Growing up in the remote countryside of China’s Hunan province, Z.J. Wang didn’t see trains or automobiles often, but about… Read More
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Northwestern University researchers reported a strange phenomenon earlier this year. The team, led by Vadim Backman, Walter Dill Scott Professor… Read More
Since the 1960s, engineers have worked to quiet jet engines while boosting fuel efficiency and reducing air pollution. Over succeeding… Read More