2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (151+ words) Wind and solar energy can both help and hinder each other's efforts lead image The prevalence of renewable energy sources is growing rapidly, surpassing 40% of global energy production in 2024. Integration, resource site selection, and planning require an understanding of its…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (302+ words) Simulations show how disordered dusty plasma systems can organize into a segregated state with an external force. Dusty plasmas form bands and lanes that suppress diffusion with strong forcing Dusty plasmas form bands and lanes that suppress diffusion with strong…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (213+ words) Control management system for incorporating hydraulic power into hybrid electric vehicles lead image Hybrid electric vehicles, which combine a combustion engine with an electric motor, serve as a bridge between conventional gas-powered vehicles and battery electric vehicles. Incorporating hydraulic power…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (294+ words) How did the largest flying animal hover in the air? lead image The Quetzalcoatlus northropi was the largest flying animal that ever lived. The huge pterosaur existed during the Late Cretaceous period, around 66 million to 68 million years ago. The mass…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (276+ words) Time-division multiplexing opens path for larger quantum computers lead image One promising architecture for quantum computers relies on quantum charged-coupled devices (QCCDs). Similar to how classical CCDs transfer packets of charge to store and read out, the QCCD architecture shuttles…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (291+ words) Bounce, burst, merge, or pass: Impact behaviors of droplets on bubbles lead image When falling droplets hit a surface, they may splash wildly, rebound, spread out gently, or even generate a bubble on the surface. These bubbles can become landing…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (358+ words) Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science Dar'o Gil testifies on the Genesis Mission before the House Science Committee. The awards announced Wednesday appear to encompass a combination of new initiatives and previously planned AI programs and projects, as some…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (103+ words) A polarization-switchable array could be the building block for future energy-efficient photonic computers. Yuan et al. aimed to create a VCSEL that could switch freely between two orthogonal polarization states by engineering the aperture geometry to balance the array's intrinsic…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (286+ words) The coupled effects of viscous fingering and phase separations have important implications for enhanced oil recovery and carbon capture and storage. Fluid displacement and mixing in porous media Fluid displacement and mixing in porous media lead image In porous media,…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago  (215+ words) Setting sail on lighter, stronger ships lead image Strong, lightweight materials are essential for reducing fuel consumption in shipbuilding. Combinations of high-strength steel with low-density aluminum alloys are ideal for this purpose, but joining these components requires careful arrangement. The…...