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Looking Back and Forward: A Decadelong Quest for a Transformative Transistor

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 13, 2019 — Smartphones contain billions of tiny switches called transistors that allow us to take care of myriad tasks beyond making calls — […]

Better Assessing Bacterial Sensitivity to Antibiotics Could Change How Drugs Are Prescribed

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 5, 2019 — We rely on antibiotics to treat bacterial infections, but the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria forces doctors and patients to contend with […]

Hyperbolic Metamaterials Enable Nanoscale ‘Fingerprinting’

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 12, 2019 — Hyperbolic metamaterials are artificially made structures that can be formed by depositing alternating thin layers of a conductor such as silver […]

Fluid Dynamics Simulation Reveals the Underlying Physics of Liquid Jet Cleaning

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 29, 2019 — Semiconductor manufacturing and many other industrial operations involve cleaning processes, and from environmental and health perspectives, it’s become highly desirable to […]

A New Way to Measure Solar Panel Degradation

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 10, 2019 — Despite many benefits and relative popularity as a renewable energy source, eventually, the sun does set on even the best solar […]

A Major Step Closer to a Viable Recording Material for Future Hard Disk Drives

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 20, 2018 — Magnetic recording is the primary technology underpinning today’s large-scale data storage. Now, companies are racing to develop new hard disk devices […]

A New Model of Ice Friction Helps Scientists Understand How Glaciers Flow

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 18, 2018 — Since the early 20th century, nearly all of Earth’s glaciers have been retreating or melting. Glaciers cover 10 percent of the […]

Assessing the Promise of Gallium Oxide as an Ultrawide Bandgap Semiconductor

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 18, 2018 — In microelectronic devices, the bandgap is a major factor determining the electrical conductivity of the underlying materials. Substances with large bandgaps […]

Magnetoresistance ratio enhancement in Heusler-based alloy opens the door to highly sensitive magnetic field sensors

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 18, 2018 — Magnetic field sensors can enhance applications that require efficient electric energy management. Improving magnetic field sensors below the picoTesla range could […]