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Finding a new formula for concrete
May 30, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at MIT are seeking to redesign concrete - the most widely used human-made material in the world - by following nature's blueprints. In a paper publi...
Study: Appalachian coal ash filled with rare earth elements
May 27, 2016 (UPI)
Of all the coal ash produced in the United States, the waste generated by Appalachian coal operations is the richest in rare earth elements. Researchers from Du...
BAE gets U.S. Air Force radar contract
May 27, 2016 (UPI)
BAE Systems Technology Solutions and Services was awarded a $49.6 million contract modification for the U.S. Air Force's Solid State Phased Array Radar Systems....
How solids dissolve in space may enable better tablets and pills on Earth
May 26, 2016 (SPX)
Anyone who has been sick before knows you want relief as quickly as possible. An investigation soon taking place aboard the International Space Station could he...
Clue for efficient usage of low-cost nickel catalysts
May 26, 2016 (SPX)
A group of researchers at Osaka University developed a method of the consecutive formation of bonds of two butadiene, alkyl groups, and benzene rings by using a...
EU lawmakers see 'deficiencies' in US data deal
May 26, 2016 (AFP)
The European Parliament called Thursday on Brussels to pursue talks with Washington to remove "deficiencies" from a deal to curb government spying on the person...
India's Indigenous IT: New Supercomputer to be Built in 2017
May 26, 2016 (Sputnik)
India will produce a new generation of supercomputers under a national program by 2017. New domestic supercomputers will be created and built under the National...
Rice de-icer gains anti-icing properties
May 24, 2016 (SPX)
Rice University scientists have advanced their graphene-based de-icer to serve a dual purpose. The new material still melts ice from wings and wires when condit...
How the giant magnetoelectric effect occurs in bismuth ferrite
May 24, 2016 (SPX)
A team of scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the National Research University of Electronic Technology (MIET), and the Prokh...
Precise measurements on earth ensure NASA's spacecraft work in space
May 23, 2016 (SPX)
Huntsville AL (SPX) May 23, 2016 Measurement is the first step that leads to success. If you can't measure something accurately, you can't understand and improv...
Dynamic dazzle distorts speed
May 20, 2016 (SPX)
Dazzle camouflage, as used on World War I battleships to fool U-boat commanders, has been modernised for the twenty-first century with moving patterns. New rese...
Switch and stick
May 20, 2016 (SPX)
Some adhesives may soon have a metallic sheen and be particularly easy to unstick. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart ...
Scientists create 'rewritable magnetic charge ice'
May 20, 2016 (SPX)
A team of scientists working at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and led by Northern Illinois University physicist and Argonne ...
Scientists getting warmer on mimicking anti-freeze in nature
May 20, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers from the University of Leeds have taken an important step forward in mimicking nature's prowess at protecting cells from deep-freeze conditions. The...
A digital Rochester Cloak to fit all sizes
May 20, 2016 (SPX)
Using the same mathematical framework as the Rochester Cloak, researchers at the University of Rochester have been able to use flat screen displays to extend th...
Theorists smooth the way to modeling quantum friction
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
Theoretical chemists at Princeton University have pioneered a strategy for modeling quantum friction, or how a particle's environment drags on it, a vexing prob...
Self-healing, flexible electronic material restores functions after many breaks
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
Electronic materials have been a major stumbling block for the advance of flexible electronics because existing materials do not function well after breaking an...
UW team first to measure microscale granular crystal dynamics
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
Designing materials that better respond to dynamic loading can help vehicles minimize vibration, better protect military convoys or potentially make buildings s...
Combining nanotextures with Leidenfrost effect for water repellency
May 18, 2016 (SPX)
Combining superhydrophobic surfaces with Leidenfrost levitation - picture a water droplet hovering over a hot surface rather than making physical contact with i...
Lockheed, Indra conduct test of new radar system
May 18, 2016 (UPI)
Indra of Spain and Lockheed Martin have demonstrated the integration of new a solid state S-band radar system being developed for a new Spanish frigate. The tes...
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