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New coating turns ordinary glass into super glass
Aug 07, 2013 (SPX)
A new transparent, bioinspired coating makes ordinary glass tough, self-cleaning and incredibly slippery, a team from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspir...
Mission Criticality of Space Mechanisms - Part 1
Aug 07, 2013 (SPX)
The failure of a single space vehicle mechanism can cause a total loss of mission. This criticality is compounded by the fact that redundancy in mechanisms is o...
Light that Moves and Molds Gels
Aug 07, 2013 (SPX)
Some animals-like the octopus and cuttlefish-transform their shape based on environment, fending off attackers or threats in the wild. For decades, researchers ...
Discovery could lead to end of sunburn pain
Aug 07, 2013 (SPX)
The painful, red skin that comes from too much time in the sun is caused by a molecule abundant in the skin's epidermis, a new study shows. Blocking this molecu...
A crystal of a different color
Aug 06, 2013 (SPX)
Chemists have unexpectedly made two differently colored crystals - one orange, the other blue - from one chemical in the same flask while studying a special kin...
Lockheed Martin Selects Northrop Grumman's Scalable Agile Beam Radar
Aug 06, 2013 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin has competitively selected Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) for the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan F-16 rad...
Bio-inspired design may lead to more energy efficient windows
Aug 06, 2013 (SPX)
University of Toronto Engineering professor Ben Hatton is turning to nature to find a way to cut down on the energy leaks from windows. In an article in Solar E...
Largest neuronal network simulation achieved using K computer
Aug 06, 2013 (SPX)
By exploiting the full computational power of the Japanese supercomputer, K computer, researchers from the RIKEN HPCI Program for Computational Life Sciences, t...
World's second tallest building tops out in China
Aug 03, 2013 (AFP)
Work on the main structure of the world's second tallest skyscraper was completed on Saturday, as the final beam was placed on the Shanghai Tower. A crane place...
Watching catalysts at work - at the atomic scale
Aug 01, 2013 (SPX)
Developing materials with novel catalytic properties is one of the most important tasks in energy research. It is especially important to understand the dynamic...
Tetrapod Quantum Dots Light the Way to Stronger Polymers
Aug 01, 2013 (SPX)
Fluorescent tetrapod nanocrystals could light the way to the future design of stronger polymer nanocomposites. A team of researchers with the U.S. Department of...
Lockheed Martin Completes Long-Range Surveillance Radar Demonstration
Aug 01, 2013 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin has operated its full-scale prototype long-range air surveillance radar during a recent capability demonstration to the U.S. Air Force. The Thre...
How does hydrogen metallize?
Aug 01, 2013 (SPX)
Hydrogen is deceptively simple. It has only a single electron per atom, but it powers the sun and forms the majority of the observed universe. As such, it is na...
New Ways To Create Gradients For Molecular Interactions
Aug 01, 2013 (SPX)
Scientists use tools called gradients to understand how molecules interact in biological systems. Researchers from North Carolina State University have develope...
Hardness in depth at nano scales
Aug 01, 2013 (SPX)
In today's precision manufacturing environment, designers of products as diverse as car airbag sensors, computer microchips, drill bits and paint often need to ...
Make It Yourself and Save - a Lot - with 3D Printers
Jul 31, 2013 (SPX)
It may seem like a stretch to envision a 3D printer in every home. However, a Michigan Technological University researcher is predicting that personal manufactu...
US Lawmaker Seeks to Partner with Russia to Clean Up Space
Jul 31, 2013 (RIA Novosti)
A prominent US lawmaker and advocate of the United States' role in space told a conference on the commercialization of space that the US and Russia should team ...
Lifelike cooling for sunbaked windows
Jul 31, 2013 (SPX)
Sun-drenched rooms make for happy residents, but large glass windows also bring higher air-conditioning bills. Now a bioinspired microfluidic circulatory system...
Quantum of sonics: Bonded, not stirred
Jul 31, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers at McGill University have discovered a new way to join materials together using ultrasound. Ultrasound - sound so high it cannot be heard - is norma...
Laser communication system for spacecraft in successful test
Jul 30, 2013 (UPI)
An advanced laser system offering vastly faster data speeds to link with spacecraft beyond our planet has passed a crucial ground test, European scientists say....
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