Measuring Martian Winds with Sound
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2024 – Mars has a notoriously inhospitable environment, with temperatures that fluctuate dramatically over the course of a Martian day and average minus 80 […]
Cricket Physics: Science Behind the Modern Bowler Technique Tricking Batters
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2024 – Key to winning a cricket match is tricking the other team’s batters – no small feat as bowlers bowl cricket balls nearly […]
How Spreading Misinformation Is Like a Nuclear Reaction
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2024 – It has never been easier to spread false or misleading information online. The anonymous, impersonal nature of the internet, combined with advanced […]
Wearable Sensors Help Athletes Achieve Greater Performance
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2024 – Today’s athletes are always on the lookout for new techniques and equipment to help them train more effectively. Modern coaches and sports […]
3D-Printed Microstructure Forest Facilitates Solar Steam Generator Desalination
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2024 — Faced with the world’s impending freshwater scarcity, a team of researchers in Singapore turned to solar steam generators (SSGs), which are emerging […]
Microplastic Pollution Increases Sea Foam Height and Stability
WASHINGTON, July 16, 2024 — From cloud formation to sea temperatures, sea foam plays many roles in the dynamic interactions that occur at the surface level of […]
What Was Behind the 2021-2022 Energy Crisis Within Europe?
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2024 – An energy crisis hit Europe in 2021-2022, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which sent electricity prices skyrocketing — even within countries that […]
3D-Printed Chip Sensor Detects Foodborne Pathogens for Safer Products
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2024 – Every so often, a food product is recalled because of some sort of contamination. For consumers of such products, a recall can […]
Trash-Sorting Robot Mimics Complex Human Sense of Touch
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2024 – Today’s intelligent robots can accurately recognize many objects through vision and touch. Tactile information, obtained through sensors, along with machine learning algorithms, […]