Feeding fusion: hydrogen ice pellets prove effective for fueling fusion plasmas
Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications. Researchers have found that injecting pellets of hydrogen ice rather than puffing hydrogen gas ...
Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences
Chemists create new artificial enzyme
Designed at the University of Miami, the triple-stranded molecule may help put chemistry's holy grail in reachCredit: Photo: Jenny Hudak/University ...
NIST study uncovers a potential driver of premature solar panel failures
Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST Unlike diamonds, solar panels are not forever. Ultraviolet rays, gusts of wind and heavy rain wear away ...
Leaf-inspired surface prevents frost formation
New design could conserve energy used for defrosting airplanes, appliances and moreCredit: Stephan Herb Optimized surface structure innately reduces frost ...
Inverse design software automates design process for optical, nanophotonic structures
Better design optimization of optical and photonic components may speed their commercial viability and open new possibilities for a wide ...
Crosstalk captured between muscles, neural networks in biohybrid machines
A platform designed for coculturing a neurosphere and muscle cells allows scientists to capture the growth of neurons toward muscles ...
APS tip sheet: correlating matter’s distribution in the universe with gamma rays
Scientists present the first direct cross-correlation between dark matter and gamma ray emissionsCredit: Ammarzzalorso et al. Physical Review Letters (2020) ...
APS tip sheet: Understanding the tears of wine
New research explores the fluid dynamics behind a phenomenon known as tears of wineCredit: Dukler et al. Physical Review Fluids ...
Wetting property of Li metal with graphite
Credit: ©Science China Press "Rock-chair" Li-ion battery (LIB) was discovered in the late 1970s and commercialized in 1991 by Sony, ...
Paper sheds light on infant universe and origin of matter
New study from researchers at IAS and University of MichiganCredit: Graphic: Harigaya and Co Photo: NASA A new study, conducted ...
Fatal overproduction of antibodies
Mutations in plasma cells play a key role in light chain amyloidosisCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Bone marrow plasma cells ...
IKBFU Physicists keep improving ‘smart’ composites for biomedical sensors
IKBFU Physicists have successfully tested the new magnetic micro wire-based concept of "smart" composites production.Credit: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University ...
Scientists propose a flexible interface design for silicon-graphite dual-ion battery
Credit: SIAT Silicon is abundant in nature with high theoretical capacity (4200 mAh g-1), making it an ideal anode material ...
Making more MXene
Drexel researchers unveil a scalable system for producing the promising 2D materialCredit: Drexel University For more than a decade, two-dimensional ...
Donald Rockwell elected fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
AIAA recognizes Lehigh University MechE professor's insights and novel experimentation in the study of 'unsteady aerodynamic flows and structural interactions'Credit: ...
New study presents ion concentrate electrolyte using solvent containing fluorine atoms
Credit: UNIST With the spread of electric vehicles, interest in "high capacity batteries" is high. Lithium metal batteries, which use ...
A novel biofuel system for hydrogen production from biomass
Credit: UNIST A novel technology has been developed for hydrogen production from the process, which involves electron that is produced ...
Research reveals collective dynamics of active matter systems
Credit: Duclos et. al. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Flocks of starlings that produce dazzling patterns across the sky are natural examples ...
How a virus forms its symmetric shells
UC Riverside-led study could inform the design of engineered nano-shells used in drug deliveryCredit: Zandi lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. ...
The AIAA taps space weather pioneer Louis Lanzerotti for a career award
Credit: New Jersey Institute of Technology Louis Lanzerotti, a distinguished research professor of physics best known for shedding light on ...
