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Researchers Set Speed Records for Zinc-Based Transistors with Argon Plasma Process

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 22, 2015 — If you’re reading this story on a screen with a liquid crystal display, thank thin-film transistors. Thin-film transistors function like standard […]

A Thermal Invisibility Cloak Actively Redirects Heat

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 21, 2015 — Light, sound, and now, heat — just as optical invisibility cloaks can bend and diffract light to shield an object from […]

Better Trap for Greenhouse Gases

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 22, 2015 — Emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels like coal, petroleum and natural gas tend to collect within Earth’s atmosphere as “greenhouse […]

A Small, Inexpensive High Frequency Comb Signal Generator

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 15, 2015 – The manipulation of electromagnetic radiation is an essential function of today’s technology. Low frequency radiation — in the kilohertz and megahertz […]

Understanding Nature’s Most Striking Colors

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 15, 2015 — The tulip called Queen of the Night has a fitting name. Its petals are a lush, deep purple that verges on […]

New Tool for Studying Magnetic, Self-Propelled Bacteria that Resemble Compass Needles

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 15, 2015 — In the Marvel Comics universe, Professor Xavier and the X-Men are only able to fend off their archrival Magneto, the magnetic […]

Half Diamond, Half Cubic Boron, All Cutting Business

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 8, 2015 — Diamonds are forever, except when they oxidize while cutting through iron, cobalt, nickel, chromium, or vanadium at high temperatures. Conversely, cubic […]

Studying Kangaroo Cartilage Could Help Human Treatment

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 8, 2015 — If you have survived years of pushing, pulling, lifting, lowering and rotational forces assaulting your shoulders, thank your healthy articular cartilage. […]

A Close-up View of Materials as they Stretch or Compress

WASHINGTON D.C. Sept. 8, 2015 — Materials scientists are busy developing advanced materials, while also working to squeeze every bit of performance out of existing materials. This […]