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All sprayed at once: Ultrathin coatings made through simultaneous spraying of interacting substances

(PhysOrg.com) -- Coatings functionalize surfaces or protect them from processes such as corrosion, abrasion, and weathering, and may provide an aesthetic appearance—automotive coatings and non-stick frying pans are good ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 24, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The perfect cut

You need the right tool to slice silicon blocks into paper-thin wafers: a several-kilometer-long wire wetted with a type of grinding paste. And all the parameters must be optimally adjusted -- only then can ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3




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Iowa State students take a lighter, more autonomous 'lunabot' to NASA competition

Jared Peterson, working away in the Caterpillar Mechatronics Laboratory in Iowa State University's Hoover Hall, recently held up a small electric motor.

Electronics / Robotics

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

An incisive design solution: The spider's venomous fang

(Phys.org) -- Although their armor consists of the same material as their predator’s fangs, flies, grasshoppers and other insects that are the usual prey of spiders have little to offer by way of defence ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Evolution in an island, the secret for a longer life

ICP researchers published today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B one of the first fossil-based evidences supporting the evolutionary theory of ageing, which predicts that species evolving in low mo ...

Biology / Evolution

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The sea as a rubbish tip

Biologists have prepared guidelines for a more precise investigation into marine pollution from microplastic particles.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Controlling the cut: Engineers top the leader board

A high-tech, precision, water jet milling control system which could transform the manufacture of complex aerospace, optical and biomedical structures and devices is being developed by an international team of engineers led ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Auburn scientists find tar balls are better left alone

(PhysOrg.com) -- The April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the waves of tar balls deposited on the beaches shortly thereafter prompted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to produce ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Polycrystalline diamond drill bits open up options for geothermal energy

Nearly two-thirds of the oil we use comes from wells drilled using polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits, originally developed nearly 30 years ago to lower the cost of geothermal drilling. Sandia and ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 6

Manganese concentrations higher in residential neighborhoods than industrial sites, varies by region

In residential neighborhoods near manufacturing industries, a breath of air may be more hazardous than refreshing depending on the location, finds a recent study involving a Kansas State University geologist.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Melioidosis found in stormwater

During Northern Queensland’s wet season, many people know to avoid driving or walking through floodwater for safety reasons, but researchers have found they should also avoid it to protect their health.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First astronauts' spacesuits were a marvel in their day

If it hadn't been for Akron ingenuity, astronaut John Glenn might have had to circle the planet in his skivvies.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0


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