Can the Motion of Checking Your Smartwatch Charge It?
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 10, 2017 — Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are small devices that convert movement into electricity, and might just be what bring us into an era […]
Looking at Light to Explore Superconductivity in Boron-Diamond Films
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 9, 2017 — More than a decade ago, researchers discovered that when they added boron to the carbon structure of diamond, the combination was […]
‘Inverse Designing’ Spontaneously Self-Assembling Materials
WASHINGTON, D.C., May, 09, 2017 — Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin are exploring how molecular simulations with the latest optimization strategies can create a […]
Why Space Dust Emits Radio Waves Upon Crashing Into a Spacecraft
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 2, 2017 — When spacecraft and satellites travel through space they encounter tiny, fast moving particles of space dust and debris. If the particle […]
How Fluids Flow Through Shale
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 2, 2017 — Most of the world’s oil and natural gas reserves may be locked up inside the tiny pores comprising shale rock. But […]
New Analysis of Brain Network Activity Offers Unique Insight Into Epileptic Seizures
WASHINGTON, D.C., April, 27, 2017 — Epilepsy is a complex neurological disorder that afflicts approximately 50 million people worldwide. Although this disease has been known to exist […]
Light Has New Capacity for Electronics
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 27, 2017 — Characters in some of the more futuristic science fiction films, like “Minority Report” and “Iron Man,” control computer displays with slick […]
Modeling Reveals How Policy Affects the Adoption of Solar Energy Photovoltaics in California
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 25, 2017 — One key goal for renewable energy in the United States is to promote the continued adoption of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems […]
Growth Under Pressure: New Metamaterial Designed with Counterintuitive Property
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2017 — In the not-too-distant future, it may be possible to 3-D print virtually anything. Consider standard printers, which “synthesize” thousands of colors […]