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Simplifying supersonic nozzle pressure monitoring

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 16, 2016 – A bit of serendipity while carrying out a routine calibration led a researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s (Berkeley Lab) BELLA Center […]

Bumpy Liquid Films Could Simplify Fabrication of Microlenses

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 11, 2016 – Have you ever noticed that when heated a film of oil in a pan doesn’t remain completely flat? Instead, it forms […]

Absorbing acoustics with soundless spirals

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 9, 2016 – Researchers at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, CNRS, and the University of Lorraine have recently developed a design for […]

Exploring Gambles Reveals Foundational Difficulty Behind Economic Theory (and a Solution!)

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 2, 2016 — In the wake of the financial crisis, many started questioning different aspects of the economic formalism. This included Ole Peters, a […]

Energy Harvesting via Smart Materials

WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 26, 2016 — Energy harvesting is emerging as a viable method for electronic devices to pull ambient energy from their surrounding environment and convert […]

Nanodevice, Build Thyself

Washington, D.C., January 12, 2016 – As we continue to shrink electronic components, top-down manufacturing methods begin to approach a physical limit at the nanoscale. Rather than […]

Two-in-One Packaging May Increase Drug Efficacy and Reduce Side Effects

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 11, 2016 – Chemotherapy often comes with powerful side effects, and one of the reasons for this is that the drugs used to kill […]

Sugar-based Carbon Hollow Spheres that Mimic Moth Eyes

Washington, D.C., Jan.5, 2015 –Antireflective coatings are used to cut surface glare in everything from eyeglasses and camera lenses to solar cells, TV screens and LED devices. […]

Thermal Microscopy of Single Cells

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 29, 2015 — Thermal properties of cells regulate their ability to store, transport or exchange heat with their environment. So gaining control of these […]