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Forming glass shapes: Lowering the ‘softening temperature’ via electric field

Washington, D.C., Nov. 3, 2015 – On a serendipitous occasion, while attending a conference and listening to Rishi Raj, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University […]

Wall-less Hall thruster may power future deep space missions

Washington, D.C., Oct.27, 2015 – Hall thrusters are advanced electric rocket engines primarily used for station-keeping and attitude control of geosynchronous communication satellites and space probes. Recently, […]

A “Hot” New Development for Ultracold Magnetic Sensors

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 20, 2015 – Magnetoencephalography, or MEG, is a non-invasive technique for investigating human brain activity for surgical planning or research, and has been used […]

Catching the Light: Umbrella-shaped diamond nanostructures make efficient photon collectors

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 20, 2015 – Standard umbrellas come out when the sky turns dark, but in the nanoworld, umbrella shapes may be the next creative way […]

New Surfaces Delay Ice Formation

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 6, 2015 – If you’ve ever waited on an airport runway for your plane to be de-iced, had to remove all your food so […]

Milestone single-biomolecule imaging technique may advance drug design

Washington, D.C., September 28, 2015 –Knowing the detailed shape of biomolecules such as proteins is essential for biological studies and drug discovery. Modern structural biology relies on […]

Researchers Set Speed Records for Zinc-Based Transistors with Argon Plasma Process

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 22, 2015 — If you’re reading this story on a screen with a liquid crystal display, thank thin-film transistors. Thin-film transistors function like standard […]

A Thermal Invisibility Cloak Actively Redirects Heat

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 21, 2015 — Light, sound, and now, heat — just as optical invisibility cloaks can bend and diffract light to shield an object from […]

Half Diamond, Half Cubic Boron, All Cutting Business

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 8, 2015 — Diamonds are forever, except when they oxidize while cutting through iron, cobalt, nickel, chromium, or vanadium at high temperatures. Conversely, cubic […]