Highly Sensitive Sensors Show Promise in Enhancing Human Touch
WASHINGTON, February 18, 2020 — People rely on a highly tuned sense of touch to manipulate objects, but injuries to the skin and the simple act of […]
Moving Precision Communication, Metrology, Quantum Applications from Lab to Chip
WASHINGTON, February 11, 2020 — The field of photonic integration — the area of photonics in which waveguides and devices are fabricated as an integrated system onto […]
Simulations Show Effects of Buoyancy on Drift in Florida Current
WASHINGTON, February 11, 2020 — Acquiring a better understanding for how objects drift in the ocean has importance for a wide range of uses, like tracking algae, […]
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Diagnosis Improved by Simple Accelerometers
WASHINGTON, February 11, 2020 — Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common type of muscular dystrophy, affecting more than 10,000 males at birth per year in the […]
Researchers Discover Method to Detect Motor-Related Brain Activity
WASHINGTON, February 4, 2020 — Motor-related brain activity, particularly its accurate detection, quantification and classification capabilities, is of great interest to researchers. They are searching for a […]
Smaller Detection Device Effective for Nuclear Treaty Verification, Archaeology Digs
WASHINGTON, January 29, 2020 — Most nuclear data measurements are performed at accelerators large enough to occupy a geologic formation a kilometer wide, like the Los Alamos […]
New Mathematical Model for Amyloid Formation
WASHINGTON, January 28, 2020 — Amyloids are aggregates consisting of stacks of thousands of proteins bound tightly together. Their formation is involved in several widespread disorders, including […]
Tiny Magnetic Structures Enhance Medical Science
WASHINGTON, January 28, 2020 — Small magnetic objects, which have been used successfully in technological applications such as data storage, are showing promise in the biomedical field. […]
Instant Hydrogen Production for Powering Fuel Cells
WASHINGTON, January 28, 2020 — Since the Industrial Revolution, the environmental impacts of energy have posed a concern. Recently, this has driven researchers to search for viable […]