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Future Flexible Electronics based on Carbon Nanotubes

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 23, 2014—Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and Northwestern University have demonstrated a new method to improve the reliability and performance of […]

And so they beat on, flagella against the cantilever

WASHINGTON D.C., September 16, 2014 – A team of researchers at Boston University and Stanford University School of Medicine has developed a new model to study the […]

Pesky Insect Inspires Practical Technology

WASHINGTON D.C., September 9, 2014 – In our vain human struggle to kill flies, our hands and swatters often come up lacking. This is due to no […]

New Method for Non-Invasive Prostate Cancer Screening

WASHINGTON D.C., Sept. 2, 2014 – Cancer screening is a critical approach for preventing cancer deaths because cases caught early are often more treatable. But while there […]

Organic Photovoltaic Cells of the Future

WASHINGTON D.C., Aug. 19, 2014 – Organic photovoltaic cells — a type of solar cell that uses polymeric materials to capture sunlight — show tremendous promise as […]

Diamond Defect Interior Design

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 5, 2014 – By carefully controlling the position of an atomic-scale diamond defect within a volume smaller than what some viruses would fill, researchers […]

Flexible Metamaterial Absorbers

WASHINGTON D.C., July 29, 2014 – Electromagnetic metamaterials boast special properties not found in nature and are rapidly emerging as a hot research topic for reasons extending […]

Fly-Inspired Sound Detector

WASHINGTON D.C., July 22, 2014 – Even within a phylum so full of mean little creatures, the yellow-colored Ormia ochracea fly is distinguished among other arthropods for […]

A New Multi-Bit ‘Spin’ for MRAM Storage

WASHINGTON D.C., July 22, 2014 — Interest in magnetic random access memory (MRAM) is escalating, thanks to demand for fast, low-cost, nonvolatile, low-consumption, secure memory devices. MRAM, […]