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Inducing Plasma in Biomass Could Make Biogas Easier to Produce

WASHINGTON, September 22, 2020 — Producing biogas from the bacterial breakdown of biomass presents options for a greener energy future, but the complex composition of biomass comes […]

Digital Content on Track to Equal Half Earth’s Mass by 2245

WASHINGTON, August 11, 2020 — As we use resources, such as coal, oil, natural gas, copper, silicon and aluminum, to power massive computer farms and process digital […]

Nanostructures Modeled on Moth Eyes Effective for Anti-Icing

WASHINGTON, August 4, 2020 — Researchers have been working for decades on improving the anti-icing performance of functional surfaces. Ice accumulation on aircraft wings, for instance, can […]

The Problem with Microwaving Tea

WASHINGTON, August 4, 2020 — Tea drinkers have been saying it for years. Water heated in a microwave just isn’t the same. Typically, when a liquid is […]

Promising New Method for Producing Tiny Liquid Capsules

WASHINGTON, June 2, 2020 — Microcapsules for the storage and delivery of substances are tiny versions of the type of capsule used for fish oil or other […]

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 […]

Smaller Detection Device Effective for Nuclear Treaty Verification, Archaeology Digs

WASHINGTON, January 29, 2020 — Most nuclear data measurements are performed at accelerators large enough to occupy a geologic formation a kilometer wide, like the Los Alamos […]

Low Power Metal Detector Senses Magnetic Fingerprints

WASHINGTON, January 21, 2020 — Most traditional electromagnetic methods for detecting hidden metal objects involve systems that are heavy, bulky and require lots of electricity. Recent studies […]

Improving Efficiency, Effectiveness of Security X-Ray Technology

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 19, 2019 — The smuggling of contraband, such as explosives and drugs, is a major threat in airport security. These risks have increased in […]