New invention that could change design of future memory storage devices October 08, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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A research team at Singapore A*STAR's Data Storage Institute (DSI) has invented a new phase change material that has the potential to change the design of future memory storage devices. | |
 The search for 'green' gold in the Amazon rain forest October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a hunt for plants in the Amazon rain forest that have potential to be used for sustainable light-weight construction beams, electronic cases or other high-performance materials, Cornell ... | |
 Micro honeycomb materials enable new physics in aircraft sound reduction September 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Noise from commercial and military jet aircraft causes environmental problems for communities near airports, obliging airplanes to follow often complex noise-abatement procedures on takeoff and landing. It ... | |
 New research could lead to practical uses for metal-organic frameworks September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National laboratory are putting the pressure on metal-organic frameworks (MOF). | |
A comet’s tale at Diamond September 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A new picture of the composition of comets is emerging with the help of 21st century technology available at Diamond, the UK’s national synchrotron light source, in Oxfordshire. | |
Could Graphene Replace Semiconductors? September 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- “People want a faster computer chip,” Philip Kim tells PhysOrg.com. “And it needs to be smaller. But in order to increase the speed of the chip, or to get it smaller, we are approaching a point where ... | |
Butterfly wings may help scientists better understand photonic crystals September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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As technology moves forward, many scientists are looking to nature to find inspiration for the development of advanced materials that can have a variety of practical applications. | |
 Engineering new uses for gold August 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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The glitter of gold may hold more than just beauty, or so says a team of MIT researchers that is working on ways to use tiny gold rods to fight cancer, deliver drugs and more. | |
 Olympic Swimmers Shattering Records in NASA-Tested Suit August 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Swimmers from around the world are setting world and Olympic records in Beijing this month and most are doing it wearing a swimsuit made of fabric tested at NASA. | |
 Pouring oil on troubled waters – scientists solve secrets of the water-oil interface August 04, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When oil and water are poured together they meet each other head-on to form a strong and rigid boundary between each other, says new research into how interactions between oil and water work, ... | |
 Researchers analyze material with 'colossal ionic conductivity' July 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 46 vote(s)
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A new material characterized at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could open a pathway toward more efficient fuel cells. | |
 Scientists determine strength of 'liquid smoke' with 3D images July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have created a 3D image of a material referred to as "liquid smoke." Aerogel, also known as liquid smoke or "San Francisco fog," is an open-cell polymer with pores smaller than ... | |
 Argonne scientists discover new class of glassy material July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory are dealing with an entirely new type of frustration, but it's not stressing them out. | |
 Diamonds may have been life's best friend on primordial Earth July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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Diamonds may have been life's best friend. Billions of years ago, the surface of these gems may have provided just the right conditions to foster the chemical reactions believed to have given rise to life ... | |
 Revolutionary materials reflect ancient forms July 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Although order is pleasing to the eye, it can quickly become boring. In Islamic architecture therefore, decoration often follows a strict yet aperiodic pattern. Similar structures also form ... | |
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