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New Research Helps to Show How Turbulence Can Occur Without Inertia
April 30, 2013 — For more than a century, the field of fluid mechanics has posited that turbulence scales with inertia, and so massive things, like planes, have an easier time causing it. Now, new research has shown ... > full story -
Counter-Intuitive Behavior of Microgel Composed of Soft Polymer Blobs
April 30, 2013 — A new study explores the counter-intuitive behavior of a microgel composed of soft polymer blobs. Being a physicist offers many perks. For one, it allows an understanding of the substances ubiquitous ... > full story -
Mysterious Catalyst Explained: How Tiny Gold Particles Aid the Production of Plastic Components
April 30, 2013 — From methanol to formaldehyde -- this reaction is the starting point for the synthesis of many everyday plastics. Using catalysts made of gold particles, formaldehyde could be produced without the ... > full story -
Movement of Pyrrole Molecules Defy 'Classical' Physics
April 26, 2013 — Quantum laws loom ever larger in physical world as new research finds quantum phenomena in effect on a molecular ... > full story -
Earth's Center Is 1,000 Degrees Hotter Than Previously Thought, Synchrotron X-Ray Experiment Shows
April 25, 2013 — The temperature near Earth's center is 6,000 degrees Celsius, 1,000 degrees more than given in an experiment 20 years ago. This experiment with synchrotron X-rays confirms geophysical models that ... > full story -
Ceramic Foam Cleans Up Exhaust Gases
April 25, 2013 — The introduction next year of the Euro 6 exhaust-gas standard means that catalytic converters will become more expensive, above all for diesel vehicles. Scientists are working on a catalytic ... > full story -
Entire Galaxies Feel the Heat from Newborn Stars: Bursts of Star Birth Can Curtail Future Galaxy Growth
April 25, 2013 — Astronomers have shown for the first time that bursts of star formation have a major impact far beyond the boundaries of their host galaxy. These energetic events can affect galactic gas at distances ... > full story -
Materials: Two Ways to Tame a Radical
April 24, 2013 — Trapping free electrons with polycyclic aromatic molecules creates materials with enhanced optical, electronic and magnetic ... > full story -
Microelectronics: Taking the Heat Off Microfluidic Chips
April 24, 2013 — Replacing a high-temperature processing technique with an infrared treatment allows the manufacture of tiny devices without damaging the polymer ... > full story -
New Battery Design Could Help Solar and Wind Power the Grid
April 24, 2013 — Researchers have designed a low-cost, long-life battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the electrical ... > full story
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