Using A Public Restroom? Mask Up!
WASHINGTON, August 18, 2020 — Think you don’t need to worry about COVID-19 while using a public restroom? A group of researchers from Yangzhou University in China […]
Trace Vapor Generator for Detecting Explosives, Narcotics
WASHINGTON, August 18, 2020 — Trace vapor detection technologies are crucial for ensuring reliable and safe detection of explosives and illegal drugs. Researchers from the U.S. Naval […]
Climate Change Impact on Green Energy Production
WASHINGTON, August 18, 2020 — As the climate of the planet is changing, as evidenced by record-setting hot summers and extreme weather events, many researchers are looking […]
Masks, PPE Materials Should Be Hydrophilic
WASHINGTON, August 11, 2020 — Since the COVID-19 virus spreads through respiratory droplets, researchers in India set out to explore how droplets deposited on face masks or […]
Digital Content on Track to Equal Half Earth’s Mass by 2245
WASHINGTON, August 11, 2020 — As we use resources, such as coal, oil, natural gas, copper, silicon and aluminum, to power massive computer farms and process digital […]
Why Does COVID-19 Impact Only Some Organs, Not Others?
WASHINGTON, August 11, 2020 — In severe cases of COVID-19, damage can spread beyond the lungs and into other organs, such as the heart, liver, kidney and […]
Using Physics to Improve Root Canal Efficiency
WASHINGTON, August 11, 2020 — Scientists used computational fluid dynamics to determine the effect of temperature on root canal cleaning efficiency. Higher temperatures can, to a point, […]
Nanostructures Modeled on Moth Eyes Effective for Anti-Icing
WASHINGTON, August 4, 2020 — Researchers have been working for decades on improving the anti-icing performance of functional surfaces. Ice accumulation on aircraft wings, for instance, can […]
The Problem with Microwaving Tea
WASHINGTON, August 4, 2020 — Tea drinkers have been saying it for years. Water heated in a microwave just isn’t the same. Typically, when a liquid is […]