4+ hour, 44+ min ago  (237+ words) How smaller pores atop larger pores affect a material's ability to dry and drain lead image Picture a sponge saturated with a fluid. You squeeze it, and the fluid is flushed out. But a sponge with a coating along its…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (193+ words) Tunable design of carbon nanotube porins lead image Most simulation studies, however, treat CNTs as bare while studying insertion. By conducting molecular dynamics simulations on the self-assembly of DOPC-coated CNTs, Li et al. sought to uncover the molecular-scale "black box…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (213+ words) Will they wiggle? Determining hydrogen bubble movements during water electrolysis lead image Electrolysis uses electric current through a cathode and an anode to split water into its hydrogen and oxygen components, allowing the hydrogen to be captured and used as…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (120+ words) Model shows the role of intrinsically disordered proteins in biomolecular condensate viscoelasticity lead image A central contribution of the study is the identification of design rules linking condensate microstructure to mechanical response. "We show that having many different possible internal…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (225+ words) Tracking ozone molecules inside water lead image Ozone molecules reacting with solutes in water play a major role in atmospheric chemistry. Much of the interaction takes place very close to the water's surface, which can show up in many forms,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (529+ words) Alice Shapley, winner of the 2026 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2026 " The Heineman Foundation, AIP, and the American Astronomical Society are pleased to announce Alice Shapley as the winner of the 2026 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics. Shapley was selected…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago  (292+ words) Automatically numbering and weighting electronic states instead of taking averages improves estimates of target molecular orbitals. Rethinking electron-molecule scattering simulations Rethinking electron-molecule scattering simulations lead image When an electron collides with a molecule, the electron can bounce off every which…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (415+ words) AIP's 2026 research agenda focuses on five key issues where social science, policy analysis, and historical research can provide useful context and foster positive change. In a moment when scientific expertise and funding " and science itself " is being challenged, AIP has…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (141+ words) Open-source rheometer lowers barriers to synchronized rheology and microscopy studies lead image "Openness and compactness do not compromise accuracy," Kalafatakis said. "The device uses precise synchronization of rheology and microscopy to enable phase-resolved imaging and direct observation of microscopic dynamics…...

2+ mon, 2+ week 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,…...