New Metrology Technique Measures Electric Fields
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 20, 2017 — In the last decades, mobile phones and other wireless devices have become central features of life around the globe. These devices […]
Wave Beams Mix and Stir the Ocean to Create Climate
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 20, 2017 — Ocean circulation patterns have a profound effect on global climate. Waves deep within the ocean play an important role in establishing […]
Making Waves with the Hot Electrons within Earth’s Radiation Belts
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 20, 2017 — Encircling the Earth, within its magnetosphere, are two concentric, doughnut-shaped radiation belts known as the Van Allen belts. The Van Allen […]
Getting the Biggest Bang Out of Plasma Jets
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 20, 2017 — Bursts of plasma, called plasma jets, have numerous uses ranging from the development of more efficient engines, which could one day […]
Magnets, all the way down!
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 13, 2017 — In many ways, magnets are still mysterious. They get their (often powerful) effects from the microscopic interactions of individual electrons, and […]
Shining light on low-energy electrons
WASHINGTON, D.C., June, 13, 2017 — The scientific community has known about the existence of electrons for over a hundred years, but there are important facets of […]
Helium Droplets Offer New Precision to Single-molecule Laser Measurement
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 13, 2017 — Chemical reactions necessarily involve molecules coming together, and the way they interact can depend on how they are aligned relative to […]
Similar Lipids Cluster in Soybean Cell Membrane Model
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 6, 2017 — A cell’s plasma membrane forms a protective barrier, separating its inner contents from the outside environment. There is a pressing need […]
New Diode Features Optically Controlled Capacitance
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 6, 2017 — A team of researchers at the Israel Institute of Technology has developed a new capacitor with a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) diode structure […]