Scientists control the flow of heat and light in photonic crystals
Once the laser beam hits the surface of a sample it starts to generate heat which diffuses along the membrane but also it diffuses to the...
Diagnostics of quality of graphene and spatial imaging of reactivity centers on carbon surface
Location of defects is important to estimate the quality of carbon materials and to predict physical and chemical properties of graphene...
NASA's Curiosity Rover Views Serene Sundown on Mars
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover recorded this view of the sun setting at the close of the mission's 956th Martian day, or sol (...
Scientists' Efforts Lead to Increased Stability of Anticancer Drug Nanocarriers in Blood
Quick Detour by NASA Mars Rover Checks Ancient Valley
This map shows the route on lower Mount Sharp that NASA's Curiosity followed in April and early May 2015, in the context of the surrounding...
Penn and UC Merced researchers match physical and virtual atomic friction experiments
Studying atomic scale friction, teams from Penn and UC Merced helped slow experiments and fast simulations meet in the middle.
NASA Selects Advanced Space Technology Concepts for Further Study
This artist's rendering depicts 2015 NIAC Phase I Fellow Mason Peck's soft-robotic rover for planetary environments for missions that...
Electrons corralled using new quantum tool: 'Whispering gallery' effect confines electrons, could provide basis for new electron-optics devices
