Arnab Sarkar, a graduate student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kentucky, will present data and photos that verify, for the very first time, the existence of a shock … [+2617 chars]
A novel nanoscale catalysis-based flame retardance system was developed and integrated into a polypropylene polymer matrix in a research paper published in the journal Materials Letters. This study o… [+5323 chars]
Nanofluidics enables the detection of compounds at the smallest concentration. It studies the behavior and manipulation of fluids confined in structures of 1-1000 nm scale. Scientists revealed that t… [+7362 chars]
Imagine a road with two lanes in each direction. One lane is for slow cars, and the other is for fast ones. For electrons moving along a quantum wire, researchers in Cambridge and Frankfurt have disc… [+4965 chars]
The space bubbles concept is based on the work of Roger Angel, who in 2006 proposed placing thin reflective films in orbit around the Earth. The MIT concept develops that idea by making it easily dep… [+666 chars]
A new mosaic shows off protoplanetary systems in stunning detail. The wafting clouds of dust and gas glow in new ground-telescope images have unique appearances, and the different shapes the materia… [+3129 chars]
