Neutron Lifetime Measurements Take New Shape for In situ Detection
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 30, 2017 — All matter making up the stars, our planet and life upon it came into existence 13.8 billion years ago as a […]
“Going Deep” to Measure Earth’s Rotational Effects
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 14, 2017 — Researchers in Italy hope to measure Earth’s rotation using a laser-based gyroscope housed deep underground, with enough experimental precision to reveal […]
Streamlining the Measurement of Phonon Dispersion
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 14, 2017– As the interest in renewable energy and energy-efficient devices continues to grow, so has the scientific community’s interest in discovering and designing […]
New Tool Enables Viewing Spectrum from Specific Structures Within Samples
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 29, 2016 — Fluorescence is an incredibly useful tool for experimental biology and it just got easier to tap into, thanks to the work […]
Bio-Inspired Lower-Limb ‘Wearing Robotic Exoskeleton’ for Human Gait Rehab
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 25, 2016 — Stroke and spinal cord injury patients often require gait rehabilitation to regain the ability to walk or to help strengthen their […]
Cosmic Dust Demystified
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 27, 2016 — The solar system is a dusty environment, with trillions of cosmic dust particles left behind by comets and asteroids that orbit […]
Important Milestone Reached on Road to a Redefined Kilogram
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 21, 2016 — In a secure vault in the suburbs of Paris, an egg-sized cylinder of metal sits in a climate-controlled room under three […]
U.S. Army Camera Captures Explosives in Fine Detail
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 31, 2016 — When the script of Lawrence of Arabia called for wrecking a train, director David Lean found it easiest to go ahead […]
Studying Life on the Rocks
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 31, 2016 — Much of modern life is deeply impacted by the behavior of ice. Now, new work from a team at Lamont-Doherty Earth […]