 Can a Polymer Help Curb Arctic Ice Melting? April 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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In order to help prevent the melting of Arctic ice, a process that has been occurring at alarming rates in recent years, which many scientists believe is due gradual global warming, a group of researchers ... | |
 Atomic-Level Mechanisms of Phase-Change Memory Materials Revealed April 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 41 vote(s)
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Scientists from the University of Cambridge in the UK have uncovered the atomic-level interactions that occur when a class of “phase-change” memory materials stores information. Their work, reported in the ... | |
An Invisible Cloak for Magnetism March 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 78 vote(s)
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The subject of metamaterials is mad science at its finest – researchers trying to create materials with properties that don’t exist in nature, and that cannot be made with ordinary atoms. | |
 Sticky Tape Inspired by Insect Feet November 05, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 59 vote(s)
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Scientists have designed an extremely sticky patterned adhesive, which is twice as sticky as flat tapes used for similar purposes. The new glue-free adhesive can also stick to dusty surfaces better, can be ... | |
 Flat, Flexible, Wireless Power Source Can Go Anywhere May 23, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 129 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 ... | |
 Manipulating Magnetism for Future Data-Storage Devices April 30, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 48 vote(s)
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In an important step toward future data-storage technologies based on magnetism, a research group has determined how to control the magnetization of a “magnetic vortex,” a curling nanometer-sized magnetic ... | |
 Switchable mirror glass produced for energy efficient windows January 30, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 139 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 ... | |
 Organic micro-sensors provide quick, convenient medical diagnostics at home November 14, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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In an effort to bring health monitoring to the patient, scientists from the University of Arkansas have developed a micro-sensor that monitors vital signs and can be incorporated into smart fabrics for wearable ... | |
 Scientists turn dents into smart bumps August 23, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 50 vote(s)
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Due to a phenomenon called the shape memory effect (SME), certain "memory metals" can be distorted and then brought back to their original shape by a simple temperature change. While a one-way memory effect ... | |
Protein-Nanoparticle Material Mimics Human Brain Tissue July 21, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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A composite material consisting of a horse protein and metallic nanoparticles displays magnetic properties very similar to those of human brain tissue, scientists have found. The work, published in the June 20 online edition ... | |
 Strained silicon carries light for cheaper commercial electronics May 23, 2006 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 63 vote(s)
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By physically compressing a silicon waveguide – and thus allowing variations in the way light travels through the material – scientists have discovered a key to creating a silicon electro-optic modulator. This ... | |
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