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Creating Higher Energy Density Lithium-Ion Batteries for Renewable Energy Applications

WASHINGTON, November 24, 2020 — Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) that function as high-performance power sources for renewable applications, such as electric vehicles and consumer electronics, require electrodes that […]

Face Masks Slow Spread of COVID-19; Types of Masks, Length of Use Matter

WASHINGTON, November 24, 2020 — The use of face masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19 has been widely recommended by health professionals. This has triggered […]

Time to Rethink Predicting Pandemic Infection Rates?

WASHINGTON, November 24, 2020 — During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Joseph Lee McCauley, a physics professor at the University of Houston, was watching the […]

Understanding the Utility of Plasmas for Medical Applications

WASHINGTON, November 24, 2020 — Plasma medicine is an emerging field, as plasmas show promise for use in a wide range of therapies from wound healing to […]

Chemical Physics Reviews Launches, Provides ‘High Quality Research and Comprehensive Review Articles’

MELVILLE, N.Y., November 19, 2020 — AIP Publishing is pleased to announce the launch of Chemical Physics Reviews (CPR) and publication of the first articles from their […]

In a Pandemic, Migration Away from Dense Cities More Effective than Closing Borders

WASHINGTON, November 17, 2020 — Pandemics are fueled, in part, by dense populations in large cities where networks of buildings, crowded sidewalks, and public transportation force people […]

Seeking the Most Effective Polymers for Personal Protective Equipment

WASHINGTON, November 17, 2020 — Personal protective equipment, like face masks and gowns, is generally made of polymers. But not much attention is typically given to the […]

Smartphone Use Offers Tool to Treat MS, Other Diseases

WASHINGTON, November 17, 2020 — Monitoring how patients with multiple sclerosis or other degenerative diseases use their smartphones could provide valuable information to help get them better […]

Quantifying Quantumness: A Mathematical Project ‘of Immense Beauty’

WASHINGTON, November 17, 2020 — Large objects, such as baseballs, vehicles, and planets, behave in accordance with the classical laws of mechanics formulated by Sir Isaac Newton. […]