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New active filaments mimic biology to transport nano-cargo
Jan 11, 2017 (SPX)
Inspired by micro-scale motions of nature, a group of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, in Ch...
Artisan 3D radar completes sea trials
Jan 11, 2017 (UPI)
The Artisan 3D radar system from BAE Systems has successfully completed sea-based trials on Britain's Type 23 frigates. The radar can monitor more than 800 obje...
3-D printing and nanotechnology, a mighty alliance to detect toxic liquids
Jan 11, 2017 (SPX)
Carbon nanotubes have made 3-D printing and nanotechnology, a mighty alliance to detect toxic liquidss in scientific journals for a long time, as has 3D printin...
For chemicals, mega is out and bio is in
Jan 10, 2017 (SPX)
Ramon Gonzalez sees flares burning methane from the stacks above Houston's refineries and thinks, "What a waste." He believes that methane represents an opportu...
Researchers design one of strongest, lightest materials known
Jan 10, 2017 (SPX)
A team of researchers at MIT has designed one of the strongest lightweight materials known, by compressing and fusing flakes of graphene, a two-dimensional form...
Airbus supplying multi-mode radar for Coast Guard cutter
Jan 10, 2017 (UPI)
Multi-mode radar is to be supplied to Lockheed Martin by the U.S. subsidiary of Airbus Defense and Space for installation on a new Coast Guard cutter. Airbus De...
Scientists make grocery bags out of shrimp shells
Jan 10, 2017 (UPI)
The whole world has a trash problem, but the issue is particularly pressing in Egypt, where scientists are trying to develop better biodegradable plastics. Thei...
APL provides key instruments for NASA dual Discovery Missions
Jan 09, 2017 (SPX)
Scientists and engineers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will provide instruments on NASA's two newest missions, Lucy and Psyche, whi...
Southwestern alumna becomes orbital debris scientist at NASA
Jan 09, 2017 (SPX)
Alumna uses computational modeling of "space trash" to keep astronauts, satellites, and the international space station safe. Growing up in Pearland, Texas-just...
Lockheed Martin to build NASA's trojan asteroid explorer Lucy
Jan 09, 2017 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin has been selected to design, build and operate the spacecraft for NASA's Lucy mission. One of NASA's two new Discovery Program missions, Lucy wi...
New crystal structure holds promise for optoelectronic devices
Jan 06, 2017 (SPX)
A Florida State University research team has discovered a new crystal structure of organic-inorganic hybrid materials that could open the door to new applicatio...
Au naturel catalyst mimics nature to break tenacious carbon-hydrogen bond
Jan 06, 2017 (SPX)
A new catalyst for breaking the tough molecular bond between carbon and hydrogen holds the promise of a cleaner, easier and cheaper way to derive products from ...
MIT scientists create super strong, lightweight 3D graphene
Jan 06, 2017 (UPI)
Material scientists at MIT have developed a super strong but lightweight material by fusing graphene flakes into a porous, 3D form. In its 2D form, graphene is ...
Manufacturing platform makes intricate biocompatible micromachines
Jan 06, 2017 (SPX)
A team of researchers led by Biomedical Engineering Professor Sam Sia has developed a way to manufacture microscale-sized machines from biomaterials that can sa...
Sea sponges offer clues to how human-made structures can resist buckling
Jan 06, 2017 (SPX)
Judging by their name alone, orange puffball sea sponges might seem unlikely paragons of structural strength. But maintaining their shape at the bottom of the c...
Rice U probes ways to turn cement's weakness to strength
Jan 04, 2017 (SPX)
Concrete isn't thought of as a plastic, but plasticity at small scales boosts concrete's utility as the world's most-used material by letting it constantly adju...
How to 3-D print your own sonic tractor beam
Jan 04, 2017 (SPX)
Last year Asier Marzo, then a doctoral student at the Public University of Navarre, helped develop the first single-sided acoustic tractor beam - that is, the f...
RADA contracted for high energy laser radars
Jan 04, 2017 (UPI)
RADA Electronic Industries has received an order to supply its Multi-mission Hemispheric Radar system to an undisclosed customer in Far East Asia. While the com...
Responsive filtration membranes by polymer self-assembly
Jan 03, 2017 (SPX)
A team of researchers from Tufts University in Medford, MA have put together a review article, which discusses recent developments in stimuli-responsive membran...
Advance in intense pulsed light sintering opens door to improved electronics manufacturing
Jan 03, 2017 (SPX)
Faster production of advanced, flexible electronics is among the potential benefits of a discovery by researchers at Oregon State University's College of Engine...
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