Acetone Experiences Leidenfrost Effect, No Hotplate Needed
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 14, 2017 — In doing his due diligence, cleaning his lab equipment, fluid physicist Stoffel Janssens from the Mathematical Soft Matter Unit in the […]
Manipulating Magnetic Textures
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 21, 2017 — While the ability to easily control the magnetic properties of small electronic systems is highly desirable for future small electronics and […]
Bonding Chips Using InkJet Printers
WASHINGTON D.C., March 14, 2017 — Today in electronics there are two main approaches to building circuits: the rigid one (silicon circuits) and the new, more appealing, […]
“Going Deep” to Measure Earth’s Rotational Effects
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 14, 2017 — Researchers in Italy hope to measure Earth’s rotation using a laser-based gyroscope housed deep underground, with enough experimental precision to reveal […]
Streamlining the Measurement of Phonon Dispersion
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 14, 2017– As the interest in renewable energy and energy-efficient devices continues to grow, so has the scientific community’s interest in discovering and designing […]
Reducing Conducting Thin Film Surface Roughness for Electronics
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 7, 2017 — Surface roughness reduction is a really big deal when it comes to fundamental surface physics and while fabricating electronic and optical […]
Synchrotron Sheds (X-ray) Light on Carbon Chemistry at Ocean Surfaces
WASHINGTON D.C., March 7, 2017 — Nature’s carbonate system, the dynamic chemistry involving carbon dioxide (CO2), carbonate (CO32-), bicarbonate (HCO3–), and carbonic acid (H2CO3), is a vital […]
Magnetic Fields at the Crossroads
WASHINGTON D.C., March 7, 2017 — From compasses used in ancient overseas navigation to electrical motors, sensors, and actuators in cars, magnetic materials have been a mainstay […]
Going Glassy: Revealing Structure and Dynamics of Glassy Polymers During Transition
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 7, 2017 — Glasses are not, perhaps surprisingly, technically solid in a crystalized form, but are substances frozen in a liquidlike structure. Many fundamental […]