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.…
NASA Gets Down to Earth This Year With…
[caption id="attachment_8112" align="alignright" width="336"] Eight major new NASA field research campaigns get underway this year from the Greenland ice sheet to Pacific coral reefs that will provide scientists with a deeper view of how our…
Beer Hops May Influence Next Generation of Medicine
As you raise your pint glass this weekend, know that the hops in that beer you’re drinking have medicinal potential. But the amber liquid you’re guzzling probably isn’t the best delivery mechanism. “Even if you’re…
Development of breath-print sensors for early diagnosis and…
Highly sensitive electronic biosniffers can diagnose diseases by precisely detecting biomarkers in exhaled breath. [caption id="attachment_8096" align="alignnone" width="597"] Demonstration of breath analysis using nanofibers functionalized with various catalysts for pattern recognition of breath components such…
Caught For The First Time: The Early Flash…
[caption id="attachment_8090" align="alignright" width="320"] The diagram illustrates the brightness of a supernova event relative to the sun as it unfolds.Credits: NASA Ames/W. Stenzel[/caption] The brilliant flash of an exploding star’s shockwave—what astronomers call the “shock…