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Root vegetables to help make new buildings stronger, greener
Jul 27, 2018 (UPI)
"The composites are not only superior to current cement products in terms of mechanical and microstructure properties but also use smaller amounts of cement," l...
Tech titans jostle as Pentagon calls for cloud contract bids
Jul 26, 2018 (AFP)
Tech titans including Amazon and Microsoft have already spent months jockeying for a winning offer on the prestigious contract, which could be worth as much as ...
SLAC's ultra-high-speed 'electron camera' catches molecules at a crossroads
Jul 25, 2018 (SPX)
The results could lead to a better understanding of how molecules respond to light in processes that are crucial for life, like photosynthesis and vision, or th...
Detecting damage in non-magnetic steel with the help of magnetism
Jul 25, 2018 (SPX)
Changes in the microstructure can thus be detected by changes in magnetic effects. Materials such as aluminum can also be tested in this way.The corresponding p...
New application of blue light sees through fire
Jul 24, 2018 (SPX)
As described in a new paper in the journal Fire Technology, the NIST blue-light imaging method can be a useful tool for obtaining visual data from large test fi...
Material formed from crab shells and trees could replace flexible plastic packaging
Jul 24, 2018 (SPX)
Now researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have created a material derived from crab shells and tree fibers that has the potential to replace the flexib...
Researchers unravel more mysteries of metallic hydrogen
Jul 24, 2018 (SPX)
Its abundance in our solar system - despite its rarity on Earth - makes metallic hydrogen an intriguing focus for researchers at the University of Rochester's L...
What's your idea to 3D print on the Moon
Jul 23, 2018 (ESA)
Global space agencies are focused on the concept of a lunar base as the next step in human space exploration - and 3D printing represents a key technology for m...
Controlling the manufacture of stable aerogels
Jul 23, 2018 (SPX)
Soft, porous, gel-like materials that have a stable structure despite their tiny cavities have a wide variety of potential applications. Building insulation, en...
Future electronic components to be printed like newspapers
Jul 23, 2018 (SPX)
The low-cost process, developed by Purdue University researchers, combines tools already used in industry for manufacturing metals on a large scale, but uses th...
Why won't Parker Solar Probe melt
Jul 23, 2018 (SPX)
Inside that part of the solar atmosphere, a region known as the corona, Parker Solar Probe will provide unprecedented observations of what drives the wide range...
Chemical Gardens in Space
Jul 23, 2018 (SPX)
Delivered to the space station aboard SpaceX CRS-15, astronauts will process the samples for an investigation called Understanding Growth Morphologies in Chemic...
Metal too 'gummy' to cut? Draw on it with a Sharpie or glue stick, science says
Jul 19, 2018 (SPX)
What makes inks and adhesives effective isn't their chemical content, but their stickiness to the surface of any gummy metal such as nickel, aluminum, stainless...
UV narrow-band photodetector based on indium oxide nanocrystals
Jul 19, 2018 (SPX)
Semiconductor quantum dots (nanocrystals just a few nanometers in size) have attracted researchers' attention due to the size dependent effects that determine t...
Materials processing tricks enable engineers to create new laser material
Jul 19, 2018 (SPX)
To achieve this advance, engineers devised new materials processing strategies to dissolve high concentrations of neodymium ions into alumina crystals. The resu...
A high-yield perovskite catalyst for the oxidation of sulfides
Jul 18, 2018 (SPX)
The oxidation of sulfides is a commercially important process with broad applications ranging from chemicals production to environmental management. A research ...
Chinese scientists achieve success in nitrogen metallization
Jul 17, 2018 (SPX)
The team, working at the Institute of Solid State Physics at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (CASHIPS), developed its own pulsed-laser heating system a...
Paper-cut provides model for 3D intelligent nanofabrication
Jul 16, 2018 (SPX)
Recently, the techniques of this ancient art have been used in various scientific and technological fields, including designs for solar arrays, biomedical devic...
Photonic capsules for injectable laser resonators
Jul 16, 2018 (SPX)
The research group headed by Professor Shin-Hyun Kim in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering applied an interesting optical property from nat...
Giant Satellite Fuel Tank Sets New Record for 3-D Printed Space Parts
Jul 12, 2018 (SPX)
The titanium tank consists of three parts welded together: two 3-D printed domes that serve as caps, plus a variable-length, traditionally-manufactured titanium...
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