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Optical Techniques Offer Fast, Efficient COVID-19 Detection

WASHINGTON, September 7, 2021 — Without the prospect of herd immunity on the immediate horizon, speedy detection for COVID-19 remains imperative for helping to curb the pandemic. […]

Nanofiber Face Masks Improve Filtration Efficiency, Need Replacing More Often

WASHINGTON, September 7, 2021 — Since its outbreak, the COVID-19 virus has infected more than 207.7 million people worldwide and has claimed more than 4.3 million lives, […]

Tea Time Gets Flavor Boost from Thin Film, Impure Water

WASHINGTON, September 7, 2021 — Getting your day started sometimes feels like it requires magic, but making a good cup of tea requires a little science. In […]

Protruding Eyes, Mouth Make Stingrays More Hydrodynamically Efficient

WASHINGTON, August 31, 2021 — With their compressed bodies and flexible pectoral fins, stingrays evolved to be among nature’s most efficient swimmers. Scientists have long wondered about […]

Quantum Networks in Our Future

WASHINGTON, August 31, 2021 — Large-scale quantum networks have been proposed, but so far, they do not exist. Some components of what would make up such networks […]

Compact Speaker Systems Direct Sound Efficiently

WASHINGTON, August 31, 2021 — As electronic devices decrease in size, their component parts, like speakers, need to shrink as well. In JASA Express Letters, published by […]

Voices of Reason? Study Links Acoustic Correlations, Gender to Vocal Appeal

WASHINGTON, August 31, 2021 — What makes a voice attractive? The question is the subject of broad interest, with far-reaching implications in our personal lives, the workplace, […]

How Do Wind Turbines Respond to Winds, Ground Motion During Earthquakes?

WASHINGTON, August 24, 2021 — As China’s economic development continues, energy demand is rising along with it. Meeting this energy demand via fossil fuels is becoming increasingly […]

Cosmic Rays May Be Key to Understanding Galactic Dynamics

WASHINGTON, August 24, 2021 — Cosmic rays are charged subnuclear particles that move close to the speed of light, constantly raining down on the Earth. These particles […]