SCILIGHT
Reference fluids developed to replace crude oil emulsions in verification tests
Development of laboratory fluids that mimic crude oil may lead to safer, more efficient oil processing.
Generating XACT images with a single-shot X-ray pulse in nanoseconds
X-ray induced acoustic computed tomography can image the body at faster speeds and with smaller doses of radiation compared to traditional CT imaging
Aerodynamics of tiny wings show how small insects fly by wing acceleration
Drag forces produced by the bristled wings on small insects might help design future millimeter-scale flying aircraft.
Tool studying radiation effects combines atomic force microscopy with X-ray source
Accurate monitoring of irradiation on in situ transformations at nanoscale levels
Inducing anisotropy in graphene by interfacing with carbon systems
Anisotropy can be induced in graphene through other anisotropic carbon systems, such as nanoporous graphene and arrays of graphene nanoribbons.
Probing intramolecular bonds just became much faster
Improvements using 2D-Raman-THz spectroscopy and multichannel detection lead to data acquisition that is 34 times faster.
Simulating flagellated bacteria swimming
Modelling the swimming mechanism and motility of bacteria propelled by flagella will aid the understanding of infection and future development of bio-inspired pharmaceutical microrobots.
Multiaxial miniature testing system developed to measure materials at small-length scales
Device measures multiple properties of miniature components while producing uniform heating.
Sticks and stones might break your bones, but bioengineered environments could regrow them
A review of bone microenvironments summarizes current strategies and applications for bone regeneration.
Isolated alternative crystalline silicon phase could lead to improved solar cell performance
Method to isolate type II silicon clathrate films with exciting optoelectronic properties reported.
Impact of glycerol droplets form bifurcating flower structure when impacting with water
Experiments show gravitational acceleration and Rayleigh-Tayler instability are at the evolution of a vortex ring to structures that resemble stems, petals and stamens.
Excess lithium enhances battery performance
Materials containing excess lithium exhibit higher energy density than conventional battery materials but still require more fundamental research before they can build the next generation of rechargeable batteries.
Designing Lithium-Ion Batteries to Charge Faster, Last Longer
Understanding the electrochemical polarization in lithium-ion batteries will make them more efficient.
