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From Champagne Bubbles, Dance Parties and Disease to New Nanomaterials

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 22, 2016 — Whether it is clouds or champagne bubbles forming, or the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease or Type 2 diabetes, a common […]

How synchrony and asynchrony co-exist

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 15, 2016 — Order and disorder might seem dichotomous conditions of a functioning system, yet both states can, in fact, exist simultaneously and durably […]

Using Pectin to Advance Neuron-Like Electronic Systems

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 11, 2016 — Most of us know pectin as a key ingredient for making delicious jellies and jams, not as a component for a […]

What factors are influencing electric vehicle purchases in China?

WASHINGTON, D.C., November, 15, 2016 — Many Chinese cities are suffering from deteriorating environmental quality — particularly due to air pollution that contributes to fog and haze. […]

Researchers Create Living Bio-Hybrid System

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 15, 2016 — One of the biggest challenges in cognitive or rehabilitation neurosciences is the ability to design a functional hybrid system that can […]

Shedding Light on the Formation of Nanodroplets in Aqueous Solutions of Polar Organics

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 8, 2016 — A team of researchers in Russia worked together to shed new light on the heterogeneous nature of a polar organic liquid […]

Studying Structure to Understand Function within ‘Material Families’

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 8, 2016 — As Francis Crick, one of Britain’s great scientists, once said: “If you want to understand function, study structure.” Within the realm […]

New model developed to study inflammatory bowel disease in human biopsy samples

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 2, 2016 — Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex condition that requires a lifetime of care and increases a person’s cancer risk. But […]

Artificial muscles show more flex

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 31, 2016 — Artificial muscles made significant gains when a literal twist in the development approach uncovered the tensile — or stretchy — abilities […]