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Two-dimensional materials gets a new theory for control of properties

Oct 20, 2017 (SPX)

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have been the focus of intense study in the last decade, but prior to the work of Yuanxi Wang, a recent Penn State doctoral gradu...

Solid or liquid? Researcher proposes a new definition of glass

Oct 20, 2017 (SPX)

A more elaborate alternative definition is this: "Glass is a non-equilibrium, non-crystalline condensed state of matter that exhibits a glass transition. The st...

Stiff fibers spun from slime

Oct 19, 2017 (SPX)

These small worm-like animals, which look like a cross between an earthworm and a caterpillar, spray a sticky liquid to ward off enemies or catch prey that is p...

New material for digital memories of the future

Oct 19, 2017 (SPX)

The phenomenon can be used for small and flexible digital memories of the future, and for completely new types of solar cells. In an article published in the pr...

Electrode materials from the microwave oven

Oct 19, 2017 (SPX)

Hope is pink: The powder that Jennifer Ludwig carefully pours into a glass bowl and which glows pink in the light of the laboratory lamp has the potential to si...

The drop that's good to the very end

Oct 18, 2017 (SPX)

"We've identified a splashing behavior that nobody's seen before," said Yannis Hardalupas, one of the authors of this new research appearing in a cover article ...

Chemical treatment improves quantum dot lasers

Oct 18, 2017 (SPX)

"When we properly tailor the compositional profile within the particles during their fabrication, and then inject two or more electrons in each dot, they become...

Missing link between new topological phases of matter discovered

Oct 18, 2017 (SPX)

The HZB researchers studied crystalline semiconductor films made of a lead, tin, and selenium alloy (PbSnSe) that were doped additionally with tiny amounts of t...

Study shows how rough microparticles can cause big problems

Oct 18, 2017 (SPX)

"We heard about problems companies were having with pumping suspensions and became curious about what was causing these problems," says Lilian Hsiao, an assista...

Dutch open 'world's first 3D-printed bridge'

Oct 17, 2017 (AFP)

There was applause as officials wearing hard hats and workmen's jackets rode over the bridge on their bikes at the inauguration in the southeastern town of Geme...

Space radiation won't stop NASA's human exploration

Oct 16, 2017 (SPX)

"Some people think that radiation will keep NASA from sending people to Mars, but that's not the current situation," said, Pat Troutman, NASA Human Exploration ...

Understanding rare earth emulsions

Oct 16, 2017 (SPX)

"Having the ability to recover rare earths is important because they are finite but in high demand," said Northwestern University's Monica Olvera de la Cruz. "T...

Marines test system to 3D-print spare parts in the field

Oct 16, 2017 (UPI)

The U.S. Marines said the unit is the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment at Camp Lejuene, N.C., which has been testing how the system can be employed in various...

Oculus unveils standalone virtual reality headset

Oct 11, 2017 (AFP)

Oculus Go headsets will be priced at $199 when they begin shipping early next year, Zuckerberg said during a keynote presentation at an annual developers confer...

Saab upgrading Norwegian radars under NATO contract

Oct 11, 2017 (UPI)

The upgraded radars are Sindre 1 units, which Saab will deliver to Norway between now and 2020, the company said in a news release. Saab Technologies Norway and...

Thales demos capability of ballistic missile tracking radar

Oct 09, 2017 (UPI)

The radar, mounted on the test tower at a company facility in Hengelo, Netherlands, detected and tracked a ballistic missile at an average range of more than 93...

New test opens path for better 2-D catalysts

Oct 09, 2017 (SPX)

The Rice lab of materials scientist Jun Lou, with colleagues at Los Alamos National Laboratory, developed a technique to probe through tiny "windows" created by...

CONFERS to Establish Rules of the Road for On-Orbit Servicing of Satellites

Oct 06, 2017 (SPX)

This question plays directly into why DARPA has initiated its Consortium for Execution of Rendezvous and Servicing Operations (CONFERS) program, with Phase 1 aw...

Atomistic simulations go the distance on metal strength

Oct 06, 2017 (SPX)

In a first of its kind series of computer simulations focused on metal tantalum, the team predicted that, on reaching certain critical conditions of straining, ...

Electrically heated textiles now possible via UMass Amherst research

Oct 06, 2017 (SPX)

In a new paper in Applied Materials and Interfaces, the scientists describe how they use a vapor deposition method for nano-coating fabric to create sewable, we...