Scientists have created the world's hottest engine running at temperatures hotter than those reached in the sun's core. The team from King's College London and collaborators believe their platform ...

A magical particle acceleration 'spectacle' is unfolding around distant Jupiter. This is not a scene from a science fiction movie, but a wondrous phenomenon occurring in Jupiter's magnetosphere. Today ...

Tunable red to green emissions in upconversion nanoparticles allow precise identification of single particles, enabling ...

(a) Particle focusing in a circular and square channels (b–e) the main equilibrium patterns of particle focusing: (b) Segré-Silberberg ring, (c) MEP (Midline Equilibrium Position), (d) DEP (Diagonal), ...

Researchers at Penn State demonstrate the first steps in the design of tiny particles that can perform specialized tasks, such as targeted delivery of drugs or other cargo. A group of tiny particles ...

Particle characterization involves analyzing particles based on attributes such as shape, size, surface properties, charge properties, mechanical properties, and microstructure, among others. A wide ...

Researchers have discovered a novel criterion for sorting particles in microfluidic channels, paving the way for advancements in disease diagnostics and liquid biopsies. Using the supercomputer ...

Increased use of ventilation and air cleaners, designed to mitigate the spread of viral infections in hospitals, is likely to have unpredictable effects and may cause viral particles to move around ...