Environment
Nov 22, 2019
California ditched coal—is gas next?
Every day, millions of Californians burn a planet-warming fossil fuel to cook dinner, stay warm or take a hot shower.
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General Physics
Nov 4, 2019
Extending electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy to nanoliter volume protein single crystals
Biochemists can use electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) on protein single crystals to determine the ultimate electronic structure of paramagnetic protein intermediates and investigate the relative magnetic tensor to a molecular ...
General Physics
Oct 10, 2019
Demonstrating slow light in rubidium vapor using single photons from a trapped ion
Quantum networks can be practically implemented to interface with different quantum systems. In order to photonically link hybrid systems with combined unique properties of each constituent system, scientists must integrate ...
General Physics
Sep 26, 2019
Researchers observe exotic radioactive decay process
Researchers from the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) at Michigan State University (MSU) and TRIUMF (Canada's national particle accelerator) have observed a rare nuclear decay. Namely, the team measured ...
Environment
Sep 10, 2019
How do you leave a warning that lasts as long as nuclear waste?
In January 1997, the crew of a fishing vessel in the Baltic Sea found something unusual in their nets: a greasy yellowish-brown lump of clay-like material. They pulled it out, placed it on deck and returned to processing ...
General Physics
Sep 6, 2019
Scientists couple magnetization to superconductivity for quantum discoveries
Quantum computing promises to revolutionize the ways in which scientists can process and manipulate information. The physical and material underpinnings for quantum technologies are still being explored, and researchers continue ...
Space Exploration
Aug 6, 2019
New study traces Io's volcanic tides
Hundreds of volcanoes pockmark the surface of Io, the third largest of Jupiter's 78 known moons, and the only body in our solar system other than Earth where widespread volcanism can be observed. The source of the moon's ...
Biotechnology
Jul 23, 2019
3-D printed custom silicon heart valves
Scientists at ETH Zurich and the South African company Strait Access Technologies are using 3-D printing to produce custom-made artificial heart valves from silicone. This could help meet an aging population's growing demand ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 22, 2019
Imaging the chemical structure of individual molecules, atom by atom
For physicist Percy Zahl, optimizing and preparing a noncontact atomic force microscope (nc-AFM) to directly visualize the chemical structure of a single molecule is a bit like playing a virtual reality video game. The process ...
Nanophysics
Jul 2, 2019
Tiny supersonic jet injector accelerates nanoscale additive manufacturing
By energizing precursor molecules using a tiny, high-energy supersonic jet of inert gas, researchers have dramatically accelerated the fabrication of nanometer scale structures. The rapid additive manufacturing technique ...
