News tagged with carbon fibers
An electrifying advance toward tomorrow's power suits
Could powering an iPod or cell phone become as easy as plugging it into your tee shirt or jeans, and then recharging the clothing overnight? Scientists in California are reporting an advance in that direction ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 20, 2010 |
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Review: Netbooks meet luxury in ultra-light Sony
(AP) -- Netbooks have been a hit among laptop buyers because they're cheap and they're easy to carry. Now there's the option to pay a lot more and get a lot less - a lot less weight, that is.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 16, 2009 |
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The 'sci' behind the 'fi'
As the voyagers of the Starship Enterprise boldly went to explore new worlds week after week on Star Trek, they used a host of futuristic technologies — including tricorders, holodecks, teleportation systems ...
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Nanotechnology: A risky frontier?
Inside a cramped back room at Rushford Hypersonic, a start-up headquartered in southeastern Minnesota, sits a cube-like machine that throws a mean atomic fastball. At the push of a button, the reactor hurls atoms toward a ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Breakthrough in industrial-scale nanotube processing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rice University scientists today unveiled a method for the industrial-scale processing of pure carbon-nanotube fibers that could lead to revolutionary advances in materials science, power ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Study shows how carbon nanotubes can affect lining of the lungs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Carbon nanotubes are being considered for use in everything from sports equipment to medical applications, but a great deal remains unknown about whether these materials cause respiratory ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 25, 2009 |
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High tech for bicycles
Carbon fiber composite materials (CFRPs) not only make cars and airplanes lightweight but also benefit the light weight constructions for valuable bicycle concepts. At the Composites Europe trade show in Stuttgart, ...
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Long carbon fibers could improve blast resistance of concrete structures
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dr. Jeffery Volz, assistant professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and his team have received $567,000 to explore ...
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Tech review: Charging mat, iPhone cases are smart, useful accessories
The Charge4All Portable Charging Mat is a darn handy solution to a growing problem.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Nanotubes take flight: Scientists use nanomaterials to grow flying carpets, 'odako' kites
(PhysOrg.com) -- With products that range from carpets to kites, you’d think Rice University chemist Bob Hauge was running a department store. What he's really running is a revolution in the world of carbon ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Progress Toward Artificial Tissue?
(PhysOrg.com) -- For modern implants and the growth of artificial tissue and organs, it is important to generate materials with characteristics that closely emulate nature.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 15, 2009 |
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Carbon nanotubes and the environment
Carbon nanotubes have made a meteoric career in the past 15 years, even if their applications are still limited. Recent research results show that - apart from their favorable mechanical and electrical properties ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 05, 2009 |
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Carbon Nanotubes Toughen a Common Plastic
(PhysOrg.com) -- A research group from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel has discovered that adding carbon nanotubes to a widely used commercial plastic can greatly strengthen it. Their work is one ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 07, 2009 |
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'Nanostitching' could strengthen airplane skins, more
MIT engineers are using carbon nanotubes only billionths of a meter thick to stitch together aerospace materials in work that could make airplane skins and other products some 10 times stronger at a nominal ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 04, 2009 |
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