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What Can Chinese Characters Tell Us About Designing Strong Materials?

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2026 — From the geometric symmetry in Islamic tiles to the mechanical versatility of origami, cultural patterns have an extensive range of structures. Inspired […]

Fractal-Based Metamaterial Improves Sound Fields in Car Cabins

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2025 — Car enthusiasts will pay hundreds of dollars for stereo systems that will improve the sound quality in their cars. However, the inherent […]

Monitoring Underwater Bridge Tunnels With the Help of High-Energy Muons

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2025 – Over 200 underwater bridge tunnels exist for vehicular traffic around the world, providing connectivity between cities. Once constructed, however, these tunnels are […]

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 […]