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Water and Light ‘Flow’ Inspire Ultrasensitive Optical Microfiber Coupler Sensor

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 6, 2016 — When a river narrows or two rivers run into each other and merge, the water flow’s speed increases and it becomes […]

Location Matters in the Self-Assembly of Nanoclusters

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 6, 2016 — Scientists at Iowa State University have developed a new formulation that helps to explain the self-assembly of atoms into nanoclusters and […]

Shrinking the Inside of an Explosion

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 30, 2016 — Testing explosions is epic science. The most detailed studies of explosive charges have been conducted at national laboratories using a gun […]

Quest to Find the ‘Missing Physics’ at Play in Landslides

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 30, 2016 — During the 1990s, Charles S. Campbell, now a professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of […]

The Science of Diffusion and the Spread of Public Policy

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 22, 2016 — Most of us think of diffusion in the context of its scientific definition as the process whereby particles of liquids, gases […]

Chaos Could Provide the Key to Enhanced Wireless Communications

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 23, 2016 — Chaos, somewhat ironically, has one clear attribute: random-like, apparently unpredictable, behavior. However recent work shows that that unpredictable behavior could provide […]

Understanding Nature’s Patterns with Plasmas

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 23, 2016 — Patterns abound in nature, from zebra stripes and leopard spots to honeycombs and bands of clouds. Somehow, these patterns form and […]

Hexagonal Boron Nitride Semiconductors Enable Cost-Effective Detection of Neutron Signals

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 16, 2016 — One of the most critical issues the United States faces today is preventing terrorists from smuggling nuclear weapons into its ports. […]

Studying Blood Flow Dynamics to Identify the Heart of Vessel Failure

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 16, 2016 — When plaque, fatty deposits that build up on the inside of arteries, rupture and block blood flow, the results can be […]