https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A team of materials scientists from Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, both in Israel, working with a colleague from California Institute of Technology, in the U.S., has found that mixing a certain peptide with water results in the creation of a self-assembling and self-healing glass. https://phys.org/news/2024-06-accidentally-peptide-results-glass.html Materials Science Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:55:23 EDT news637491318 A group of biochemical engineers, Siavash Ahrar, Manasi Raje, Irene Lee and Elliot Hui at the University of California, Irvine, has developed a finite state machine (FSM) implemented as a pneumatic circuit using microfluidic valves to build a lab-on-a-chip. Their work is published in the journal Science Advances. https://phys.org/news/2023-06-finite-state-machine-pneumatic-circuit.html Biochemistry Mon, 05 Jun 2023 09:55:02 EDT news605177696 Smart windows get darker to filter out the sun's rays on bright days, and turn clear on cloudy days to let more light in. This feature can help control indoor temperatures and offers some privacy without resorting to aids such as mini-blinds. Now scientists report a new development in this growing niche: solar smart windows that can turn opaque on demand and even power other devices. The study appears in ACS Photonics. https://phys.org/news/2016-11-solar-smart-window-privacy-demand.html Optics & Photonics Wed, 16 Nov 2016 10:45:36 EST news398515528 Real invisibility cloaks are rather complex and work in certain situations only. The laws of physics prevent an optical invisibility cloak from making objects in air invisible for any directions, colors, and polarizations. If the medium is changed, however, it becomes much easier to hide objects. KIT physicists have now succeeded in manufacturing with relatively simple means and testing an ideal invisibility cloak for diffusive light-scattering media, such as fog or milk. Their results are published in the renowned Science journal. https://phys.org/news/2014-06-optical-invisibility-cloak-diffusive-medium.html General Physics Fri, 06 Jun 2014 07:00:37 EDT news321256826 (Phys.org) —Watch what happens when you bend and break the world's thinnest glass. This glass, discovered by Cornell University researchers and their international team of collaborators, was recently featured in the Guinness Book of World Records and is made of the same compounds as everyday windowpanes. https://phys.org/news/2013-10-world-thinnest-glass-atoms-video.html Condensed Matter Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:00:11 EDT news300630840 If an object slams into the glass façade of a high-rise building, the glass must not shatter and fall down, because it could harm pedestrians below. In addition, the window panes must hold if a person were to fall against it from the inside. Architects and builders therefore must use something stronger than laminated safety glass on the façades of high rise buildings. https://phys.org/news/2012-10-safety-glass-.html Engineering Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:50:09 EDT news270397026 Windows are a high-tech venture. Empa researcher Matthias Koebel's "Winsmart" project has garnered the attention of EU experts, recently being recognized as the best in its class and receiving about €3.8 million to support development. These "intelligent" windows achieve a new level of air tightness: 30 years. The Winsmart project, which beat 21 competing proposals, is intended to develop technologies that improve the insulating ability of windows made of conventional glass and to add functional properties such as optically "switchable" coatings. https://phys.org/news/2012-09-intelligent-windows-future.html Engineering Mon, 03 Sep 2012 08:30:02 EDT news265877598 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU, Israel) researchers have developed a new, highly energy-efficient window technology, featuring two reversible panes that will save energy all year round in homes and office buildings. https://phys.org/news/2009-03-reversible-green-window-technology.html Engineering Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:20:22 EST news155283591