Ultrasound Could Save Racehorses from Bucked Shins
WASHINGTON, August 9, 2022 – When racehorses enter training at about 2 years old, they can develop tiny stress fractures and new bone formations in their legs. […]
Improving Image Sensors for Machine Vision
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2022 – Image sensors measure light intensity, but angle, spectrum, and other aspects of light must also be extracted to significantly advance machine vision. […]
Light Polarization Creates Art, Explains Mathematical Concepts
WASHINGTON, July 22, 2022 – The polarization of light underpins a variety of recent technological innovations, including 3D cinema and LCDs. In LCDs, tiny electronically controllable liquid […]
Synchronization of Firearm Background Check Data Reveals Acquisition Patterns
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2022 – How has gun background check data – an accepted proxy of firearm sales – trended during the past 20 years? In Chaos, […]
Discovery Reveals Large, Year-Round Ozone Hole Over Tropics
WASHINGTON, July 5, 2022 – An ozone hole, seven times larger than the Antarctic ozone hole, is currently sitting over tropical regions and has been since the […]
Optical Fiber Imaging Method Advances Studies of Alzheimer’s Disease
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2022 – An optical fiber as thin as a strand of hair holds promise for use in minimally invasive deep-tissue studies of patients’ brains […]
Microfluidic-Based Soft Robotic Prosthetics Promise Relief for Diabetic Amputees
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2022 – Every 30 seconds, a leg is amputated somewhere in the world due to diabetes. These patients often suffer from neuropathy, a loss […]
Electrospinning Promises Major Improvements in Wearable Technology
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2022 – Wearable technology has exploded in recent years. Spurred by advances in flexible sensors, transistors, energy storage, and harvesting devices, wearables encompass miniaturized […]
Defining Plasma Dose for Potential Future Cancer Treatments
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2022 – Chinese researchers may have found a new approach to treat cancer by using a plasma treatment to induce apoptosis, the death of […]