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Squeeze to Remove Heat: Elastocaloric Materials Enable More Efficient, ‘Green’ Cooling

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 24, 2015 — Move over, vapor compression cooling technology. Emerging “elastocaloric” refrigeration is potentially much more efficient and, unlike vapor compression, relies on environmentally-friendly […]

How Rocket Science May Improve Kidney Dialysis

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 17, 2015 — A team of researchers in the United Kingdom has found a way to redesign an artificial connection between an artery and […]

Winter Hack: Textured Rubber that Grips Slick, Icy Surfaces

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 17, 2015 – Winter storms dumped records amounts of snow on the East Coast and other regions of the country this February, leaving treacherous, […]

High performance, Lightweight Supercapacitor Electrodes of the Future

Washington, D.C., March 10, 2015 — As a novel energy storage device, supercapacitors have attracted substantial attention in recent years due to their ultra-high charge and discharge […]

Researchers Synthesize New Thin-Film Material for Use in Fuel Cells

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 10, 2015 — Researchers from Cornell University have synthesized a new thin-film catalyst for use in fuel cells. In a paper published March 10 […]

Predicting the Extent of Flash Flooding

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 10, 2015 — Devastating floodwaters such as those experienced during Iowa’s Flood of 2008 — which swamped many Iowa communities, along with ten square […]

Breakthrough in OLED Technology

Washington, D.C., March 2, 2015 — Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), which are made from carbon-containing materials, have the potential to revolutionize future display technologies, making low-power […]

Float like a mosquito, sting like a…mosquito

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 3, 2015 — Small semi-aqueous arthropods, such as mosquitoes and water striders, are free to go about their waterborne business thanks to their unique […]

Flower-like Magnetic Nanoparticles Target Difficult Tumors

Washington, D.C., March 3, 2015 — Thanks to the work of an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Dartmouth Center of Nanotechnology Excellence, funded by the National […]