WASHINGTON, May 29 – The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) said on Tuesday it is deploying $250 million to restart its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, including a…
Nanodiamonds are key to efficient hydrogen purification
Nanodiamonds may be tiny, but they can help with one of the biggest problems facing humanity today: Climate change. Hydrogen, a clean-burning fuel, leaves nothing but water when consumed. Many countries view hydrogen as a…
Advancing photonics materials with cellular automation
Researchers have designed a novel computational model that accurately predicts the properties of photonics materials, paving the way for next-generation photonics devices. Their findings, published in npj Computational Materials, could lead to futuristic holographic displays, enhanced…
A Spacecraft Has “Touched” the Sun for the…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe crossed into the sun’s atmosphere on April 28, researchers report in Physical Review Letters Credit: NASA / Johns Hopkins APL / Ben Smith COLLEGE PARK, MD (APS)— On April 28, 2021, at 0933…
Neuroscience: MRI scanner improved access to neuroimaging
ASN—A prototype Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine that can be built at low cost and produces high-quality neuroimaging is reported in Nature Communications. The machine can help provide access to MRI across low- and middle-income…