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.…
Energy recycling heats up
Scientists have developed a novel system that recovers energy normally lost in industrial processes. [caption id="attachment_8279" align="alignright" width="300"] When two kilowatts of energy were supplied under normal circumstances to the novel system, the researchers recovered…
Found: Andromeda’s first spinning neuron star
[caption id="attachment_8275" align="alignnone" width="599"] Andromeda’s spinning neutron star[/caption] Decades of searching in the Milky Way’s nearby ‘twin’ galaxy Andromeda have finally paid off, with the discovery of an elusive breed of stellar corpse, a neutron…
Researchers Learn How The Bat Got Its Wings
[caption id="attachment_8270" align="alignright" width="239"] Natal long-fingered bat embryo (Miniopterus natalensis) stained to highlight bone (red) and cartilage (blue). (Photo: Mandy K. Mason/University of Cape Town)[/caption] An international team of scientists, including groups from UC San…
Fluorescent Nanoparticle Tracks Cancer Treatment’s Effectiveness in Hours
[caption id="attachment_8267" align="alignnone" width="739"] Using reporter nanoparticles loaded with either a chemotherapy or immunotherapy, researchers could distinguish between drug-sensitive and drug-resistant tumors in a pre-clinical model of prostate cancer. (Source: Brigham and Women's Hospital)[/caption] Bioengineers…