Saving Bats from Wind Turbine Death
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 26, 2019 — Wind energy holds great promise as a source of renewable energy, but some have wondered if measures taken to address climate […]
From Firearms to Fish — Following Patterns to Discover Causality
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 26, 2019 — Mathematicians have successfully applied a new, pictorial approach to answer complex questions that puzzle analysts, such as, do media stories on […]
Ternary Acceptor and Donor Materials Increase Photon Harvesting in Organic Solar Cells
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 26, 2019 — Organic solar cells are steadily improving as new materials are developed for the active layer, particularly when materials are stacked in […]
Industrial Bread Dough Kneaders Could Use Physics-Based Redesign
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 26, 2019 — Bakers have been crafting bread for more than 6,000 years with four simple ingredients: flour, salt, water and yeast. Apart from […]
Laying Out Directions for Future of Reliable Blood Clotting Molecule Models
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 19, 2019 — Blood clots have long been implicated in heart attacks and strokes, together accounting for almost half of deaths annually in the […]
Birds of a Feather Flock Together, But How Do They Decide Where to Go?
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 19, 2019 — Coordinated behavior is common in a variety of biological systems, such as insect swarms, fish schools and bacterial colonies. But the […]
Tiny Filters Help Detect Cancerous Blood Cells
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 19, 2019 — Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer in which malignant plasma cells, a type of white blood cell, accumulate in […]
Spray Painting Fiber Bandages onto Wounds
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 12, 2019 — With newly developed technology, medical personnel can manufacture a bandage with drug-delivery capabilities directly onto a wound. Electrospinning is a well-developed […]
Using Sound Waves to Remotely Target Drugs to Tumors
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 12, 2019 — The lack of a clinically viable method to track and direct cancer drugs to tumors is a big problem for targeted […]