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Cool Science: Understanding How Materials Behave in Extreme Environments

Radiation induced damage causes premature failure of materials in critical and extreme environments. Understanding the mechanisms that produce damage and designing materials in ways that...

Cool Science: Nanotubes and Lungs

Unstained alveolar macrophage containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT’s) in the cytoplasm. Dr. Mary Jane Thomassen’s group at East Carolina University is currently investigating the potential...

Cool Science: Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis

“In summary, evidence has been found in the Pilauco section that is similar to that found at >50 YDB sites on four continents. This is...

Cool Science: Plant Health

“The main innovation of this work lies in two areas: first, we use plasmonic nanostructures as a new class of sensing elements to greatly expand...

Cool Science: Solar Cell Operation

  “The stability of organic-inorganic perovskite solar cells is limited by degradation from oxygen and water. Yang et al. show that in situ reaction of...

Cool Science: SEM of the Emerald Ash Borer Insect

    Chuck Mooney used the Hitachi S-3200N to collect SEM images of the Emerald ash borer, a green buprestid or jewel beetle native to...