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Copper-nickel nanowires could be perfect fit for printable electronics

While the Statue of Liberty and old pennies may continue to turn green, printed electronics and media screens made of copper nanowires will always keep their original color.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created 3 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers establish how super strong insect legs are

(Phys.org) -- Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have shown that insects are made from one of the toughest natural materials in the world. The study’s findings have been recently published in the ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

NIST hydrogen fuel materials test facility starts delivering data

(Phys.org) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have published their first archival paper based on data from the institute’s new hydrogen test facility. The paper ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Folding light: Wrinkles and twists boost power from solar panels

Taking their cue from the humble leaf, researchers have used microscopic folds on the surface of photovoltaic material to significantly increase the power output of flexible, low-cost solar cells.

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

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

Nanocrystal-coated fibers might reduce wasted energy

(Phys.org) -- Researchers are developing a technique that uses nanotechnology to harvest energy from hot pipes or engine components to potentially recover energy wasted in factories, power plants and cars.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists make nontoxic, bendable nanosheets

(Phys.org) -- Cornell materials scientists have developed an inexpensive, environmentally friendly way of synthesizing oxide crystal sheets, just nanometers thick, which have useful properties for electronics ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

In 1990s, S&T researchers studied secrets of Titanic steel

Eighty-five years after the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean, a faculty member at Missouri University of Science and Technology answered one of maritime sleuths' burning questions about the disaster: ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Egg Cetera #5: Nature's paradoxical packaging

In the fifth report of our Egg Cetera series on egg-related research, engineers and zoologists work together to discover the secrets of the eggshell.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Plastic electronics: a neat solution

(Phys.org) -- A breakthrough in the development of a new generation of plastic electronic circuits by researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory brings flexible and transparent intelligent materials – such ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 4 | with audio podcast


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