Abstract: During the process of defect identification in cables, the conventional frequency domain reflectometry (FDR) method directly determines the defect position through the localization spectrum, ...

Have you ever sorted your recycling carefully, left it at the kerb, and still wondered if any of it actually makes a difference? That feeling has a reason behind it. Most of what goes into recycling ...

With their ability to shapeshift and manipulate delicate objects, soft robots could work as medical implants, deliver drugs ...

This study developed and validated an AI-driven, transferable city-scale assessment framework for municipal living plastic waste. By aligning life-cycle environmental accounting with process-based ...

Microplastics are everywhere, and the numbers keep rising. Why? The obvious answer is that there are more of them — but that ...

Previous reports have suggested that Apple is planning to fit a 200-megapixel camera to an iPhone in either 2027 or 2028. While squeezing ever more pixels into the same size sensor would be bad news ...

Abstract: This paper presents the design, development, and implementation of a displacement sensor system using Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) technology. The system utilizes a laser diode, four optical ...

Jie Wu, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting to figure out how to mimic its brilliant color when an unexpected discovery ...

A drug to treat Parkinson's disease can be made from waste plastic bottles using a pioneering method, a study shows. The approach harnesses the power of bacteria to transform post-consumer plastic ...

March Madness will be officially underway in just a few hours when the full 68-team NCAA Tournament bracket is released. There are a handful of teams that are considered "locks" for the 68-team field ...