Pingpong Balls Score Big as Sound Absorbers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2023 – Long-term exposure to low-frequency noise can cause numerous health problems, but the solution may be found in an unexpected object, a pingpong […]
Neural Network Helps Design Brand New Proteins
WASHINGTON, August 29, 2023 – With their intricate arrangements and dynamic functionalities, proteins perform a plethora of biological tasks by employing unique arrangements of simple building blocks […]
Enhanced Arsenic Detection in Water, Food, Soil
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2023 – It is a cruel paradox that on a planet with a surface mostly covered by water, hundreds of millions of people don’t […]
Nanopore-Based Sensing Device Explores Neurodegenerative Diseases
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2023 – Tau and tubulin proteins are one of the leading causes of many neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Most of neurodegenerative […]
Ultrathin Solar Cells Promise Improved Satellite Performance
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2022 – Most space satellites are powered by photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity. Exposure to certain types of radiation present in orbit […]
Low-Cost Disease Diagnosis by Mapping Heart Sounds
WASHINGTON, August 30, 2022 – Aortic valve stenosis occurs when the aortic valve narrows, constricting blood flow from the heart through the artery and to the entire […]
Harvesting Resources on Mars with Plasmas
WASHINGTON, August 16, 2022 – An international team of researchers came up with a plasma-based way to produce and separate oxygen within the Martian environment. It’s a […]
Urban Magnetic Fields Reveal Clues about Energy Efficiency, Pollution
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2022 – Examining a city’s magnetic footprint can be used to monitor the health of those cities, including a possible early warning system for […]
Almost Ready for Prime Time: Deep UV Photodetectors Head to Real-World Testing
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2022 – Numerous devices and detectors sense and catalog deep ultraviolet frequencies that the Earth’s ozone layer otherwise absorbs. Most solar-blind space-borne imaging platforms […]