Scientists create darkest material January 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 97 vote(s)
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A scientist at a Houston university has created the darkest known material -- about four times darker than the previous record holder. | |
Alloy of hydrogen and oxygen made from water October 26, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 147 vote(s)
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Water, the only indispensable ingredient of life, is just about the most versatile stuff on Earth. Depending on its temperature we can heat our homes with it, bathe in it, and even strap on skates and glide across it, to ... | |
New plastic is strong as steel, transparent October 04, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 227 vote(s)
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By mimicking a brick-and-mortar molecular structure found in seashells, University of Michigan researchers created a composite plastic that's as strong as steel but lighter and transparent. | |
 Switchable mirror glass produced for energy efficient windows January 30, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 141 vote(s)
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Although windows can naturally heat buildings in the cold seasons, some hot sunny days might make you wish that windows would just go away. Scientists from Japan have recently designed new technology that will ... | |
Unique Material May Allow Capacitors to Store More Energy July 20, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 140 vote(s)
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Imagine an electric car with the same acceleration capability as a gas-powered sports car, or ultrafast rechargeable “batteries” that can be recharged a thousand times more than existing conventional batteries. According ... | |
Higher efficiency organic solar cell created July 12, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 83 vote(s)
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Using plastics to harvest the energy of the sun just got a significant boost in efficiency thanks to a discovery made at the Center for Polymers and Organic Solids at the University of California, Santa Barbara. | |
 Light Source Lasts 12 Years - No Electricity Needed December 13, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 89 vote(s)
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A company called MPK is designing a light source that will glow continuously for more than 12 years without any additional energy. | |
 Researchers create gold aluminum, black platinum, blue silver February 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 110 vote(s)
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Using a tabletop laser, a University of Rochester optical scientist has turned pure aluminum, gold. And blue. And gray. And many other colors. And it works for every metal tested, including platinum, titanium, ... | |
 Flat, Flexible, Wireless Power Source Can Go Anywhere May 23, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 132 vote(s)
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A team of Japanese researchers has created a novel wireless power-transmission device that is thin, flat, and flexible. Based on a sheet of plastic, the device can be put on desks, floors, walls, and almost ... | |
 Brown engineers build a better battery -- with plastic September 13, 2006 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 108 vote(s)
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Brown University engineers have created a new battery that uses plastic, not metal, to conduct electrical current. The hybrid device marries the power of a capacitor with the storage capacity of a battery. ... | |
Scientists look through glass to find secrets that are less clear June 06, 2006 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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A new understanding of how glass is formed may assist with our understanding of everything from the design of golf club heads to the structure of the early universe. | |
New aluminum-rich alloy produces hydrogen on-demand for large-scale uses February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 100 vote(s)
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Purdue University engineers have developed a new aluminum-rich alloy that produces hydrogen by splitting water and is economically competitive with conventional fuels for transportation and power generation. | |
Metamaterials found to work for visible light January 04, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 56 vote(s)
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Ames Laboratory researchers have found the first metamaterial known to work for visible light, announcing the discovery in the Jan. 5 issue of Science. | |
 Novel semiconductor structure bends light 'wrong' way -- the right direction for many applications October 14, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 77 vote(s)
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A Princeton-led research team has created an easy-to-produce material from the stuff of computer chips that has the rare ability to bend light in the opposite direction from all naturally occurring materials. ... | |
Scientists solve mystery of glassy water January 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 55 vote(s)
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Water has some amazing properties. It is the only natural substance found in all three states — solid, liquid and gas — within the range of natural Earth temperatures. Its solid form is less dense than its liquid form, which ... | |
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