Image: Space bauble produced by the Multiscale Boiling experiment
Deck the halls with space-based bubbles!
Space Exploration
Dec 23, 2020
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Diamonds are not just for jewelry anymore
When it comes to the semiconductor industry, silicon has reigned as king in the electronics field, but it is coming to the end of its physical limits.
Condensed Matter
Dec 22, 2020
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Ice sheet uncertainties could mean sea level will rise more than predicted
Sea level could rise higher than current estimates by 2100 if climate change is unchallenged, according to a new assessment.
Earth Sciences
Dec 18, 2020
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Revolutionary superconducting magnet plate design and analysis
In the production of integrated circuits (computer chips), continuous innovation is essential to remain competitive. A major goal is to increase the productivity of photolithography machines, which is partly determined by ...
General Physics
Dec 10, 2020
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Heating proteins to understand how genes work
Understanding how genes work and how they interact with one another is a major goal of biology. This poses huge challenges in terms of both methods and the sheer numbers of experiments required. Recent advances have transformed ...
Biotechnology
Dec 10, 2020
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Chemists get peek at novel fluorescence in carbon nanotubes
That carbon nanotubes fluoresce is no longer a surprise. Finding a second level of fluorescence is surprising and potentially useful.
Materials Science
Dec 4, 2020
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Titanium atom that exists in two places at once in crystal to blame for unusual phenomenon
The crystalline solid BaTiS3 (barium titanium sulfide) is terrible at conducting heat, and it turns out that a wayward titanium atom that exists in two places at the same time is to blame.
Materials Science
Dec 3, 2020
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A new strategy for the greener use of calcium carbide
Calcium acetylide was discovered more than 150 years ago. It is a yellowish-white, beige, or gray solid, a compound of calcium and carbon. Calcium acetylide is currently used to produce gaseous acetylene. In industry, it ...
Materials Science
Nov 25, 2020
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Face masks slow spread of COVID-19; types of masks, length of use matter
The use of face masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19 has been widely recommended by health professionals. This has triggered studies exploring the physics of face mask use and disease transmission, as well as investigations ...
Soft Matter
Nov 24, 2020
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Minimal-interface structures constrained in polycrystalline copper with extremely fine grains
Metals with nanoscale crystal grains are super-strong although they do not retain their structure at higher temperatures. As a result, it is challenging to explore their high strength during materials applications. In a new ...
