURPHY - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Dell board is standing behind a buyout offer from the company's CEO and founder, and it has asked shareholders of the slumping PC maker to approve the deal in a July 18 vote. The company's announcement Friday is the latest volley in a battle with prominent shareholders over the company's...
PFC IC designed for compact consumer products and PCs
May 31, 2013 2:16 pm | Power Integrations | Product Releases | CommentsPower Integrations introduced HiperPFS-2, a new family of high-efficiency, active-PFC ICs for offline applications from 100 W to 380 W. HiperPFS-2ICs combine a boost PFC controller, driver, PFC power MOSFET, PFC diode and protection circuits in one package, enabling exceptionally compact designs ideal for small-form-factor power supplies....
Drive+motors provide 60% more torque than size 23 motors
May 31, 2013 2:03 pm | Applied Motion Products | Product Releases | CommentsApplied Motion Products is pleased to announce the addition of six integrated drive+motors to their line of Ethernet and EtherNet/IP motion control products. The new STM24 models fuse a high performance motion controller with 100 MBit Ethernet communications to a high torque NEMA24 step motor.
