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A New Model for Capillary Rise in Nano-Channels Offers Insights into Improved Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking)

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 21, 2017 — In the last decades, hydraulic fracturing or “fracking,” a method of oil and gas extraction, has revolutionized the global energy industry. […]

Spintronic Technology Advances with Newly Designed Magnetic Tunnel Junctions

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 21, 2017 — For the last two decades, magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) have played a central role in spintronic devices such as read heads […]

Revealing the Microscopic Mechanisms in Perovskite Solar Cells

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 21, 2017 — A material with the perovskite crystal structure has become very popular for solar cells. While most perovskites are inorganic compounds, this […]

Estimating the Glass Transition Temperature for Polymers in ‘Confined Geometries’

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 21, 2017 — Polymers are used for myriad applications today, and perhaps the most important property that dictates which polymer is chosen for a […]

Acetone Experiences Leidenfrost Effect, No Hotplate Needed

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 14, 2017 — In doing his due diligence, cleaning his lab equipment, fluid physicist Stoffel Janssens from the Mathematical Soft Matter Unit in the […]

Manipulating Magnetic Textures

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 21, 2017 — While the ability to easily control the magnetic properties of small electronic systems is highly desirable for future small electronics and […]

Bonding Chips Using InkJet Printers

WASHINGTON D.C., March 14, 2017 — Today in electronics there are two main approaches to building circuits: the rigid one (silicon circuits) and the new, more appealing, […]

“Going Deep” to Measure Earth’s Rotational Effects

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 14, 2017 — Researchers in Italy hope to measure Earth’s rotation using a laser-based gyroscope housed deep underground, with enough experimental precision to reveal […]

Streamlining the Measurement of Phonon Dispersion

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 14, 2017– As the interest in renewable energy and energy-efficient devices continues to grow, so has the scientific community’s interest in discovering and designing […]