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Synthetic Tree Enhances Solar Steam Generation for Harvesting Drinking Water
WASHINGTON , June 22, 2021 — About 2.2 billion people globally lack reliable access to clean drinking water, according to the United Nations, and the growing impacts of climate change are likely to...
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Quantum Random Number Generator Sets Benchmark for Size, Performance
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2021 — As pervasive as they are in everyday uses, like encryption and security, randomly generated digital numbers are seldom truly random. So far, only bulky, relatively slow...
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Combining Perovskite with Silicon, Solar Cells Convert More Energy from Sun
WASHINGTON, August 17, 2021 — Many countries around the world are committed to reducing emissions or reaching net-zero emissions to meet the United Nations’ climate goals of maintaining temperature...
View ArticleTeaching Robots to Think Like Us
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 26, 2021 — Can intelligence be taught to robots? Advances in physical reservoir computing, a technology that makes sense of brain signals, could contribute to creating...
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New Findings Proliferate Questions About Hypothetical Axionic Behavior in...
WASHINGTON, February 8, 2022 — The axion is a particle that physicists have hypothesized for decades. It has garnered attention in recent years for its potential involvement in dark matter. Their very...
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Solar Cell Keeps Working Long After Sun Sets
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2022 – About 750 million people in the world do not have access to electricity at night. Solar cells provide power during the day, but saving energy for later use requires...
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Improving Image Sensors for Machine Vision
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2022 – Image sensors measure light intensity, but angle, spectrum, and other aspects of light must also be extracted to significantly advance machine vision. In Applied Physics...
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The Roly-Poly Gold Rush
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2023 – The woodlouse goes by many names: roly-poly, pill bug, potato bug, tomato bug, butchy boy, cheesy bob, and chiggy pig, to name just a few. It is best known for contracting...
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Droplet Levitation Is a New Way To Explore Airborne Viruses and Microorganisms
A droplet of butyl alcohol levitating above the surface of silicone oil. Credit: Natalia Ivanova and Denis Klyuev WASHINGTON, July 18, 2023 – Self-sustained levitation of millimeter-sized droplets was...
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Laser-Treated Cork Absorbs Oil for Carbon-Neutral Ocean Cleanup
To remove oil from water, the authors used cork treated by a fast-pulsing laser method that removes some oxygen from the material, increasing the relative carbon and making it more water-repelling and...
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