Improving Energy Storage with a Cue from Nature
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 9, 2015 – Materials melt faster when the lines of heat spread through the cold material like the branches of a tree — and […]
How Atmospheric Rivers Form
WASHINGTON, DC, June 9, 2015 – If you want to assign blame on an overcast day, then cast your eyes on the tropics. Water vapor originating from […]
Measuring the Mass of Molecules on the Nano-Scale
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 2, 2015 — Working with a device that slightly resembles a microscopically tiny tuning fork, researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan have […]
The Invisible Key to Methane Hydrates
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 2, 2015 — Like the carbon dioxide in a fizzing glass of soda, most bubbles of gas in a liquid don’t last long. But […]
An Inexpensive Rival to Graphene Aerogels
WASHINGTON D.C., June 2, 2015 — The electromagnetic radiation discharged by electronic equipment and devices is known to hinder their smooth operation. Conventional materials used today to […]
New Technique Speeds nanoMRI Imaging
WASHINGTON D.C., May 26, 2015 — NanoMRI is a scanning technique that produces nondestructive, high-resolution 3-D images of nanoscale objects, and it promises to become a powerful […]
Scientists Print Low Cost Radio Frequency Antenna with Graphene Ink
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 19, 2015 – Scientists have moved graphene — the incredibly strong and conductive single-atom-thick sheet of carbon — a significant step along the path […]
Tunable Liquid Metal Antennas
WASHINGTON D.C., May 19, 2015 — Researchers have held tremendous interest in liquid metal electronics for many years, but a significant and unfortunate drawback slowing the advance […]
Probing the Secrets of the Universe Inside a Metal Box
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 12, 2015 – The Standard Model of particle physics, sometimes called “The Theory of Almost Everything,” is the best set of equations to date […]