How disorder alters quantum spin liquids

A study investigates whether disorder mimics or destroys the quantum liquid state in a prominent compound.

Juan Siliezar-Brown • futurity
Sept. 14, 2023 • ~8 min

Heating and cooling space habitats isn't easy -- one engineering team is developing a lighter, more efficient solution

You can’t bring your AC to space, unfortunately, but innovative flow boiling and condensation research might lead to lighter, more efficient heating and cooling on spacecraft.

Issam Mudawar, Betty Ruth and Milton B. Hollander Family Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University • conversation
Sept. 14, 2023 • ~8 min

Peanut butter is a liquid – the physics of this and other unexpected fluids

A mechanical engineer explains why you need to go with the flow. The TSA pronouncement that peanut butter is a liquid is scientifically sound.

Ted Heindel, University Professor, Bergles Professor of Thermal Science, and Director of the Center for Multiphase Flow Research and Education, Iowa State University • conversation
May 4, 2023 • ~6 min

Helium shortage 4.0 makes its way to Harvard

Latest helium shortage is impacting scientific research, equipment, and progress of grad students.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
June 13, 2022 • ~8 min

Harvard-led team takes step in quest for quantum computing

Harvard researchers observe a state of matter predicted and hunted for 50 years, but never previously observed.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Dec. 2, 2021 • ~7 min

Soft, stretchy liquid metal turns motion into power

A new liquid metal can turn motion into energy, even when completely submerged in water.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Sept. 1, 2021 • ~4 min

‘Micro-swimmers’ move up steep slopes like mountain climbers

The way "micro-swimmers" mimic rock climbers navigate could shed light on how bacteria move in the body and could lead to new ways to deliver drugs.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
July 15, 2021 • ~5 min

‘The swirl’ could pave way for liquids that move on their own

Self-propelling liquid could lead to a class of drugs that autonomously flow toward a specific group of cells or organs, researchers say.

Lawrence Goodman-Brandeis • futurity
Feb. 23, 2021 • ~7 min

Coated nanoparticles survive immune system and deliver drugs

For the first time in mice, researchers have coated nanoparticles with an ionic liquid that allows the nanoparticles to survive the immune system and deliver drugs to their targeted spot.

Leah Burrows • harvard
Nov. 25, 2020 • ~5 min

Watch droplets chase each other like predator and prey

Scientists have found a way to make droplets chase each other like predator and prey. It hasn't been done before in a synthetic system.

Sam Sholtis-Penn State • futurity
Nov. 20, 2020 • ~7 min

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