Physics Shows Why You Should Wash Your Hands for 20 Seconds
Hand-washing model uses fluid mechanics to track harmful particles. Though hand-washing is proven effective in combating the spread of disease and infection, the physics behind…
Hand-washing model uses fluid mechanics to track harmful particles. Though hand-washing is proven effective in combating the spread of disease and infection, the physics behind…
Size of drug particles plays key role in effectiveness of medicine. Increased air pollution in recent years has not only contributed to deteriorating environmental conditions…
At specific wavelengths, LEDs can inactivate the virus; A group of researchers has developed a way to achieve these wavelengths more efficiently. LEDs are commonly…
Air, water contamination disrupts body’s first line of internal defense. Major disruptions to our health and quality of life are front of mind in an…
Droplet breakup shows how lower stomach contraction waves classify foods. In efforts to fight obesity and enhance drug absorption, scientists have extensively studied how gastric…
Method requires scavenging heart kinetic energy as a power source. The cardiac pacemaker of the future could be powered by the heart itself, according to…
Self-harvesting energy from indoor environments proves effective for charging batteries. As more of our devices require recharging of their batteries, researchers are looking to ambient…
Traditional power generation is not ideal for marine exploration challenges, but the solution may be in the water’s motion. To find a power source for…
Better methods for assessing solar cells under indoor ambient lighting can help improve their design. As photovoltaic (PV) technology continues to progress, PV devices’ applications…
Researchers warn of the potential social, ethical, and legal consequences of technologies interacting heavily with human brains. Surpassing the biological limitations of the brain and…
Cells are connected by gap junctions, which are vital for a healthy heart. The rhythm in a working heart is regulated by electrical impulses. Disturbances…
A group of polymers across several members of the oldest meteorite class, the CV3 type, shed light on space chemistry as early as 12.5 billion…
Scientists develop a method to reuse previously non-recyclable plastic. Biodegradable plastics are supposed to be good for the environment. However, because they are specifically made…
At roughly the size of a fingertip, the integrated photonics chip delivers random number output more than twice as fast as conventional QRNGs. As pervasive…
Advanced uncertainty quantification model based on fluid dynamic simulations of weather effects corrects COVID-19 pandemic’s first wave data inaccuracies. Two COVID-19 pandemic curves emerged within…
Computer model recreates a willow tree and nearby crowd to provide new perspective on social distancing measures. Most models explaining how viruses are transmitted focus…
Simulation model provides first step in developing algorithms to enhance detection methods. Cosmic rays are high-energy atomic particles continually bombarding Earth’s surface at nearly the…
Lipids may play a big role in Alzheimer’s progression. Alzheimer’s disease is predominant in elderly people, but the way age-related changes to lipid composition affect…