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Yuen Yiu

Staff Writer

Yuen Yiu has a Ph.D. in Physics from University of Tennessee and a bachelor's degree, also in Physics, from University of Michigan. During his time as a scientific researcher he worked at numerous institutions including Brookhaven National Lab, Oak Ridge National Lab, Ames National Lab, and Argonne National Lab. His area of expertise includes various investigative techniques using X-Ray and neutron scattering on materials. Originally from Hong Kong, Yuen is fluent in both Cantonese and Mandarin. In Yuen’s spare time he enjoys running and playing music.

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Physics

Flawed Crystals are Beautiful in the Eyes of Scientists

Defects in crystals may be useful for designing spintronic devices, which use the magnetic properties of electrons for processing information.

Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer

Physics

Fibers in the Wind

The physics of tumbling fibers may be useful for applications from paper manufacturing to the study of plankton in the ocean.

Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer

Battling Online Bots, Trolls and People

With civility and democracy on the line, bots, trolls, and their hunters are waging a cat-and-mouse game on the internet.

Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer

Physics

Quantum Fluctuations Near Absolute Zero Visualized for the First Time

The technique could help scientists better understand why certain materials have the properties they do.

Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer

Culture

How Famines and Epidemics Trigger Wars

A new analysis reveals links between more than 5,000 natural disasters and 1,000 armed conflicts in China’s history.

Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer

Human

What's the Best Way to Learn New Sounds in a Foreign Language?

Studies show the answer is complicated.

Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer

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