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Polymer-Based Coatings on Metallic Implants Improve Bone-Implant Integration

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2021 — Traffic accidents, tumor resections, and congenital diseases can cause significant trauma, which can lead to large bone deformations and/or bone loss. Although […]

Nontoxic, Flexible Energy Converters Could Power Wearable Devices

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2021 — A wide variety of portable and wearable electronics have become a large part of our daily lives, so a group of Stanford […]

Solar-Powered Desalination Unit Shows Great Promise

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2021 — Despite the vast amount of water on Earth, most of it is nonpotable seawater. Freshwater accounts for only about 2.5% of the […]

Benefits of AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Outweigh Its Risks

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2021 — The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is suspected of being linked to a small number of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) cases, which recently emerged […]

Detecting, Exploiting Non-Line-of-Sight Paths for Terahertz Signals in Wireless Communications

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2021 — If a base station in a local area network tries to use a directional beam to transmit a signal to a user […]

Boosting Fiber Optics Communications with Advanced Quantum-Enhanced Receiver

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2021 — Fiber optic technology is the holy grail of high-speed, long-distance telecommunications. Still, with the continuing exponential growth of internet traffic, researchers are […]

Combining Light, Superconductors Could Boost AI Capabilities

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2021 — As artificial intelligence has attracted broad interest, researchers are focused on understanding how the brain accomplishes cognition so they can construct artificial […]

Forensics Puzzle Cracked via Fluid Mechanical Principles

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2021 — In 2009, music producer Phil Spector was convicted for the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson, who was shot in the face […]

Stone Skipping Techniques Can Improve Reentry of Space Vehicles

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2021 — Skipping stones on a body of water is an age-old game, but developing a better understanding of the physics involved is crucial […]