Whereas conventional dissipation devices employ steel to mitigate earthquake damage, the “unique” patent impressively only requires sand to protect buildings from seismic attacks. University of ...

In order to build the computers and devices of tomorrow, we have to understand how they use energy today. That's harder than it sounds. Memory storage, information processing, and energy use in these ...

The patent document describes the invention as unique since it merely relies on containers filled with sand or other granular material to protect a building’s structure from damage or failure during ...

In order to build the computers and devices of tomorrow, we have to understand how they use energy today. That’s harder than it sounds. Memory storage, information processing, and energy use in these ...

Keywords: Energy dissipation. Viscous dampers. Interstory drifts. Velocity. Braces. Scissor-jack-damper energy dissipation system. Toggle-brace-damper system ...

UB engineers are reporting a new energy-dissipation device that they say could have far-reaching applications in transportation safety. Described in the International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, ...

This application note describes ways to estimate power dissipation of individual CMOS logic devices in a system. It will help users determine if their designs raise any power dissipation concerns. Due ...