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Bouncing droplets remove contaminants like pogo jumpers

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 5, 2016 – Scalpels that never need washing. Airplane wings that de-ice themselves. Windshields that readily repel raindrops. While the appeal of a self-cleaning, […]

Tiniest Imperfections Make Big Impacts in Nano-Patterned Materials

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 28, 2016 — A research team at Clarkson University reports an interesting conclusion that could have major impacts on the future of nano-manufacturing. Their […]

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 […]

Why Planes Freeze

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 21, 2016 — Pilots and safety officials worry about ice accumulating on the wings and tail of an aircraft flying during freezing rain. Abnormal […]

How Water Droplets Freeze: The Physics of Ice and Snow

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 21, 2016 — Freezing water is a central issue for climate, geology and life. On earth, ice and snow cover 10 percent of the […]

Ultra-thin Solar Cells Can Easily Bend Around a Pencil

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 20, 2016 — Scientists in South Korea have made ultra-thin photovoltaics flexible enough to wrap around the average pencil. The bendy solar cells could […]

Dewatering natural fiber suspensions via compression

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 17, 2016 — The removal of water from dense suspensions is a longstanding and perplexing industrial challenge — one that’s particularly important when it […]

New Insights into California Electricity Crisis May Help Prevent Future Crises

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 16, 2016 — Between 2000 and 2001, California experienced the biggest electricity crisis in the U.S. since World War II. Exactly how it happened, […]

Real Rocket Science: How Do Hydrogen Droplets Behave When Hydrogen-oxygen Aerosol Mixtures Burn?

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 16, 2016 — Modern rockets and their launch vehicles commonly rely on hydrogen-oxygen mixtures as propellant, but this combination is highly explosive. The Challenger […]