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Researchers camouflage an optical chip rendering it invisible
Nov 22, 2017 (SPX)
According to the recent study published in Nature Scientific Reports, the researchers conceived a new method that deflects and scatters light away from a "cloak...
Quantum computing with molecules for a quicker search of unsorted databases
Nov 22, 2017 (SPX)
Scientists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have now quantum mechanically implemented and successfully executed Glover's algorithm, a process for the ...
Metal membranes in construction: From Russia with love
Nov 21, 2017 (SPX)
"Metal membranes are used much less often than other types of suspended roofs (among which one can distinguish awning or mesh metal structures, sheaths of glued...
Ink from ancient Egyptian papyri contains copper
Nov 21, 2017 (SPX)
In a study published in Scientific Reports, a cross-disciplinary team of researchers show that Egyptians used carbon inks that contained copper, which has not b...
New spin on old technique to engineer better absorptive materials
Nov 21, 2017 (SPX)
The research team, led by bioengineering professor Rohit Bhargava, is using infrared chemical imaging to examine and optimize the structure of MOFs. Although ar...
Kevlar-based artificial cartilage mimics the magic of the real thing
Nov 20, 2017 (SPX)
Synthetic materials couldn't match it - until "Kevlartilage" was developed by researchers at the University of Michigan and Jiangnan University. "We know that w...
UW researchers ready for era of big data astronomy
Nov 20, 2017 (SPX)
On Nov. 14, scientists with the California Institute of Technology, the University of Washington and eight additional partner institutions, announced that the Z...
Scientific advances can make it easier to recycle plastics
Nov 20, 2017 (SPX)
That's a $176 billion problem, the potential energy savings scientists say could be achieved from recycling all global plastic solid waste. But new approaches c...
Are multiple H-coils needed to accurately measure magnetic field strengths
Nov 20, 2017 (SPX)
Single sheet testers (SSTs) measure the magnetic properties of electrical steel sheets, amorphous strips, and other metallic specimens. Although it sounds abstr...
Swimming with dolphins in virtual reality to aid disabled
Nov 19, 2017 (AFP)
But a Dutch non-profit believes it has found a way to bring people, especially the disabled, closer to such a joyful experience through the technological, immer...
Lockheed Martin Achieves Long Range Discrimination Radar Critical Design Review On-Schedule
Nov 17, 2017 (SPX)
The MDA awarded the $784 million contract to Lockheed Martin in 2015 to develop, build and test LRDR, and the company is on track on an aggressive schedule to d...
Study explains how droplets can levitate on liquid surfaces
Nov 17, 2017 (SPX)
MIT scientists have now explained why under certain conditions a droplet of liquid should not coalesce with the liquid surface below. If the droplet is very col...
Some Chinese coal ash too radioactive for reuse
Nov 16, 2017 (SPX)
"While most coals in China and the U.S. have typically low uranium concentrations, in some areas in China we have identified coals with high uranium content," s...
A gel that does not break or dry out
Nov 16, 2017 (SPX)
Ionic liquid is a substance made solely from ions, and it has unique properties - for example, it does not evaporate at normal temperatures or pressures, and it...
The environmental implications of 3-D printing
Nov 16, 2017 (SPX)
Yet while the technological capabilities of additive manufacturing processes are studied extensively, a deep understanding of their environmental implications i...
Research highlights ethical sourcing of materials for modern technology
Nov 16, 2017 (SPX)
The team are pioneering techniques to develop the equivalent of a 'Fairtrade' model for ethically and sustainably resourcing raw materials that are crucial in t...
Diagonal methods for expensive global optimization developed by Russian scientists
Nov 16, 2017 (SPX)
When solving multi-parameter applied problems, one resorts to calculations that ensure finding the optimal solution. This is the solution, which will give the m...
A new way to mix oil and water
Nov 14, 2017 (SPX)
The new process involves cooling a bath of oil containing a small amount of a surfactant (a soap-like substance), and then letting water vapor from the surround...
Building better silk
Nov 14, 2017 (SPX)
But by starting with silk produced by silkworms, breaking it down chemically, and then reassembling it, engineers have found they can make a material that is mo...
China maintains reign over world supercomputer rankings
Nov 14, 2017 (AFP)
The standing corresponds with China's growing reputation as the global leader in supercomputers, as the Asian power prepares to launch in June 2018 a prototype ...
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