Cold electrons to aid better design of drugs and materials
A new source of very cold electrons will improve the quality and speed of nanoimaging for drug and materials development to a trillionth of a second.
General Physics
Aug 1, 2011
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Study justifies closing airports in volcano event
The disruptive closing of some European airports after last year's volcanic eruption in Iceland was the right thing to do and may have saved lives, a new study concludes.
Earth Sciences
Apr 25, 2011
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Ceramic coatings may protect jet engines from volcanic ash
Last year's $2 billion shutdown of European airspace following a volcanic eruption in Iceland alerted everyone to the danger that ash clouds can pose to aircraft engines.
Materials Science
Apr 13, 2011
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Making use of jellyfish on dry land
John Dabiri, assistant professor of aeronautics and bioengineering at Caltech who won a MacArthur Award this year, is fascinated by jellyfish. He believes jellyfish propulsion can inform engineering, which in turn can inform ...
Engineering
Nov 8, 2010
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Red-hot research could lead to new materials
(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent experiments to create a fast-reacting explosive by concocting it at the nanoscopic level could result in more spectacular firework displays. But more impressive to the Missouri University of Science ...
Materials Science
Apr 9, 2009
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Study compares sound from exploding volcanoes with jet engines
New research on infrasound from volcanic eruptions shows an unexpected connection with jet engines. Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego speeded up the recorded sounds from two volcanoes and ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 8, 2009
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Scientists reveal interaction between supersonic fuel spray and its shock wave
(PhysOrg.com) -- Shock waves are a well tested phenomenon on a large scale, but scientists at the Argonne National Laboratory and their collaborators from Wayne State University and Cornell University have made a breakthrough ...
General Physics
Mar 12, 2009
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Invaders from underground are coming in cicada-geddon. It's the biggest bug emergence in centuries
Trillions of evolution's bizarro wonders, red-eyed periodical cicadas that have pumps in their heads and jet-like muscles in their rears, are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries.
Plants & Animals
Apr 1, 2024
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NASA and Boeing chase jet contrails with science of climate impact in doubt
Scientific debate is getting heated over what to do about airplane contrails—the wispy lines of water vapor you often see trailing behind a jet.
Environment
Dec 4, 2023
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Quake swarms at neighboring Alaska volcanoes raise concerns
Not one but two volcanoes on the same island in Alaska's Aleutian chain were rocked by earthquakes on Friday, prompting concerns about a possible eruption.
Environment
Mar 11, 2023
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