The White House named Baratunde Cola, assistant professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, one of 96 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The award is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on engineering and science professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.
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Professor Dimos Poulikakos, an editoroal board member of Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, has been awarded the 2011 Max Jakob Memorial Award. The award was presented during the 2012 ASME HTFNMM Conference on July 10, 2012. The Max Jakob Memorial Award is the highest honor in the field of heat transfer, and has been awarded annually since 1962 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers to a distinguished scientist.
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Ocean thermal energy is derived from the solar energy that is absorbed by the oceans. Given that almost two-thirds of the planet's surface is covered by the oceans, the majority of solar radiation hitting Earth is absorbed and stored here. In terms of heat energy ...
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DARPA theorized that by using physics techniques rather than combustion chemistry, it might be possible to manipulate and extinguish flames. To achieve this, new research was required to understand and quantify the interaction of electromagnetic and ...
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Because everyone is talking about the heat, let's join the conversation from the sciencea side. Before we wade in, remember that (A) Everything is made of atoms and molecules, and atoms. And (B) Atoms and molecules are always in motion.
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Researchers who are studying a new magnetic effect that converts heat to electricity have discovered how to amplify it a thousand times over-a first step in making the technology more practical.
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Heat waves and power outages have been plaguing the nation in recent weeks and temperatures are expected to rise higher than usual in San Diego County within a few days.
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(Phys.org) -- A Michigan Technological University researcher has made a solar cell that brings more to the rooftop: it's good at making electricity, and it's great at capturing heat to warm your home and your water.
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When watching the Summer Olympics, take a good look at the hands of the competitive swimmers. Chances are, their fingers will be slightly spread. Now new research finds that this hand position creates an "invisible web" of water that gives swimmers more speed.
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