News tagged with fabric
NASA Launches New Technology: An Inflatable Heat Shield
A successful NASA flight test Monday demonstrated how a spacecraft returning to Earth can use an inflatable heat shield to slow and protect itself as it enters the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Smart clothes for better healthcare (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Comfortable smart clothes that monitor the wearer’s heart, breathing and body temperature promise to revolutionise healthcare by reducing hospital visits and allowing patients to lead more ...
Jul 20, 2009 |
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'Flexible camera' replaces lens with fiber web
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine a soldier's uniform made of a special fabric that allows him to look in all directions and identify threats that are to his side or even behind him. In work that could turn such science ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Researchers create freestanding nanoparticle films without fillers
Nanoparticle films are no longer a delicate matter: Vanderbilt physicists have found a way to make them strong enough so they don't disintegrate at the slightest touch.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Review: Blacksocks.com is as simple as it sounds
(AP) -- Every week or so I undertake a rigorous mental challenge: matching my socks.
May 20, 2009 |
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Scientists Fabricate Organic Transistor with Improved Performance
(PhysOrg.com) -- Organic semiconductors are promising building blocks for many devices, from LEDs to transistors, offering potential advantages such as cost-effectiveness, flexibility, and high performance. ...
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Does 'sun-protective' clothing work?
Dear EarthTalk: Is there really such a thing as "sun-protective clothing"? If so, does it mean I can dispense with oily sunscreens once and for all? (John Sugarman, San Diego, Calif.)
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Scientists control complex nucleation processes using DNA origami seeds
The construction of complex man-made objects--a car, for example, or even a pizza--almost invariably entails what are known as "top-down" processes, in which the structure and order of the thing being built ...
Apr 08, 2009 |
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A fabric with green sheen: Fast-growing bamboo offers more eco-friendly cloth
Anne Kai, of Lacey, Wash., owns a small, hand-dyed fabric business with an environmental slant.
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Knowing when to fold: Engineers use 'nano-origami' to build tiny electronic devices (Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Folding paper into shapes such as a crane or a butterfly is challenging enough for most people. Now imagine trying to fold something that's about a hundred times thinner than a human hair ...
Feb 25, 2009 |
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Plasmonic whispering gallery microcavity paves the way to future nanolasers
The principle behind whispering galleries - where words spoken softly beneath a domed ceiling or in a vault can be clearly heard on the opposite side of the chamber - has been used to achieve what could prove ...
Jan 24, 2009 |
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Fabricating 3D Photonic Crystals
(PhysOrg.com) -- “In photonic crystals, the ability to control the structure of a material in full three dimensional space, allows you to control the way that light flows through it,” John Rogers tells PhysOrg.com. “This ...
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Clothing to crow about: Chicken feather suits and dresses
In the future, you may snuggle up in warm, cozy sweats made of chicken feathers or jeans made of wheat, enjoying comfortable, durable new fabrics that are "green" and environmentally friendly. Researchers ...
Jan 12, 2009 |
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