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Bringing High-energy Particle Detection in from the Cold

Washington, D.C., May 5, 2015 – Radiation detectors, which monitor high-energy particles such as those produced by nuclear decay and cosmic radiation, are being used increasingly in […]

Artificial Muscles Created from Gold-Plated Onion Cells

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5, 2015 — Just one well-placed slice into a particularly pungent onion can send even the most seasoned chef running for a box of […]

New Technique for Exploring Structural Dynamics of Nanoworld

WASHINGTON D.C., April 28, 2015–A new technique for visualizing the rapidly changing electronic structures of atomic-scale materials as they twist, tumble and traipse across the nanoworld is […]

New IVF Device May Improve Fertility Treatment

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 28, 2015–For couples struggling to conceive the old-fashioned way, in vitro fertilization (IVF) provides an alternate route to starting a family. When eggs are […]

Windows that act like an LCD Screen

WASHINGTON, DC, April 28, 2015 — The secret desire of urban daydreamers staring out their office windows at the sad brick walls of the building opposite them […]

Whiteboards of the Future: New Electronic Paper Could Make Inexpensive Electronic Displays

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have revamped an old e-paper concept to make an inexpensive handwriting-enabled e-paper well suited to large displays like whiteboards. They describe […]

Printing Silicon on Paper, with Lasers

WASHINGTON, DC, April 21, 2015 — In seeking to develop the next generation of micro-electronic transistors, researchers have long sought to find the next best thing to […]

Nondestructive 3-D Imaging of Biological Cells with Sound

WASHINGTON D.C., April 20, 2015 — Much like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is able to scan the interior of the human body, the emerging technique of “picosecond […]

Detecting Cryptosporidium in China

WASHINGTON, DC, April 14, 2015 — For a healthy individual, an infection of Cryptosporidium parvum may mean nothing more than a few days of bad diarrhea. For […]