New World Record Magnetic Field

Scientists at the University of Tokyo have recorded the largest magnetic field ever generated indoors -- a whopping 1,200 tesla, as measured in the standard units of magnetic field strength. The high magnetic field also has implications for nuclear...
17-Sep-2018 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Laser Sintering Optimized for Printed Electronics

Printed electronics use standard printing techniques to manufacture electronic devices on different substrates like glass, plastic films, and paper. Interest in this area is growing because of the potential to create cheaper circuits more...
13-Sep-2018 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Detecting Hydrogen Using the Extraordinary Hall Effect in Cobalt-Palladium Thin Films

Scientists looking to hydrogen as a next-generation clean energy source are developing hydrogen-sensing technologies, the most common of which uses palladium-based thin films because palladium readily absorbs hydrogen gas. However, it also readily...
12-Sep-2018 9:40 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Separating the Sound from the Noise in Hot Plasma Fusion

For fusion power plants to be effective, scientists must find a way to trigger the low-to-high confinement transition, or “L-H transition” for short. Scientists have observed that the L-H transition is always associated with zonal flows of...
5-Sep-2018 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Carbon Nanodots Do an Ultrafine Job With In Vitro Lung Tissue

Epidemiological studies have established a strong correlation between inhaling ultrafine particles from incomplete combustion and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Still, relatively little is known about the mechanisms behind how air...
11-Sep-2018 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Unraveling How Spiderwebs Absorb Energy

Spiderwebs can withstand a predator’s impact while still helping catch and detect small prey. Spiders architect these lightweight networks for strength and elasticity using different silks and geometric structures. Recently, researchers unraveled...
5-Sep-2018 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Simulations Reveal Role of Calcium in Titanium Implant Acceptance

Titanium-based materials are widely used in medical implant technology, and coating the surface of titanium materials with biologically active molecules has recently shown promise to improve how cells adhere to implants and promote tissue...
23-Aug-2018 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

New Method Speeds Up Simulations, Giving New Insights into Protein Folding

Scientists seek to better understand protein folding to cure misfolding diseases, but this incredibly complex process requires sophisticated algorithms to identify the folding mechanisms. Computational biophysicists have proposed a new way to...
31-Aug-2018 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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