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The Mechanics of Curly Hair

By examining the mechanical and geometric properties of curly hair, Michelle Gaines creates a classification system that could help consumers find optimal hair-care products. Continue reading

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Palladium Oxides Might Be Superb Superconductors

Calculations motivated by the successful prediction of the nickelate phase diagram suggest that palladates might hit the sweet spot for high-temperature superconductivity. Continue reading

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How a Leak Can Stop Itself

The mass-and-spring-like behavior of a water droplet helps explain its ability to seal the leaky pipe from where it came. Continue reading

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How Magnetic Fields Control Galactic Growth

Our galaxy’s enormous scaffolding is shaped by complex magnetic fields. Read more in Scientific American…

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Deciphering Single-Molecule Fluorescence

Spatial maps of the light emitted by an excited molecule reveal how the emission depends on the molecule’s charge states. Continue reading

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Universal Quantum Logic through Spin Swapping

Researchers have demonstrated quantum gate operations in a system where voltage pulses cause neighboring electron spins to swap with one another. Continue reading

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How Microswimmers Push Through Solid-Like Fluids

If a helical bacteria’s tail propulsion is strong enough to deform the yield-stress fluid ahead of the swimmer, locomotion proceeds. Continue reading

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High-Resolution Wind Detection

A phase-modulated lidar system can measure the speed of distant winds at submeter scales, potentially allowing detailed maps of turbulent flows. Continue reading

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A New Route to Room-Temperature Ferromagnets

A novel crystalline material is readily grown from low-melting-temperature mixtures—a result that points toward a new route to above-room-temperature ferromagnets. Continue reading

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The Noisy World of EMI Filters

Ohmite provides a full complement of resistor construction components and can provide a range of EMI filters to accommodate these and many other unique applications.  Read more at Ohmite Co…

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