Six Feet Not Far Enough to Stop Virus Transmission in Light Winds
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2020 — Airborne transmission of viruses, like the virus causing COVID-19, is not well understood, but a good baseline for study is a deeper […]
Image Analysis Technique Provides Better Understanding of Heart Cell Defects
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2020 — Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and other industrialized nations, and many patients face limited treatment […]
Modeling COVID-19 Data Must Be Done With Extreme Care
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2020 — As the infectious virus causing the COVID-19 disease began its devastating spread around the globe, an international team of scientists was alarmed […]
Nanofiber Membranes Transformed Into 3D Scaffolds
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2020 — In the movie “Transformers,” cars morph into robots, jets or a variety of machinery. A similar concept inspired a group of researchers […]
Identifying Light Sources Using Artificial Intelligence
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2020 — Identifying sources of light plays an important role in the development of many photonic technologies, such as lidar, remote sensing, and microscopy. […]
Broadband Enhancement Relies on Precise Tilt
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2020 — Quantum photonics involves a new type of technology that relies on photons, the elementary particle of light. These photons can potentially carry […]
Bluetooth-Enabled Device Detects Fermentation Process Over Days
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2020 — Electrochemical reactions that occur in processes like ethanolic fermentation include the transformation of sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide. Similar processes occur […]
Fossil Fuel-Free Jet Propulsion with Air Plasmas
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2020 — Humans depend on fossil fuels as their primary energy source, especially in transportation. However, fossil fuels are both unsustainable and unsafe, serving […]
How Blood Cells Deform, Recover When Traveling Through Tiny Channels
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2020 — Laboratory blood tests are often done by forcing samples through small channels. When the channels are very small, as in microfluidic devices, […]