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Research from the Journals
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Public Release: 1-Feb-2012
 Journal of Applied PhysicsBuilding a better light bulb Scientists study the movement of charge carriers to design an organic LED that is energy efficient and still casts a warm, natural glow. Contact: Catherine Meyers
Public Release: 1-Feb-2012
Review of Scientific InstrumentsPrecision time: A matter of atoms, clocks, and statistics Time is of the essence, especially in communications, navigation, and electric power distribution, which all demand nanosecond precision or better. Keeping these beating hearts of technology in near-perfect global synchronization requires the blending of statistics, atomic science, and technological innovations. Contact: Charles Blue
Public Release: 1-Feb-2012
Applied Physics LettersPowering pacemakers with heartbeat vibrations Sick hearts may help to keep themselves beating longer with a device that could harvest energy from heartbeat-induced chest cavity vibrations. Contact: Jennifer Lauren Lee
Public Release: 17-Jan-2012
Applied Physics LettersFlaky graphene makes reliable chemical sensors Researchers demonstrate that films made of randomly stacked graphene flakes can detect lower concentrations of some chemicals than films made of graphene crystals. Contact: Catherine Meyers
Public Release: 17-Jan-2012
Review of Scientific InstrumentsAn easier way to remove gallstones A new patented, ultra-specialized endoscope removes gallstones without the need to remove the gallbladder, too. Contact: Jennifer Lauren Lee
Public Release: 17-Jan-2012
Journal of Chemical PhysicsA baby crystal is born Scientists determine the smallest possible cubic lead sulfide cluster that exhibits the same coordination (a key structural property) as bigger bulk crystals. Contact: Catherine Meyers
Public Release: 5-Jan-2012
ChaosPaddlefish sensors tuned to detect signals from zooplankton prey Neurons fire in a synchronized bursting pattern in response to robust signals indicating nearby food. Contact: Catherine Meyers
News from AIP Member Society Meetings
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Public Release: 6-Feb-2012
Biophysical Society 56th Annual MeetingHighlights of the Biophysical Society 56th Annual Meeting The latest news and discoveries in medicine, physics, environmental science, and interdisciplinary fields will be featured at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society. The following summaries highlight a few of the meeting’s many noteworthy talks. Contact: Ellen Weiss
Public Release: 19-Jan-2012
Biophysical Society 56th Annual MeetingMedia invited: Biophysical Society Annual Meeting Credentialed journalists and freelance reporters are invited to attend the 56th annual meeting of the Biophysical Society, which will highlight innovations in medicine, environmental science, physics, interdisciplinary work, and more. Contact: Ellen Weiss
Public Release: 22-Nov-2011
64th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid DynamicsPeering inside the 'deflagration-to-detonation transition' of explosions Explosions of reactive gases and the associated rapid, uncontrolled release of large amounts of energy pose threats of immense destructive power to mining operations, fuel storage facilities, chemical processing plants, and many other industrial applications. Contact: Charles Blue
Public Release: 22-Nov-2011
64th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid DynamicsA tiny flame shines light on supernovae explosions Starting from the behavior of small flames in the laboratory, a team of researchers has gained new insights into the titanic forces that drive Type Ia supernova explosions. These stellar explosions are important tools for studying the evolution of the universe, so a better understanding of how they behave would help answer some of the fundamental questions in astronomy. Contact: Charles Blue
Public Release: 22-Nov-2011
64th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid DynamicsNew design for mechanical heart valves To see if a more naturally asymmetric design could improve blood flow, researchers created aluminum models of asymmetric valves, similar in size to the valves of an adult human heart. Contact: Charles Blue
Public Release: 22-Nov-2011
64th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid DynamicsRobojelly gets an upgrade Engineers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University have developed a robot that mimics the graceful motions of jellyfish so precisely that it has been named Robojelly. Developed for the Office of Naval Research in 2009, this vehicle was designed to conduct ocean underwater surveillance, enabling it potentially to detect chemical spills, monitor the presence of ships and submarines, and observe the migration of schools of fish. Contact: Charles Blue
Public Release: 21-Nov-2011
64th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid DynamicsMechanism of wine swirling explained Wine drinkers know that swirling a good vintage around in a glass aerates the wine and releases its bouquet. Just how the process -- known as "orbital shaking" -- works, however, has been something of a mystery. Contact: Charles Blue
AIP NewsPublic Release: 16-June-2010 Grand opening of New AIP Office in BeijingToday the American Institute of Physics (AIP) officially marks the opening of its new office in Beijing, China with a grand opening celebration in honor of this important event. The AIP office is located in the Haidian District, in the center of Beijing’s "Golden Triangle," comprising Tsinghua University, Peking University, and several major Institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.Contact: Mark Cassar Public Release: 16-June-2010 AIP Announces Content-Sharing Agreement with Chinese Physical SocietyThe American Institute of Physics (AIP) announced a new content‐sharing agreement today between AIP's Physics Today, the world's leading magazine devoted to physics, and Wuli, a leading physics monthly published by the Chinese Physical Society in Beijing. Under the agreement, which will expire after one year, Wuli editors will each month translate and publish up to three pages of selections from Physics Today.Contact: Jason Bardi Public Release: 10-May-2010 Puerto Rican-Uruguayan Astronomer Daniel Altschuler Wins AIP's 2010 Gemant Award
The American Institute of Physics is awarding its 2010 Andrew W. Gemant Award to Daniel Roberto Altschuler Stern, an astronomer and author from Puerto Rico who has written that we are all just "hijos de las estrellas" (children of the stars). To some, such an idea may sound like the stuff of fantasy, but according to Altschuler, the idea stems more from reality.
Contact: Jason Bardi Public Release: 15-March-2010 AIP Journals Officially Launch on Scitation C3The American Institute of Physics (AIP) announced today the migration of its 12 archival journals to its Scitation C³ next-generation hosting platform. All Scitation publications will migrate to the C³ platform in the coming months. Central to the implementation is an agile development environment utilizing a new Mark Logic content server and Polopoly web content management system. With these systems in place, AIP has infused its journals with an XML-enabled functionality that few other STM publishers can match.Contact: Paul DeCillis |
