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.…
Nansen give birth to two icebergs
[caption id="attachment_8468" align="alignright" width="300"] Birth of two icebergs[/caption] Multiple satellites, including Europe’s Sentinels, have captured images of two large icebergs that broke away from Antarctica’s Nansen ice shelf on 7 April. The icebergs are drifting…
Nanotubes assemble! Rice introduces ‘Teslaphoresis’
Reconfigured Tesla coil aligns, electrifies materials from a distance [caption id="attachment_8462" align="alignnone" width="594"] Rice University chemist Paul Cherukuri, left, Texas A&M graduate student Lindsey Bornhoeft, center, and Rice research scientist Carter Kittrell show the power…
First light for Exo Mars
[caption id="attachment_8456" align="alignright" width="300"] Offset stars indicated[/caption] The ESA–Roscosmos ExoMars spacecraft are in excellent health following launch last month, with the orbiter sending back its first test image of a starry view taken en route…
Arena’s Cannabis Pain Drug Has Early, Positive Results
Arena Pharmaceuticals posted positive Phase 1 data for APD371, its potential cannabinoid 2 (CB2) receptor pain drug. The company’s goal was to assess the safety of APD371 in a series of ascending doses ranging from…