A new study shows high frequency sound waves can have a significant impact on the inner micro-structure of 3D printed alloys, making them more consistent and stronger than those printed conventionally. A study just published in Nature Communications shows high frequency sound waves can have a significant impact on the inner micro-structure of 3D printed…

Demonstrating next-generation energy technology, researchers are using topology optimization and metal 3D printing to design ultra-compact, high-power heat exchangers. Used in most major industries — including energy, water, manufacturing, transportation, construction, electronic, chemical, petrochemical, agriculture and aerospace — heat exchangers transfer thermal energy from one medium to another. For decades, heat exchanger designs have remained…

Researchers have demonstrated a new endoscope that uniquely combines photoacoustic and fluorescent imaging in a device about the thickness of a human hair. The device could one day provide new insights into the brain by enabling blood dynamics to be measured at the same time as neuronal activity. «Combining these imaging modalities could improve our…

Engineers have developed a new machine-learning method that paves the way for artificial intelligence to be used in applications that until now have been deemed too sensitive. The method, which has been tested by running simulations on a climate-control system for a 100-room building, is poised to deliver energy savings of around 20%. The main…

Researchers demonstrate a new way to enhance the energy efficiency of the non-volatile magnetic memory. In modern computers, the random access memory (RAM) is used to store information. The SOT-MRAM (spin-orbit torque magnetic RAM) is one of the leading candidates for the next-generation memory technologies that aim to surpass the performance of various existing RAMs.…

A new kind of fiber can be made into clothing that senses how much it is being stretched or compressed, and then provides immediate tactile feedback in the form of pressure, lateral stretch, or vibration. Such fabrics could be used in garments that help train singers or athletes to better control their breathing, or that…

An international study has found evidence of a long-sought effect in accelerator data. The so-called ‘triangle singularity’ describes how particles can change their identities by exchanging quarks, thereby mimicking a new particle. The mechanism also provides new insights into a mystery that has long puzzled particle physicists: Protons, neutrons and many other particles are much…

Scientists have developed a computer-aided data tool that could improve treatment for a range of illnesses. The computer modelling tool will predict novel sites of binding for potential drugs that are more selective, leading to more effective drug targeting, increasing therapeutic efficacy and reducing side effects. The data tool or protocol will uncover a novel…

Scientists have shed new light on one of the central mysteries of solar physics: how energy from the Sun is transferred to the star’s upper atmosphere, heating it to 1 million degrees Fahrenheit and higher in some regions, temperatures that are vastly hotter than the Sun’s surface. With new images from NJIT’s Big Bear Solar…

A forthcoming N = 126 Factory will investigate one of the great questions in physics and chemistry: how were the heavy elements from iron to uranium created? Of five DOE Office of Science user facilities at Argonne, ATLAS is the longest lived. «Inaugurated in 1978, ATLAS is ever changing and developing new technological advances and…