by Ingrid Fadelli | Feb 8, 2022 | Automotive, TECHXPLORE
In recent years, many companies have been investing in fully and partly autonomous vehicles. Before these vehicles can be deployed in the real world and on a large scale; however, their developers will need to ensure that they are safe and can deal effectively with...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Feb 6, 2022 | General Physics, PHYS.ORG, Physics
Researchers at University of Surrey, University of York, University of Edinburgh, and Argonne National Laboratory have recently revisited and solved some of the long-standing puzzles associated with the decay of 185Bi, the heaviest known proton-emitting nucleus....
by Ingrid Fadelli | Feb 6, 2022 | Engineering, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
Micro-sized robots could have countless valuable applications, for instance, assisting humans during search-and-rescue missions, conducting precise surgical procedures, and agricultural interventions. Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Feb 6, 2022 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Soft Matter
To create efficient energy storage solutions and actuators, engineers need materials with a high dielectric constant. The dielectric constant is essentially the ratio of a substance’s permittivity (i.e., its ability to store electrical energy in an electric...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Feb 6, 2022 | Endocrinology & Metabolism, MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is the primary hormone regulating sexual reproduction in humans and other mammals. Past neuroscience studies have found that GnRH-producing neurons migrate from a region in the nose known as the nasal placode to the anterior part...
