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Fossil Fuel-Free Jet Propulsion with Air Plasmas

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2020 — Humans depend on fossil fuels as their primary energy source, especially in transportation. However, fossil fuels are both unsustainable and unsafe, serving […]

How Blood Cells Deform, Recover When Traveling Through Tiny Channels

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2020 — Laboratory blood tests are often done by forcing samples through small channels. When the channels are very small, as in microfluidic devices, […]

Emerging Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Devices Based on Silicon Carbide May Revolutionize Power Electronics

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2020 — Growth of high-quality substrates for microelectronic applications is one of the key elements helping drive society toward a more sustainable green economy. […]

Correlations in COVID-19 Growth Point to Universal Strategies for Slowing Spread

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2020 — Many months since the first COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, countries continue to explore solutions that are effective at managing the spread […]

Rat Spinal Cords Control Neural Function in Biobots

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, April 28, 2020 — Biological robots, or biobots, draw inspiration from natural systems to mimic the motions of organisms, such as swimming or jumping. Improvements […]

Simulating Borehole Ballooning Helps Ensure Safe Drilling of Deep-Water Oil, Gas

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2020 — A device which simulates borehole ballooning, a detrimental side effect of deep-water drilling operations, is expected to ensure safe and efficient operations. […]

Ultrasound-Assisted Molecule Delivery Looks to Preserve Blood for Years

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2020 — Ensuring adequate preservation of the millions of units of blood that are donated every year presents a challenge for blood banks, as […]

Organic Memory Devices Show Promise for Flexible, Wearable, Personalized Computing

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2020 — The advent of artificial intelligence, machine learning and the internet of things is expected to change modern electronics and bring forth the […]

Solar Power Plants Get Help from Satellites to Predict Cloud Cover

WASHINGTON, April 14, 2020 — The output of solar energy systems is highly dependent on cloud cover. While weather forecasting can be used to predict the amount […]