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Image Analysis Technique Provides Better Understanding of Heart Cell Defects

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2020 — Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and other industrialized nations, and many patients face limited treatment […]

Modeling COVID-19 Data Must Be Done With Extreme Care

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2020 — As the infectious virus causing the COVID-19 disease began its devastating spread around the globe, an international team of scientists was alarmed […]

Nanofiber Membranes Transformed Into 3D Scaffolds

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2020 — In the movie “Transformers,” cars morph into robots, jets or a variety of machinery. A similar concept inspired a group of researchers […]

Identifying Light Sources Using Artificial Intelligence

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2020 — Identifying sources of light plays an important role in the development of many photonic technologies, such as lidar, remote sensing, and microscopy. […]

Broadband Enhancement Relies on Precise Tilt

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2020 — Quantum photonics involves a new type of technology that relies on photons, the elementary particle of light. These photons can potentially carry […]

Bluetooth-Enabled Device Detects Fermentation Process Over Days

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2020 — Electrochemical reactions that occur in processes like ethanolic fermentation include the transformation of sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide. Similar processes occur […]

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. […]