Desktop Air Curtain System Developed That Prevents Spread of COVID-19
Device suitable for use in hospital wards, blood labs, and reception counters. In efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, miniaturizing air curtains for hospital…
Device suitable for use in hospital wards, blood labs, and reception counters. In efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, miniaturizing air curtains for hospital…
Home study projects of complex fluids in anyone’s kitchen, using readily available equipment and substances. Although the COVID-19 pandemic caused many disruptions across the educational…
High-power laser and foam ball show how blast waves from supernova remnant might trigger star formation in a molecular cloud. Molecular clouds are collections of…
Experimental platform combines Large Plasma Device with lasers, magnetic dipoles; reveals insights about Earth’s shield against solar wind. A magnetosphere forms around any magnetized object,…
Harvesting energy from the temperature difference between photovoltaic cell, surrounding air leads to a viable, renewable source of electricity at night. About 750 million people…
Experiment designed for home or classroom shows how time, temperature affect diffusion. Marinated, or pickled, eggs are enjoyed by cultures around the world. There are…
Dissolving gas into dough at high pressures can create ideal rise without yeast. In typical breads, yeast produces bubbles via a biochemical process, causing dough…
Quantum physical experiments exploring the motion of macroscopic or heavy bodies under gravitational forces require protection from any environmental noise and highly efficient sensing. An…
Simulations reveal low filtration efficiency in woven fabric. Like many other viruses, COVID-19 is transmitted primarily via particles carried in the air. An infected person…
Interfacial diffusion of nanoparticles strongly affected by their shape and surface coating. Named for a Roman god, Janus particles refer to nanoparticles that possess surfaces…
Quantum computers are expected to be disruptive and potentially impact many industry sectors. So researchers in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands decided to explore…
Serrated edge of owl wings makes them quieter than other birds, can help inform airfoil designs. Trailing-edge noise is the dominant source of sound from…
Results to provide data for NASA’s upcoming Psyche mission. An asteroid impact can be enough to ruin anyone’s day, but several small factors can make…
The findings suggest current theories of how some volcanoes form may be too simple. The hotspots that created volcanic islands such as those of Hawaii,…
Origami- and kirigami-based metamaterials have applications from robotics to medical devices. The ancient arts of origami, the art of paper-folding, and kirigami, the art of…
Ventilation systems designed to avoid spreading COVID-19 should be based on the air circulation within a room. As we approach two full years of the…
Estimate measures information encoded in particles, opens door to practical experiments. Researchers have long suspected a connection between information and the physical universe, with various…
Applying a “one-size-fits-all” policy recommendation to a complicated public sphere. Along with the use of face masks, social distancing in public remains one of the…