Scientists Use Self-Assembly to Make Molecule-Sized Particles With Patches of Charge
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists, chemists and engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated a novel method for the controlled formation of patchy particles, using charged, self-assembling molecules ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 20, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Brighten up -- it's a new plastic optical fibre technology
(PhysOrg.com) -- It may look like little more than fishing line, but plastic optical fibre or POF promises to revolutionise high-speed last-mile communications networks. Its evolution is being aided by groundbreaking ...
Oct 19, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
1
Trial raises doubts over alternative pain therapy for arthritis
Copper bracelets and magnetic wrist straps are ineffective in relieving arthritis pain, according to a new study led by a University of York academic.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 16, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Graphene: Unravelling the secrets of a magic material
UCL researchers are helping to unlock the secrets of a material that could ultimately be used in a new generation of electronic devices.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 15, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (13) |
8
Magnet Lab to Investigate Promising Superconductor
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Applied Superconductivity Center at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory has received $1.2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to understand and enhance a new form of superconducting ...
Oct 13, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (4) |
0
Puzzled Physicists Solve Decade-Long Discrepancies
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team led by physicists at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) have resolved a decade-long puzzle that is set to have huge implications ...
Oct 09, 2009 |
4.2 / 5 (31) |
7
Intel's Light Peak Will Replace Copper Wires
(PhysOrg.com) -- At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco Wednesday, the company announced a new optical cable that will be able to transfer data, between electrical devices, starting at speeds of 10 ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 24, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (34) |
17
IMEC presents large area solar cells with 18.4% conversion efficiency, featuring Cu-plated contacts
At the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (Hamburg, Germany), IMEC presents a large-area solar with a conversion efficiency of 18.4%.
Sep 22, 2009 |
4.2 / 5 (5) |
0
Using Nanotubes in Computer Chips
(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT materials scientists have developed a new technique for growing carbon nanotubes that could replace the vertical wires in chips, permitting denser packing of circuits.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 10, 2009 |
5 / 5 (3) |
3
Safer, Denser Acetylene Storage in an Organic Framework
(PhysOrg.com) -- The century-old challenge of transporting acetylene may have been solved in principle by a team of scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. A NIST research ...
Aug 26, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (5) |
3
LHC to run at 3.5 TeV for early part of 2009-2010 run rising later
CERN 's Large Hadron Collider will initially run at an energy of 3.5 TeV per beam when it starts up in November this year. This news comes after all tests on the machine's high-current electrical connections ...
Aug 06, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (9) |
4
National ads urged enthusiastic consumers to visit copper mines
Today's tourists may stop by the Berkeley Pit in Butte, Mont., to see how large-scale mining resulted in a Superfund site, but Americans in the 1950s had different reasons for visiting the mine, says Montana State University ...
Aug 04, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Copper can help in the battle against influenza A H1N1, scientist says
A leading microbiologist from the University of Southampton has told a conference that his research has found copper is effective in inhibiting the influenza A H1N1 virus.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 23, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
2
Controlling the electronic surface properties of a material
A recent breakthrough by researchers at the Swiss Nanoscience Institute sees for the first time the creation of thin films with controllable electronic properties. This discovery could have a large impact ...
Jul 17, 2009 |
3.1 / 5 (14) |
0
Superconductivity: Which one of these is not like the other?
Superconductivity appears to rely on very different mechanisms in two varieties of iron-based superconductors. The insight comes from research groups that are making bold statements about the correct description ...
Jul 13, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (7) |
2
