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High-Tech Electronics Made from Autumn Leaves

WASHINGTON, D.C., August, 29, 2017 — Northern China’s roadsides are peppered with deciduous phoenix trees, producing an abundance of fallen leaves in autumn. These leaves are generally […]

Lasers Zap Decontaminates from Soil

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 29, 2017 — There might be a new and improved way to rid contaminated soil of toxins and pollutants: zap it with lasers. By […]

Bond Dissociation Energies for Transition Metal Silicides Accurately Determined

WASHINGTON D.C., August 22, 2017 — Transition metal silicides, a distinct class of semiconducting materials that contain silicon, demonstrate superior oxidation resistance, high temperature stability and low […]

Gold Shines Through Properties of Nano Biosensors

WASHINGTON, D.C., August, 16, 2017 — With their remarkable electrical and optical properties, along with biocompatibility, photostability and chemical stability, gold nanoclusters are gaining a foothold in […]

Nanotechnology Gives Green Energy a Green Color

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 15, 2017 — Solar panels have tremendous potential to provide affordable renewable energy, but many people see traditional black and blue panels as an […]

New Thruster Design Increases Efficiency for Future Spaceflight

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 15, 2017 — Hall thrusters (HTs) are used in earth-orbiting satellites, and also show promise to propel robotic spacecraft long distances, such as from […]

Soft and Spherical: Researchers Study Dynamics of Drop Impact

WASHINGTON D.C., August 15, 2017 — For the most part, fluid dynamics researchers have focused efforts to understand the details of impacting drops on flat rigid surfaces; the […]

New SQUID-Based Detector Opens Up New Fields of Study With New Level of Sensitivity

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 11, 2017 — Investigators at the University of Colorado, Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new sensor […]

Chaotic Magnetic Field Lines May Answer the Coronal Heating Problem

WASHINGTON D.C., August 9, 2017 — It is known that the sun’s corona — the outermost layer of the sun’s atmosphere — is roughly 100 times hotter […]