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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 […]

No Safe Amount of Alcohol During Pregnancy, Suggest Researchers

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 26, 2019 — An international group of researchers has taken one of the first major steps in finding the biological changes in the brain […]

Insects in Freezing Regions Have a Protein that Acts Like Antifreeze

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 2, 2019 — The power to align water molecules is usually held by ice, which affects nearby water and encourages it to join the […]

How to Ice-Proof the Next Generation of Aircraft

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 1, 2019 – 35,000 feet is standard cruising altitude for a commercial jet airplane, but at those lofty heights the air temperature plummets below […]

Gender Parity: Not a Foregone Conclusion in All Fields

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 1, 2019 — Women constitute approximately 47% of the workforce yet they are still underrepresented at the highest levels of business, government, medical and […]

Scientists Discover Potential Sustainable Energy Technology for the Household Refrigerator

WASHINGTON, D.C. March 28, 2019 — While many advancements have been in improving its efficiency, the refrigerator still consumes considerable amounts of energy each year. “Energy efficiency […]

Ferromagnetic Nanoparticle Systems Show Promise for Ultrahigh-Speed Spintronics

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 28, 2019 — In the future, ultrahigh-speed spintronics will require ultrafast coherent magnetization reversal within a picosecond — one-trillionth of a second. Spintronics centers […]