Coating Cancels Acoustic Scattering from Odd-Shaped Objects
Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2015 — In a new twist, a team of researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and the University of Texas at Austin […]
Physics of Booming and Burping Sand Dunes Revealed
Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2015 — Avalanching sand from dune faces in Death Valley National Park and the Mojave Desert can trigger loud, rumbling “booming” or short […]
A “Hot” New Development for Ultracold Magnetic Sensors
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 20, 2015 – Magnetoencephalography, or MEG, is a non-invasive technique for investigating human brain activity for surgical planning or research, and has been used […]
Catching the Light: Umbrella-shaped diamond nanostructures make efficient photon collectors
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 20, 2015 – Standard umbrellas come out when the sky turns dark, but in the nanoworld, umbrella shapes may be the next creative way […]
Mathematically Modeling the Mind
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 20, 2015 — Try to remember a phone number, and you’re using what’s called your sequential memory. This kind of memory, in which your […]
Quantum Coherent-like State Observed in a Biological Protein for the First Time
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 13, 2015 – If you take certain atoms and make them almost as cold as they possibly can be, the atoms will fuse into […]
New deposition technique enhances optoelectronic properties of lasers
Washington D.C., Oct. 13, 2015 — A simple new electron-beam multilayer deposition technique for creating intracavity contacts — an important component of gallium nitride-based (III-nitride) vertical-cavity surface-emitting […]
Double the (Quantum) Fun
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 6, 2015 — A single-electron transistor (SET) is an electrical device that takes advantage of a strange quantum phenomenon called tunneling to transport single […]
New Surfaces Delay Ice Formation
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 6, 2015 – If you’ve ever waited on an airport runway for your plane to be de-iced, had to remove all your food so […]