News tagged with epoxy
Graphene Outperforms Carbon Nanotubes for Creating Stronger, More Crack-Resistant Materials
(PhysOrg.com) -- Three new studies from researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute illustrate why graphene should be the nanomaterial of choice to strengthen composite materials used in everything from ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 26, 2010 |
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Hard plastics decompose in oceans, releasing endocrine disruptor BPA
Scientists today reported widespread global contamination of sea sand and sea water with the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA) and said that the BPA probably originated from a surprising source: Hard plastic ...
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Plastics component affects intestine: study
The chemical Bisphenol A used in plastic containers and drinks cans has been shown for the first time to affect the functioning of the intestines, according to a French study published Monday.
Dec 14, 2009 |
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NASA spacecraft hurtles toward active comet Hartley 2
NASA's Deep Impact/EPOXI spacecraft is hurtling toward Comet Hartley 2 for a breathtaking 435-mile flyby on Nov. 4th. Mission scientists say all systems are go for a close encounter with one of the smallest ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Carbon copying the 'Stradivarius' sound
(PhysOrg.com) -- It's every violinmaker's dream to produce an instrument to rival the sound of a Stradivarius but now researchers at The University of Nottingham are trying to do just that… using acoustic physics and carbon ...
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Video: Flight of the comet
(PhysOrg.com) -- This video clip was compiled from images taken by NASA's EPOXI mission spacecraft during its flyby of comet Hartley 2 on Nov. 4.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 08, 2010 |
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To Ban BPA in Plastics or Not -- That is the Question
Nearly three decades of bickering and wrangling among scientists and the chemical industry about the safety of bisphenol A, (BPA) used pervasively in consumer products finally has a new interested party—The ...
Apr 26, 2010 |
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Space radar provides taste of Comet Hartley 2
Exactly one week before the world gets a new look at comet Hartley 2 via NASA's EPOXI mission, observations of the comet by the Arecibo Planetary Radar in Puerto Rico have offered scientists a tantalizing pr ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 29, 2010 |
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NASA spacecraft on final approach toward comet
(PhysOrg.com) -- The EPOXI mission spacecraft has refined its path toward a Nov. 4 flyby of comet Hartley 2, successfully performing its final maneuver today at 8 a.m. PDT (11 a.m. EDT). The spacecraft burned ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 02, 2010 |
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At the heart of Hartley-2, a new breed of comet?
(PhysOrg.com) -- At the heart of every comet lies a remnant of the dawn of the solar system. Or is that remnants? Astronomers don't know, but the answer would give them a clearer picture of exactly how comets ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 17, 2011 |
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Terrifying pterosaurs were fragile in flight
Pterosaurs, the largest creatures ever to take to the skies, were adept fliers in a balmy breeze but would have crashed in stormy weather, according to a study published Wednesday.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 23, 2010 |
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Tally-Ho! deep Impact spacecraft eyes comet target
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft has beamed down the first of over 64,000 images it will be taking of Comet Hartley 2.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 08, 2010 |
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NASA mission 'E-Minus' one month to comet flyby
Fans of space exploration are familiar with the term T-minus, which NASA uses as a countdown to a rocket launch. But what of those noteworthy mission events where you already have a spacecraft in space, as ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Website calculates effects of various asteroid impacts
If you're curious about how big an asteroid needs to be to cause major destruction, the new "Impact: Earth!" asteroid impact calculator can tell you.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Researchers gain new insights into Comet Hartley 2
(PhysOrg.com) -- A tumbling comet nucleus with a changing rotational rate has been observed for the first time, according to a new paper by a Planetary Science Institute researcher.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 16, 2011 |
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