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New Approach Optimizes Use of Future Wave Electricity Generators During Disaster

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 4, 2019 — When hurricanes strike, loss of electricity ranks as one of the top concerns for relief workers. Blackouts lasting a week or […]

Using Physics to Print Living Tissue

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 4, 2019 — 3D printers can be used to make a variety of useful objects by building up a shape, layer by layer. Scientists […]

Sound Waves Bypass Visual Limitations to Recognize Human Activity

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 28, 2019 — Video cameras continue to gain widespread use to monitor human activities for surveillance, health care, home use and more, but there […]

Release of Solar Panel Dataset Helps Cities Make Power Grids More Safe, Reliable

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 28, 2019 — Solar power researchers have traditionally only used the power measurements from single residential solar photovoltaic (PV) systems to estimate the power […]

Strain Enables New Applications of 2D Materials

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2019 — Superconductors’ never-ending flow of electrical current could provide new options for energy storage and superefficient electrical transmission and generation, to name […]

New Technique Promises Improved Metastatic Prostate Cancer Detection

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2019 — Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of male cancer deaths worldwide. Deaths from prostate cancer are primarily due to metastasized cancer, […]

Experimental Device Generates Electricity From the Coldness of the Universe

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 6, 2019 — The obvious drawback of solar panels is that they require sunlight to generate electricity. Some have observed that for a device […]

Exploding Electrical Wires Underwater to Understand Shock Waves

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 2, 2019 — If you’re not a plasma physicist, exploding electrical wires underwater may sound like a bad idea. But it’s actually a way […]

New Mathematical Approach Tested for the Search of Flight MH370

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 30, 2019 — The 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 remains ones of the biggest mysteries in aviation. More than $150 million has […]