Many mechanical structures are modeled with beam elements because they can represent any material and cross section, as well as transmit axial loads, moments, and torques. "But what if a designer must ...

Best suited for rich scattering environment. A linearly arranged and equally spaced array of antennas forms the basic structure of a beam former. In order to form a beam, each user's information ...

Scientists have used a focused beam of electrons to create some of the smallest nanowires ever made. The discovery gives a boost to efforts aimed at creating electrical circuits on mono-layered ...

(Nanowerk News) Junhao Lin, a Vanderbilt University Ph.D. student and visiting scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has found a way to use a finely focused beam of electrons to create ...

What prompted the MIT team to research and develop a nanoscale "flashlight"? Details on the metasurface that was designed to create the source-beam collimator. How a DNN, CNN, and machine learning ...

This week's video comes from Bristol University where researchers have shown that a tractor beam can be built for under £70 with readily available parts. Tractor beams seize and attract objects and ...

crash course into Projection Mapping? His intro video laid out some of the technical groundwork of this effect, including how to use the software, and now, Shanks is back with the follow-up video. In ...

Ever wanted to be Darth Vader? Good news: You can now bring "Star Wars" to life with an actual "tractor beam" to move small objects using sound waves, in the comfort of your own home — at least if you ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

Every cat owner knows how their feline companions delight in chasing a tiny pinpoint of light from a simple laser pointer. Now, Brazilian physicists have figured out how to trap and bend laser light ...