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Newly Discovered Properties of Ferroelectric Crystal Shed Light on Emerging Branch of Materials

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 10, 2018 — In ferroelectric materials the crystal structure distorts, giving rise to a spontaneously formed polarization and electric field. Because of this unique […]

Underlying Mechanism Discovered for Magnetic Effect in Superconducting Spintronics

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 10, 2018 — The emerging field of spintronics leverages electron spin and magnetization. This could enhance the storage capacity of computer hard drives and […]

A First Look at Interstitial Fluid Flow in the Brain

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 3, 2018 — Interstitial fluid transports nutrients and removes waste between the organs and tissues in our body. In the brain, interstitial fluid is […]

Creating Room to Breathe on the Microscale

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 3, 2018 — Respiratory distress syndrome is the second major cause of newborn mortality. Health care providers especially struggle to deliver oxygen to preterm […]

Spraying Efficiently: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 3, 2018 — Atomizing liquids is vital to fuel-air mixing. Using oscillating liquid streams, breakup and drop formation can be improved compared to common […]

New Experimental Results from the Largest and Most Sophisticated Stellerator

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 3, 2018 — An international team of scientists is running tests on the largest and most sophisticated stellerator, the Wendelstein 7-X fusion experiment. This […]

The Culprit of Some GaN Defects Could Be Nitrogen

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 29, 2018 — As silicon-based semiconductors reach their performance limits, gallium nitride (GaN) is becoming the next go-to material to advance light-emitting diode (LED) […]

THz Spectroscopy Could Help Explain Water’s Anomalies

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 27, 2018 — Liquid water sustains life on earth, but its physical properties remain mysterious among scientific researchers. Recently, a team of Swiss researchers […]

New Material for Splitting Water

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 18, 2018 — Solar energy is clean and abundant. But when the sun isn’t shining, you must store the energy in batteries or through […]