Breaking the Ice on Iceberg Melting and Lake Ice Formation
A better understanding of iceberg melting and lake ice formation could provide new indicators of climate change. Eric Hester has spent the last three years…
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Aerodynamics of Infectious Disease: Airflow Studies Reveal Strategies to Reduce Indoor Transmission of COVID-19
Scientists studying the aerodynamics of infectious disease share steps to curb transmission during indoor activities. Wear a mask. Stay six feet apart. Avoid large gatherings….
Fighting Pandemics With Plasma – Harnessing the Most Common State of Matter in the Universe
Scientists are harnessing the most common state of matter in the universe to address shortages of personal protective equipment. Most types of personal protective equipment,…
Physicists, Chemists, and Biologists Working Together to Optimize Plant Growth and Yield Using Plasma Treatment
Researchers are fine-tuning the application of plasma to agriculture to speed up germination and help plants grow strong. Ever since scientists discovered that plasma treatment…
Ultimate Strength of Metals Accurately Predicted With New Theoretical Model
A new model is able to accurately determine the peak strength of polycrystalline metals. To build safe and robust automobiles, spacecraft, and other technology, scientists…
Dark Matter May Be Source of Mysterious Gamma Radiation in Center of Milky Way
An abundance of mysterious gamma radiation exists in the center of the Milky Way, called the Galactic Center GeV Excess. Previous research determined that this…
Scientists Explore How Fire Ants’ Raft Building Skills React As Fluid Forces Change
How Fire Ants Build Rafts to Adapt in a Very Wet Environment Fire ants build living rafts to survive floods and rainy seasons. Georgia Tech…
Moisture Farming: Harvesting Fog Can Provide Fresh Water in Desert Regions
Moisture farming is not just for the deserts of Tatooine — advances in fog harvesting technology may provide an additional fresh water source in foggy…
Photographic Evidence Claims Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Shrinking, but Its Demise Greatly Exaggerated
Flaking of familiar vortex considered ‘very natural state.’ The shrinking of the clouds of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter has been well documented with…
Extending Trauma Patients’ Survival Time With Injection of Magnetizable Fluid
Injectable, biocompatible magnetorheological suspension could halt bleeding in trauma related injuries. Inspired by their use in mechanical systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers are testing…
Physics of the Seam Shifted Wake Changeup Baseball Pitch That Baffles Hitters
Asymmetrical wake from ball’s path influences trajectory, speed, but tough to control. While changing the rotation rate/axis of a thrown baseball has long been a…
The Physics Behind Optimal Archery Feather Design
Researchers examine how archery accuracy is affected by arrow size and shape, and the impact of wind conditions. When it comes to archery, choosing the…
Warning: Shaking Head to Get Rid of Water in Ears Could Cause Brain Damage
Though it is a common method to release trapped water in the ear canal, researchers say the acceleration of head shaking needed to free water…
Surprising Discovery Made When Supercomputer Simulations Explore Magnetic Reconnection
Making connections: Bringing astrophysical processes down to Earth Magnetic reconnection, a process in which magnetic field lines tear and come back together, releasing large amounts…
Exploring the Physics of White Dwarf Stars With Gravity Crystals [Video]
Scientists study how charged particles arrange themselves into crystalline patterns and apply what they learn to explore the interiors of white dwarf stars. Grab a…
A Star Is Born: Using World’s Biggest Laser to Study Nucleosynthesis
Probing nucleosynthesis in star-like conditions using the world’s biggest laser at NIF. On a typical day at the world’s biggest laser, the National Ignition Facility…
World Record Acceleration: Zero to 7.8 Billion eV in 8″ – May Unlock Fundamental Nature of Our Universe
New technique doubles the highest electron energy ever produced by a laser plasma accelerator, bringing the promise of tera electron volt electron-positron colliders one step…
Magneto-Inertial Fusion Experiment With 36 Plasma Guns – Advancing Toward Clean, Safe Power
The Plasma Liner Experiment will soon test the potential for a novel plasma fusion concept, while offering insights into the physics of colliding plasma jets….
