Computer Simulation Models Potential Asteroid Collisions
WASHINGTON, December 21, 2021 — An asteroid impact can be enough to ruin anyone’s day, but several small factors can make the difference between an out-of-this-world story […]
Your Seat on Public Transportation Determines Level of Exposure to Exhaled Droplets
WASHINGTON, December 21, 2021 — The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the urgency of understanding how public transportation ventilation systems transmit viruses and how exhaled droplets evolve in […]
Understanding Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage
WASHINGTON, December 14, 2021 — As the world searches for practical ways to decarbonize our activities and mitigate associated climate change, approaches to alternative energy are hampered […]
Microfountain Pen Draws Minute Patterns for Live Cells, Circuits
WASHINGTON, December 7, 2021 — Advances in intuitive microwriting devices that can print microstructures could pattern electric circuits and more. The setup, featuring a robot arm to […]
Smart Transformable Nanoparticles Promise Advances in Tumor Diagnoses, Treatment
WASHINGTON, December 7, 2021 — For more than three decades, biomedical nanomaterials have been successfully developed for the benefit of theranostics — a compound term referring to the […]
Understanding Mouthfeel of Food Using Physics
WASHINGTON, December 3, 2021 — Food texture can make the difference between passing on a plate and love at first bite. To date, most studies on food […]
Printing Technique Creates Effective Skin Equivalent, Heals Wounds
WASHINGTON, December 3, 2021 — Chronic wounds are deep and difficult to repair. Often, the top of the injury heals before the bottom, so the wound collapses […]
Over the Top: Car Jump Study Turns Over Old Physics Problem
WASHINGTON, November 24, 2021 — Many introductory physics courses present students with a theoretical scenario for an assignment. If an automobile is moving at a steady speed […]
Optoelectrode Changes Reduce Injuries to Brain Tissue, Improve Nerve Research
WASHINGTON, November 23, 2021 — The use of electrodes placed inside the brains of laboratory specimens has pushed the field of neuroscience to new findings for decades. […]