Reporte #140
Report Scores Cities to See if Technology Makes Them Safer
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
More and more people are migrating to cities. By 2030, 60 percent of the world’s population will live in an urban setting, according to the United Nations. How can these growing cities reduce conflicts, crime, violence, and terrorism?
3-D-printed device builds better nanofibers
MIT News – Engineering
Printed nozzle system could make uniform, versatile fibers at much lower cost.
Faster big-data analysis
MIT News – Engineering
System for performing “tensor algebra” offers 100-fold speedups over previous software packages.
This Hybrid Electric Jet is Preparing for Takeoff in 2022
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
The aviation industry has made steady progress in cutting its fuel use and carbon emissions. Planes have become lighter, engines more efficient, and airlines are starting to use biofuel blends and to better manage their traffic flow in order to save money and reduce emissions.
Mars city living: Designing for the Red Planet
MIT News – Engineering
A multidisciplinary team of MIT students and postdocs wins an international competition focused on building sustainably on Mars.
Smart Turf Harvesting Machine Boosts Productivity and Reduces Cost
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
Using the NI CompactRIO platform, FireFly Equipment was able to save hundreds of thousands of dollars in development time and simplify the complexity of an extremely advanced machine.
Projeto da mais alta fachada cerâmica do mundo
Engenharia Civil
A consultora alemã de engenharia civil e estrutural Werner Sobek e o gabinete holandês UNStudio são os autores do projeto de construção daquele que será o mais alto edifício do mundo com fachadas revestidas por elementos cerâmicos. A Torre Wasl de uso misto, residencial e comercial, erguer-se-á a mais de 300 metros de altura, no centro do Dubai. Ficará localizada junto ao icónico Burj Khalifa e incluirá 144 unidades residenciais e um hotel de luxo com 257 quartos.
Smart fabric can detect and protect against toxic gases
The Engineer
Scientists from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire are developing smart fabrics that can detect the presence of hazardous gases as well as protect the wearer from their effects.
New “Ultrasound on a Chip” Tool Could Revolutionize Medical
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
Jonathan Rothberg, a entrepreneur who prides himself on drastically disrupting the biomedical industry every so often, has typically big claims for his new product. The Butterfly iQ, a cheap handheld ultrasound tool with AI smarts tucked inside, will 1) revolutionize medical imaging in hospitals and clinics, 2) change the game in global health, and 3) eventually become a consumer product that will be as ubiquitous as the household thermometer, he says.
Laser scanner detects cancer in under 30 seconds
The Engineer
Blood vessels grown by dangerous skin cancers known as malignant melanomas can be detected in just 30 seconds using a handheld OCT laser scanner.