Smart Devices to Schedule Electricity Use May Prevent Blackouts
WASHINGTON, November 10, 2020 — Power plants generate electricity and send it into power lines that distribute energy to nodes, or sites, where it can be used. […]
Valves on N95 Masks Do Not Filter Exhaled Droplets
WASHINGTON, November 10, 2020 — If you have seen someone wandering around the grocery store or elsewhere with a mask with a valve on it and wondered […]
Plasma Treatments Quickly Kill Coronavirus on Surfaces
WASHINGTON, November 10, 2020 — Researchers from UCLA believe using plasma could promise a significant breakthrough in the fight against the spread of COVID-19. In Physics of […]
Squid Jet Propulsion Can Enhance Design of Underwater Robots, Vehicles
WASHINGTON, November 3, 2020 — Squids and other cephalopods use a form of jet propulsion that is not well understood, especially when it comes to their hydrodynamics […]
Ice-Binding Molecules Stop Ice Growth, Act as Natural Antifreeze
WASHINGTON, November 3, 2020 — Certain molecules bind tightly to the surface of ice, creating a curved interface that can halt further ice growth. Some insects, plants, […]
Tracking Flight Trajectory of Evaporating Cough Droplets
WASHINGTON, November 3, 2020 — The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led many researchers to study airborne droplet transmission in different conditions and environments. The latest studies are […]
Photovoltaics Industry Can Help Meet Paris Agreement Targets
WASHINGTON, October 27, 2020 — To meet the Paris Agreement’s daunting goal of preventing Earth’s average temperature from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) […]
Random Effects Key to Containing Epidemics
WASHINGTON, October 27, 2020 — To control an epidemic, authorities will often impose varying degrees of lockdown. In a paper in the journal Chaos, by AIP Publishing, […]
Aerosol Microdroplets Inefficient Carriers Of COVID-19 Virus
WASHINGTON, October 27, 2020 — Aerosol microdroplets, the tiny particles that linger in the air longest after we talk, cough, or sneeze, do not appear to be […]