New technique could help solve mystery of vanishing bees
Ecologists have developed a better way of rearing bee larvae in the laboratory that could help discover why honey bee populations worldwide are declining. The technique, together with details of how statistics adapted from ...
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Google’s Android 3.0, Honeycomb designed for tablets (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- CES 2011: Google released a sneak peek at Honeycomb, the next version of their Android platform, designed from the ground up. Honeycomb has been designed for devices with larger screen sizes, ...
Jan 06, 2011 |
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Samsung Nexus S impresses with a few new features but disappoints with slower network
If iPhone launches are like Old Faithful, then Android handset releases are like earthquakes.
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Dec 23, 2010 |
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Transparent conductive material could lead to power-generating windows
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory have fabricated transparent thin films capable of absorbing light and ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 03, 2010 |
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Graphene 2.0: A new approach to making a unique material
Since its discovery, graphene -- an unusual and versatile substance composed of a single-layer crystal lattice of carbon atoms—has caused much excitement in the scientific community. Now, Nongjian(NJ) Tao, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 01, 2010 |
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New method for mass-producing graphene developed
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a simple new method for producing large quantities of the promising nanomaterial graphene. The new technique works at room temperature, needs ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 21, 2010 |
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Graphene: Can the Newest Form of Carbon Be Made to Bend, Twist and Roll
(PhysOrg.com) -- Can graphene -- a newly discovered form of pure carbon that may one day replace the silicon in computers, televisions, mobile phones and other common electronic devices -- be made to bend, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 21, 2010 |
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New material is a breakthrough in magnetism
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Imperial College London have created a structure that acts like a single pole of a magnet, a feat that has evaded scientists for decades. The researchers say their new Nature Ph ...
Apr 12, 2010 |
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New graphene 'nanomesh' could change the future of electronics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Graphene, a one-atom-thick layer of a carbon lattice with a honeycomb structure, has great potential for use in radios, computers, phones and other electronic devices. But applications have been stymied because ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 26, 2010 |
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How Perfect Can Graphene Be?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists have investigated the purest graphene to date, and have found that the material possesses unprecedented high electronic quality. The discovery has raised the bar for this relatively ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 13, 2009 |
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New breakthrough in bubble research
A researcher from the University of Bath has found a new approach to an old geometric problem of modelling the most efficient way of packing shapes to form a foam.
Sep 02, 2009 |
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From graphene to graphane, now the possibilities are endless
Ever since graphene was discovered in 2004, this one-atom thick, super strong, carbon-based electrical conductor has been billed as a "wonder material" that some physicists think could one day replace silicon ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 31, 2009 |
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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 |
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Rresearchers achieves major step toward faster chips
New research findings could lead to faster, smaller and more versatile computer chips. A team of scientists and engineers from Stanford, the University of Florida and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is the first to ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 07, 2009 |
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NASA Selects Material for Orion Spacecraft Heat Shield
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has chosen the material for a heat shield that will protect a new generation of space explorers when they return from the moon. After extensive study, NASA has selected the Avcoat ablator system for ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 07, 2009 |
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