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 […]
Researchers Immobilize Underwater Bubbles
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 9, 2016 — Controlling bubbles is a difficult process and one that many of us experienced in a simplistic form as young children wielding […]
Tailored AFM Probes Created via 3-D Direct Laser Writing
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 8, 2016 — Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a technique that allows researchers to analyze surfaces at the atomic scale, and it’s based on […]
Swapping Substrates Improves Edges of Graphene Nanoribbons
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 1, 2016 — It is now feasible to make a prized material for spintronic devices and semiconductors — monolayer graphene nanoribbons with zigzag edges. […]