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The brighter side of twisted polymers
May 24, 2017 (SPX)
Conjugated polymer-derived nanoparticles, called Pdots, are expected to transform several areas, including optoelectronics, bio-imaging, bio-sensing and nanomed...
HPC4MfG paper manufacturing project yields first results
May 23, 2017 (SPX)
The project is one of the seedlings for the DOE's HPC for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) initiative, a multi-lab effort to use high performance computing to address co...
Luminous bacteria will help to measure radioactivity
May 23, 2017 (SPX)
Photobacterium phosphoreum, which is quite suitable for a comprehensive analysis of a radiation effect, was used as a test organism. In the course of the experi...
World's thinnest hologram paves path to new 3-D world
May 23, 2017 (SPX)
Interactive 3D holograms are a staple of science fiction - from Star Wars to Avatar - but the challenge for scientists trying to turn them into reality is devel...
Scientists develop real-time technique for studying ionic liquids at electrode interfaces
May 23, 2017 (SPX)
Their unique physical and chemical properties, including good ionic conductivity, low flammability and volatility, and high thermal stability, make them well su...
Energy-efficient green route to magnesium production
May 22, 2017 (SPX)
Internal heating and contact point heating, which are microwave characteristics, were observed, and the average reaction temperature for this smelting was lower...
Unfolding the folding mechanism of ladybug wings
May 22, 2017 (SPX)
The study's findings, which help explain how the wings can maintain their strength and rigidity during flight, while becoming elastic for compact folding and st...
Augmented reality gains led by Snapchat: researchers
May 22, 2017 (AFP)
A new report by eMarketer said some 40 million Americans will engage with augmented reality monthly in 2017, up 30 percent over last year. Virtual reality is al...
Arralis launches plug and play Ka band chipset
May 19, 2017 (SPX)
Ka band antennas are 400% smaller than their Ku band rivals which opens up the consumer and connected vehicle markets to high data rate and low latency satellit...
Adhesive behavior of self-constructive materials measured for first time
May 19, 2017 (SPX)
Before a car mechanic can make a car, he needs to know about the constituent components. The same is true of 'building' with molecules, for example, to create c...
Mountains of waste could lead to new US manufacturing, jobs
May 18, 2017 (SPX)
The research was published recently in Green Chemistry, the peer-reviewed journal of the Royal Society of Chemistry. "People have been thinking about using lign...
3D-printed maritime propeller on way
May 18, 2017 (UPI)
The effort will be undertaken as part of a consortium with RAMLAB, Promarin, Autodesk and Bureau Veritas, the company said. The project to develop the WAAMpelle...
Entropy landscape sheds light on quantum mystery
May 18, 2017 (SPX)
"This demonstration provides a foundation to better understand how novel behaviors like high-temperature superconductivity are brought about when certain kinds ...
World's thinnest hologram unveiled by Chinese-Australian research team
May 18, 2017 (UPI)
Size is key in modern electronics. If technology is to be integrated into 21st century devices, it must be small. But until now, scientists have struggled to su...
New 3-D printing method promises vastly superior medical implants for millions
May 17, 2017 (SPX)
In a paper published in the journal Science Advances, researchers lay out the process they developed for using 3D printing and soft silicone to manufacture item...
Collective electrostatic effects are used to intentionally manipulate material properties
May 17, 2017 (SPX)
Egbert Zojer and his team at the Institute of Solid State Physics of TU Graz go a decisive step beyond that: they use computer simulations to propose an entirel...
X-rays from copper source set new gold standard for measuring industrial materials
May 17, 2017 (SPX)
The process of building the instrument for making the new measurements was painstaking. "This new specialized precision instrument required both a tremendous am...
Revolutionary new sunscreen features melanin-mimicking nanoparticles
May 17, 2017 (UPI)
A team of chemists, materials scientists and nanoengineers were able to tap into the skin's defense mechanisms using nanoparticles of oxidized dopamine. Tests s...
Liquid-crystal and bacterial living materials self-organize and move in their own way
May 17, 2017 (SPX)
"One of the ideas we came up with was materials that live," said Igor S. Aronson, holder of the Huck Chair and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry an...
Scientists help thin-film ferroelectrics go extreme
May 17, 2017 (SPX)
The achievement, reported May 10 in Nature Communications by researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), pav...
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