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Trace Vapor Generator for Detecting Explosives, Narcotics

WASHINGTON, August 18, 2020 — Trace vapor detection technologies are crucial for ensuring reliable and safe detection of explosives and illegal drugs. Researchers from the U.S. Naval […]

Climate Change Impact on Green Energy Production

WASHINGTON, August 18, 2020 — As the climate of the planet is changing, as evidenced by record-setting hot summers and extreme weather events, many researchers are looking […]

Masks, PPE Materials Should Be Hydrophilic

WASHINGTON, August 11, 2020 — Since the COVID-19 virus spreads through respiratory droplets, researchers in India set out to explore how droplets deposited on face masks or […]

Digital Content on Track to Equal Half Earth’s Mass by 2245

WASHINGTON, August 11, 2020 — As we use resources, such as coal, oil, natural gas, copper, silicon and aluminum, to power massive computer farms and process digital […]

Why Does COVID-19 Impact Only Some Organs, Not Others?

WASHINGTON, August 11, 2020 — In severe cases of COVID-19, damage can spread beyond the lungs and into other organs, such as the heart, liver, kidney and […]

Using Physics to Improve Root Canal Efficiency

WASHINGTON, August 11, 2020 — Scientists used computational fluid dynamics to determine the effect of temperature on root canal cleaning efficiency. Higher temperatures can, to a point, […]

Nanostructures Modeled on Moth Eyes Effective for Anti-Icing

WASHINGTON, August 4, 2020 — Researchers have been working for decades on improving the anti-icing performance of functional surfaces. Ice accumulation on aircraft wings, for instance, can […]

The Problem with Microwaving Tea

WASHINGTON, August 4, 2020 — Tea drinkers have been saying it for years. Water heated in a microwave just isn’t the same. Typically, when a liquid is […]

Droplet Spread from Humans Doesn’t Always Follow Airflow

WASHINGTON, August 4, 2020 — The World Health Organization has warned that aerosol transmission of COVID-19 is being underestimated. If aerosol spread is confirmed to be significant, […]