Printing Silicon on Paper, with Lasers
WASHINGTON, DC, April 21, 2015 — In seeking to develop the next generation of micro-electronic transistors, researchers have long sought to find the next best thing to […]
Nondestructive 3-D Imaging of Biological Cells with Sound
WASHINGTON D.C., April 20, 2015 — Much like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is able to scan the interior of the human body, the emerging technique of “picosecond […]
Detecting Cryptosporidium in China
WASHINGTON, DC, April 14, 2015 — For a healthy individual, an infection of Cryptosporidium parvum may mean nothing more than a few days of bad diarrhea. For […]
Harvesting Energy from Electromagnetic Waves
WASHINGTON D.C., April 14, 2015 – For our modern, technologically-advanced society, in which technology has become the solution to a myriad of challenges, energy is critical not […]
The Microscopic Topography of Ink on Paper
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 14, 2015 – A team of Finnish scientists has found a new way to examine the ancient art of putting ink to paper in […]
Carbon Nanotube Computing?
WASHINGTON D.C., April 7, 2015 – As we approach the miniaturization limits of conventional electronics, alternatives to silicon-based transistors—the building blocks of the multitude of electronic devices […]
Future Electronics Based on Carbon Nanotubes
WASHINGTON D.C., April 7, 2015 – The exceptional properties of tiny molecular cylinders known as carbon nanotubes have tantalized researchers for years because of the possibility they […]
Soft, Energy-Efficient Robotic Wings
Washington, D.C., March 31, 2015 — Dielectric elastomers are novel materials for making actuators or motors with soft and lightweight properties that can undergo large active deformations […]
Using Twitter to Probe Political Polarization
WASHINGTON, DC, March 31, 2015 – We’d like to believe that our opinions are nuanced, balanced, high-minded, wise and above all, unique, but alas they are not […]