TECH SPACE - AFRICA DAILY

Self-assembly of photoresponsive polymer brushes to realize advanced surfaces

Oct 31, 2016 (SPX)

Polymer surface coatings are important in numerous applications for producing surfaces with desired properties such as wettability, low friction, and biocompati...

Liquid-repellant tape adheres to any surface

Oct 31, 2016 (SPX)

Arun Kota, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Colorado State University, has made a superomniphobic tape that, when adhered to any surface, gives ...

Non-metal catalyst splits hydrogen molecule

Oct 31, 2016 (SPX)

Hydrogen (H2) is an extremely simple molecule and yet a valuable raw material which as a result of the development of sophisticated catalysts is becoming more a...

Forging a brand-new chemical bond using the pressure of the Mars core

Oct 31, 2016 (SPX)

When it comes to making chemical bonds, some elements go together like peanut butter and jelly; but for others, it's more like oil and water. Scientists can com...

Chemists design organic molecules that glow persistently at room temperature

Oct 31, 2016 (SPX)

LEDs have inspired a new generation of electronics, but there is still work ahead if we want luminescent materials to consume less energy and have longer lifesp...

With new model, buildings may 'sense' internal damage

Oct 28, 2016 (SPX)

When a truck rumbles by a building, vibrations can travel up to the structure's roof and down again, generating transient tremors through the intervening floors...

You can now print your own 3D model of the universe

Oct 28, 2016 (UPI)

The most comprehensive models of the universe are simulated by supercomputers -- not the kind of digital files the travel quickly across the Internet. A new mod...

Spacecraft operation for the next generation

Oct 28, 2016 (ESA)

When it comes to operating a spacecraft, there is just one simple rule: No spacecraft, no job! This is one of the first things that students were taught at the ...

Researchers find way to tune thermal conductivity of 2-D materials

Oct 27, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers have found an unexpected way to control the thermal conductivity of two-dimensional (2-D) materials, which will allow electronics designers to dissi...

3D-printed structures shrink when heated

Oct 27, 2016 (SPX)

Almost all solid materials, from rubber and glass to granite and steel, inevitably expand when heated. Only in very rare instances do certain materials buck thi...

Space-based droplet dynamics lessons

Oct 27, 2016 (SPX)

Droplets in space can grow freakishly large and bounce off nonwetting surfaces in truly unearthly ways. Astronauts frequently encounter huge droplets, and Scott...

3D-printed magnets

Oct 27, 2016 (SPX)

Today, manufacturing strong magnets is no problem from a technical perspective. It is, however, difficult to produce a permanent magnet with a magnetic field of...

Using Photonics to Call Home

Oct 27, 2016 (SPX)

A largely unrecognized field called photonics may provide solutions to some of NASA's most pressing challenges in future spaceflight. Photonics explores the man...

Fluorescent holography: Upending the world of biological imaging

Oct 27, 2016 (SPX)

Optical microscopy experts at Colorado State University are once again pushing the envelope of biological imaging. Jeffrey Field, a research scientist in electr...

The smart wheelchair

Oct 27, 2016 (SPX)

A wheelchair controller that automatically avoids obstacles and knows when the user is tired or stressed is being developed by researchers in India. Details are...

Russia's A-100LL flying laboratory takes flight: Report

Oct 26, 2016 (UPI)

Russia's A-100LL flying laboratory for its advanced long-range radar detection and control aircraft has made its maiden flight, Russian news agency Tass reporte...

Creating 3-D hands to keep us safe, increase security

Oct 25, 2016 (SPX)

Creating a 3-D replica of someone's hand complete with all five fingerprints and breaking into a secure vault sounds like a plot from a James Bond movie. But Mi...

Scientists produce first 3D-printed magnets

Oct 25, 2016 (UPI)

From a technological perspective, making a powerful magnet is no problem. Precisely controlling the shape of magnet's magnetic field, however, has proven diffic...

From ancient fossils to future cars

Oct 25, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering have developed an inexpensive, energy-efficient way to create silicon-bas...

First complete sabotage attack demonstrated on a 3-D printed drone propeller

Oct 25, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers from three universities combined their expertise to demonstrate the first complete sabotage attack on a 3D additive manufacturing (AM) system, illus...