TECH SPACE - AFRICA DAILY

Aug 31, 2018 (SPX)

The production of such ultra-thin crystals is difficult. The crystallisation process depends on many different factors. In the past, different techniques have y...

Archaeological evidence for glass industry in ninth-century city of Samarra

Aug 30, 2018 (SPX)

Located in Iraq about 125km north of Baghdad, Samarra was the Abbasid capital from 836-892CE. Noted for its abundance of decorative architectural glass, the cit...

New compact hyperspectral system captures 5-D images

Aug 30, 2018 (SPX)

What's more, "because our imaging system doesn't require contact with the object, it can be used to record historically valuable artifacts or artwork," said res...

Ironing out the difficulties of moving fluids in space

Aug 30, 2018 (SPX)

An investigation aboard the International Space Station studies moving fluids with the power of magnets instead of using pumps with mechanical moving parts. Fer...

Structural fluctuation evaluation in substances from measurement data

Aug 30, 2018 (SPX)

This method needs no prior assumptions about atomic-scale structure, which are required in conventional microstructure analysis methods. Among other application...

Chemists make breakthrough on road to creating a rechargeable lithium-oxygen battery

Aug 30, 2018 (SPX)

The new work, which appears this week in Science, proves that four-electron conversion for lithium-oxygen electrochemistry is highly reversible. The team is the...

The world's cleanest water droplet

Aug 29, 2018 (SPX)

Some have speculated that this "dirt" is simply a single layer of water molecules. To test this idea, a new investigation method has been developed at TU Wien: ...

Texan begins selling 3D gun plans despite judge's order

Aug 28, 2018 (AFP)

Cody Wilson had initially published the downloadable files on his website four weeks ago, after a deal struck with the Donald Trump administration that ended th...

Actuation gives new dimensions to an old material

Aug 28, 2018 (SPX)

A thin layer of conducting thermoplastic, applied to common paper with an inexpensive 3D printer or even painted by hand, serves as a low-cost, reversible actua...

Researchers discover link between magnetic field strength and temperature

Aug 28, 2018 (SPX)

Based on this finding, scientists can determine a sample's temperature to a resolution of one cubic micron by measuring the field strength at which this effect ...

A materials scientist's dream come true

Aug 27, 2018 (SPX)

Many technical applications are based on this fundamental process, such as forging, but we also rely on the power of dislocations in our everyday life: in the c...

Marines conduct field test of laser-based communications system

Aug 27, 2018 (UPI)

FSO is a secured laser optical communication system that transmits data in a nearly undetectable way that is outside of standard radio frequencies. The Marine C...

Researchers develop novel process to 3D print one of the strongest materials on Earth

Aug 24, 2018 (SPX)

Previously, researchers could only print this material, known as graphene, in 2D sheets or basic structures. But Virginia Tech engineers have now collaborated o...

NASA Langley collaborates with industry to develop space technologies

Aug 24, 2018 (SPX)

Recent announcements of selections for the agency's Tipping Point solicitation and Phase II of NASA's competitive Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) prog...

Microscale superlubricity could pave way for future improved electromechanical devices

Aug 23, 2018 (SPX)

A new joint Tel Aviv University/Tsinghua University study finds that robust structural superlubricity can be achieved between dissimilar, microscale-layered mat...

Researchers turn tracking codes into 'clouds' to authenticate genuine 3-D printed parts

Aug 23, 2018 (SPX)

A team at NYU Tandon School of Engineering has found a way to prove the provenance of a part by employing QR (Quick Response) codes in an innovative way for uni...

Wireless communication breaks through water-air barrier

Aug 23, 2018 (SPX)

Today, underwater sensors cannot share data with those on land, as both use different wireless signals that only work in their respective mediums. Radio signals...

Specially prepared paper can bend, fold or flatten on command

Aug 23, 2018 (SPX)

A thin layer of conducting thermoplastic, applied to common paper with an inexpensive 3D printer or even painted by hand, serves as a low-cost, reversible actua...

Crack formation captured in 3D in real time

Aug 23, 2018 (UPI)

The research could allow material scientists to develop stronger, more durable materials. The findings -- published Thursday in the journal Nature Communication...

Novel research optimizes both elasticity and rigidity in the same material

Aug 22, 2018 (SPX)

At UC Santa Barbara, scientists have gotten a step closer to that objective. In a recently published study, authors Kayetan Chorazewicz, Sameer Sundrani and Kol...