Mathematicians have developed a mathematical model to disrupt the flow of information in a complex real-world network, such as a terrorist organization, using minimal resources. Continue reading →
New software has the potential to enable engineers to make ‘real world’ safety assessments of structures and foundations with unprecedented ease. Continue reading →
Two student teams working hard to move their “green” ideas off the drawing board and into the real world will showcase their progress.Continue reading →
A new research paper by a team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame’s Environmental Change Initiative demonstrates how two cutting-edge technologies can provide a sensitive and real-time solution to screening real-world water samples for in… Continue reading →
What happens when — as in the real world — an individual is exposed to multiple estrogen-mimicking chemicals at the same time? Researchers have used new techniques to study exposure to low doses of multiple xenoestrogens, and they’ve come to some dis… Continue reading →
Scientists have artificially engineered a unique multilayer material that could lead to breakthroughs in both superconductivity research and in real-world applications. Continue reading →
A model that predicts real-world behaviors of insulator interfaces makes designing ‘nano-electronic’ materials significantly simpler.Continue reading →
New findings may represent a breakthrough in applications of superconductivity. Scientists discovered a way to efficiently stabilize tiny magnetic vortices that interfere with superconductivity — a problem that has plagued scientists trying to enginee… Continue reading →
Giving test subjects Superman-like flight in a virtual reality simulator makes them more likely to exhibit altruistic behavior in real life, researchers find. Continue reading →
Many simulation-based studies have been conducted, and theories developed, about the behaviors of financial market traders. New work suggests that decision-making research on the behavior of traders conducted “in the wild” (i.e., real-world situations)… Continue reading →
Patients who received an implantable heart defibrillator in everyday practice had survival benefits on par with those who received the same devices in carefully controlled clinical trials, according to a new study that highlights the value of defibrill… Continue reading →
Scientists are pioneering a technique to predict when an ecosystem is likely to collapse, which may also have potential for foretelling crises in agriculture, fisheries or even social systems. The researchers have applied a mathematical model to a real… Continue reading →
A newly updated app for plastics recycling now rewards players with real-world products for virtual plastics recycling. Bin It! 2.0, created by Plastics Make it Possible, teamed up with Earth911 and Recyclebank to encourage consumers to recycle…
Electronics upcycling is a win-win situation for consumer and recycler. The consumer gets to keep his or her old device out of landfills, sometimes gets paid for the contribution and gets a sweet new phone out of the process. The recycler gets to turn a profit and have a green reputation. But what if turning [...] Continue reading →
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
According to the American Public Transportation Association’s November Transit Savings Report, individuals who switch from driving to riding public tra… Continue reading →
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
The popular online neighborhood-rating tool Walk Score is pure genius. It takes a simple (if also sometimes hard to measure accurately) concept – proxi… Continue reading →