Making Quantum Dots Glow Brighter
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 16, 2014 – Researchers from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and the University of Oklahoma have found a new way to control the […]
Geckos Use Toe Hairs to Turn Stickiness On/Off
WASHINGTON D.C. Aug. 12, 2014 — If you’ve ever spent any time watching a gecko, you may have wondered about their uncanny ability to adhere to any […]
The Evolution of Airplanes
WASHINGTON D.C. July 22, 2014 — One of the traditional arguments against Darwinian evolution has been that no one can confirm the process exists because it occurs […]
Malaria: Blood Cells Behaving Badly
WASHINGTON D.C. June 10, 2014 — All the billions of flat, biconcave disks in our body known as red blood cells (or erythrocytes) make three basic, tumbling-treadmill-type […]
Just Add Water: 3-D silicon shapes fold themselves when wetted by microscopic droplets
WASHINGTON D.C. June 3, 2014 — Researchers from the University of Twente in the Netherlands have taken the precise art of origami down to the microscopic scale. […]
High-Performance, Low-Cost Ultracapacitors Built with Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes
WASHINGTON D.C., April 22, 2014 — By combining the powers of two single-atom-thick carbon structures, researchers at the George Washington University’s Micro-propulsion and Nanotechnology Laboratory have created […]
Sensitive Detection Method May Help Impede Illicit Nuclear Trafficking
WASHINGTON D.C., April 15, 2014 — According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) the greatest danger to nuclear security comes from terrorists acquiring sufficient quantities of […]
Future Computers that are “Normally Off”
WASHINGTON D.C., April 8, 2014 — If a research team in Japan gets its wish, “normally off” computers may one day soon be replacing present computers in […]
Salmonella Sensing System
WASHINGTON D.C. Oct. 18, 2013 — As anyone who has ever consumed bacteria-contaminated food and experienced “food poisoning” can tell you, it’s a miserable experience. Yet it’s […]