Sweet Science: Unraveling the Physics of Gummy Candies
Dozens of ingredient and storage combinations reveal what factors make some gummies harder than others and how product formulation affects shelf life. For gummy candies,…
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A Shot of Science: Perfecting Espresso Extraction for Maximum Flavor
Understanding the origin of uneven extraction in brewing espresso can improve the beverage and enable substantial financial savings by using coffee more efficiently and sustainably….
Revolutionizing Highways: Superconductors Unlock High-Speed Travel and Energy Transportation
Revolutionary design could combine superconductor levitation, lossless electricity transmission, and liquid hydrogen transportation into one system. A proof of concept for a superconducting highway has…
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for a Cutting-Edge Tsunami Early Warning System
Real-time classification of underwater earthquakes based on acoustic signals enables earlier, more reliable disaster preparation. Researchers have developed an AI-powered early warning system for tsunamis…
Artificial Cells – The Powerhouse of the Future
Assessing how energy-generating synthetic organelles could sustain artificial cells. Researchers have assessed the progress and challenges in creating artificial mitochondria and chloroplasts for energy production…
A Recipe for 3D-Printing Food: Additive Manufacturing of Edible Materials
Researchers identify factors affecting the quality of edible materials produced by additive manufacturing. 3D-printing food could address global challenges in food supply and nutrition. But…
More Efficient Carbon Capture: Cleaning Up the Atmosphere With Quantum Computing
A quantum computing algorithm could identify better compounds for more efficient carbon capture. The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases daily with no…
Nanoparticles Self-Assemble to Create Revolutionary Solar Energy Harvesting Solution
Creating an efficient, cost-effective, and flexible solar energy harvesting design based on self-assembled nanoparticles. Solar-thermal technology is a promising environmentally friendly energy harvesting method with…
How To Shelter From a Nuclear Explosion
Simulations reveal the destructive power of blast waves and the best places to take shelter. A nuclear explosion is a catastrophic event with no safe…
Mesmerizing: Watch Water Droplets Merge on the International Space Station
Scientists designed and analyzed water droplet experiments that were conducted on the International Space Station. Understanding how water droplets spread and coalesce is essential for…
Predicting Risk of Aneurysm Rupture Based on Blood Flow and Fluid Dynamics
Patient-specific data and a mathematical model determine how aneurysm shape and size influence growth and rupture. Cerebral aneurysms appear in approximately 5% to 8% of…
Physicists Reveal More Effective and Earth-Friendly Way To Clean Dishes
Washing dishes with superheated steam is more effective and Earth-friendly. Simulations show steam kills bacteria on a plate in just 25 seconds — without soap….
Saturn V Rocket Was LOUD – As Loud as 10,000 Jet Engines – but Didn’t Melt Concrete
Physics-based acoustical models and historical data combine to correct common misconceptions about the most powerful rocket launched to date. The Saturn V, which carried mankind…
New Way Invented To Produce Oxygen on Mars for Future Explorers
Converting carbon dioxide into oxygen and producing fuels, fertilizers on the red planet using a plasma-based method. A plasma-based way to produce and separate oxygen…
Scientists Discover That Rocket Exhaust Pollution Lingers in the Earth’s Atmosphere for a Disturbing Amount of Time
By simulating the fluid dynamics of rocket exhaust gases, scientists have been able to analyze the atmospheric emissions from rockets Commercial spaceflights by firms like…
Sizzling Sound of Deep-Frying Reveals Complex Physics of Vapor Cavities
Moistened chopsticks, water droplets in hot cooking oil reveal complicated bubble dynamics and sound characteristics. As its name implies, fluid mechanics is a branch of…
Electrode Design Paves Way for High-Performance Hybrid Biofuel Cells
Amphiphilic assembly generates hybrid biofuel cells with improved power output and operational stability. Enzyme electrodes are useful in a variety of applications, including biosensing systems…
Danger of Double Masking Against COVID-19
Proper Fit Crucial for Optimal Mask Protection Face shape influences mask fit, suggests problems with double masking against COVID-19. In its updated guidance at the…
