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Researchers Discover a Metamaterial with Inherently Robust Sound Transport and Localization

Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York and at the City College of New York (CCNY) have developed a metamaterial that can transport sound in unusually robust ways along its edges and localize it at its corners.

Powerful X-ray Beams Unlock Secrets of Nanoscale Crystal Formation

High-energy X-ray beams and a clever experimental setup allowed researchers at Georgia Tech to watch a high-pressure, high-temperature chemical reaction to determine for the first time what controls formation of two different nanoscale crystalline structures in the metal cobalt.

IU Physicists Co-leads First Observation of the Weak Interaction Between Protons and Neutrons

An international group of scientists including physicists at Indiana University are reporting the first observation of an elusive force whose detection verifies a prediction of the Standard Model, the most widely accepted model used to explain the behavior of three of the four known fundamental forces in the universe.

Spintronics "Miracle Material" Put to the Test

In 2017, University of Utah physicist Valy Vardeny called perovskite a “miracle material” for an emerging field of next-generation electronics, called spintronics, and he’s standing by that assertion. In a paper published January 10th in Nature Communications, Vardeny, along with Jingying Wang, Dali Sun (now at North Carolina State University) and colleagues present two devices built using perovskite to demonstrate the material’s potential in spintronic systems.

Just Like Flipping a Switch – In Only Half a Picosecond

Researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered molecules ‘spin flip’ from magnetic to non-magnetic forms dynamically in one half of one trillionth of a second, or half a picosecond in the course of a chemical reaction.

Better Drug to Save Mothers' Lives During Childbirth May be on the Way

Development of a safer drug to counter postpartum bleeding may be on the horizon, based on new research by Arizona State University, the Bridge Institute at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience and the U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory based at Stanford University.

Cover Crops May Increase Winter Temperatures in North America

Cover crops grown in fields during winter may be warming temperatures in the northern United States and southern Canada, according to a new study by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

Climate Change Tipping Point Could Be Coming Sooner than We Think

A new study at Columbia University shows that vegetation may not be able to continue abating the effects of emissions from human activities.

$750,000 Granted to Cal Poly Professor to Further Work in His Field

Cal Poly physics professor Themis Mastoridis was given $750,000 through the Early Career Research Program grant to further his work with particle colliders. The grant will pave the way for Cal Poly students to help with research that would only be available to graduate students at other universities.

Clean and Green: UCI Physicist Helps Invent Novel Way of Converting Nitrogen to Ammonia

Huolin Xin, UCI assistant professor of physics & astronomy, and colleagues have come up with a way to more sustainably produce ammonia using atoms of molybdenum as a catalyst for electrochemical conversion.

Artificial Skin Could Give Superhuman Perception

A new type of sensor could lead to artificial skin that someday helps burn victims ‘feel’ and safeguards the rest of us, University of Connecticut researchers suggest in a forthcoming paper in Advanced Materials.

Research Rochester: Computational Physicist Tetef Studies Mysterious Subatomic Particles

Senior physics and computer science major Sam Tetef is doing computational physics research with Dr. Steve Manly as part of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, or “DUNE.” They are interested in characterizing neutrinos because of the broad impact the particles may have on the very existence of matter.