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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 […]

Advancing the Description Of ‘Mysterious’ Water To Improve Drug Design

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 17, 2018 — Interactions with water dominate how drug molecules bind to targets, but it’s tricky to model these interactions, limiting the accuracy of […]

Women in Science: Research and Reflections

WASHINGTON, D.C., DECEMBER 7, 2018 — A special issue of the interdisciplinary AVS journal Biointerphases, from AIP Publishing, appears this week online and focuses on the research […]

Scientists Unravel the Mysteries of Polymer Strands in Fuel Cells

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 24, 2018 — Hydrogen fuel cells offer an attractive source of continuous energy for remote applications, from spacecraft to remote weather stations. Fuel cell […]

Algorithmic Innovation May Help Reduce Invasive Heart Procedures

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 16, 2018 — Doctors use invasive procedures to map the hearts of patients suffering from atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm, to decide whether […]

New Reservoir Computer Marks First-Ever Microelectromechanical Neural Network Application

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 16, 2018 — As artificial intelligence has become increasingly sophisticated, it has inspired renewed efforts to develop computers whose physical architecture mimics the human […]

New Memristor Boosts Accuracy and Efficiency For Neural Networks on an Atomic Scale

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 16, 2018 — Just like their biological counterparts, hardware that mimics the neural circuitry of the brain requires building blocks that can adjust how […]