Exploding Electrical Wires Underwater to Understand Shock Waves
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 2, 2019 — If you’re not a plasma physicist, exploding electrical wires underwater may sound like a bad idea. But it’s actually a way […]
New Mathematical Approach Tested for the Search of Flight MH370
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 30, 2019 — The 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 remains ones of the biggest mysteries in aviation. More than $150 million has […]
No Safe Amount of Alcohol During Pregnancy, Suggest Researchers
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 26, 2019 — An international group of researchers has taken one of the first major steps in finding the biological changes in the brain […]
Insects in Freezing Regions Have a Protein that Acts Like Antifreeze
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 2, 2019 — The power to align water molecules is usually held by ice, which affects nearby water and encourages it to join the […]
How to Ice-Proof the Next Generation of Aircraft
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 1, 2019 – 35,000 feet is standard cruising altitude for a commercial jet airplane, but at those lofty heights the air temperature plummets below […]
Gender Parity: Not a Foregone Conclusion in All Fields
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 1, 2019 — Women constitute approximately 47% of the workforce yet they are still underrepresented at the highest levels of business, government, medical and […]
Scientists Discover Potential Sustainable Energy Technology for the Household Refrigerator
WASHINGTON, D.C. March 28, 2019 — While many advancements have been in improving its efficiency, the refrigerator still consumes considerable amounts of energy each year. “Energy efficiency […]
Ferromagnetic Nanoparticle Systems Show Promise for Ultrahigh-Speed Spintronics
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 28, 2019 — In the future, ultrahigh-speed spintronics will require ultrafast coherent magnetization reversal within a picosecond — one-trillionth of a second. Spintronics centers […]
Autonomous Weed Control Via Smart Robots
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 27, 2019 — Driving across Iowa, Hendrik J. Viljoen, distinguished professor of chemical and biological engineering at the University of Nebraska, noticed that soybean […]