The University of Osaka researcher shows that solid-state hysteresis can be described using thermodynamic state variables When the input variable X is changed as X0→X1→X0, the response Y of the system varies as A→B→C →D→A.…
Researchers Develop ‘Reversible’ Blood Thinner
[caption id="attachment_9822" align="alignnone" width="800"] Researchers have developed an antibody that prevents blood clots without causing bleeding, a risk associated with current anticoagulant drugs. (Credit: Chris Bickel / Science Translational Medicine (2016) )[/caption] Blood clots can…
Electronic circuits printed at 1 micron resolution
A research team consisting of a group from National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) and Colloidal Ink developed a printing technique for forming electronic circuits and thin-film transistors (TFTs)…
Reducing runoff pollution by making spray droplets less…
MIT researchers find a way to make pesticides stick to leaves instead of bouncing off. [caption id="attachment_9816" align="alignnone" width="639"] A team of researchers, including graduate student Maher Damak (left) and associate professor of mechanical engineering…
Not your typical protostar
[caption id="attachment_9811" align="alignnone" width="700"] ESA/Herschel/PACS/Hi-GAL Project, KU Leuven[/caption] At the centre of this image, captured by ESA’s Herschel space observatory, is a truly peculiar cosmic object: a star named IRAS 19312+1950. Located over 12 000 light-years from us,…