News tagged with liquid crystalline
Materials scientists watch electrons 'melt'
(PhysOrg.com) -- When a skier rushes down a ski slope or a skater glides across an ice rink, a very thin melted layer of liquid water forms on the surface of the ice crystals, which allows for a smooth glide ...
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Cellulose breakdown
Ionic liquids have emerged as promising new solvents capable of disrupting the cellulose crystalline structure in a wide range of biomass feedstocks.
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Molten Proteins: Surface-modified liquid protein with liquid-crystalline properties
(PhysOrg.com) -- Proteins are solids. When heated they do not melt; instead, they decompose or sublime directly to the gas phase at low pressures. They cannot be converted into a liquid form unless they are dissolved in a ...
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Researchers See Complex Atomic Choreography as Crystals Melt
(PhysOrg.com) -- Conga lines of atoms wend their way through a crystal, their numbers growing as more and more atoms join the migration. The worm-like lines of atoms randomly converge, forming tangles that ...
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Sandia Labs technology used in Fukushima cleanup
(Phys.org) -- A Sandia National Laboratories technology has been used to remove radioactive material from more than 43 million gallons of contaminated wastewater at Japans damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...
May 29, 2012 |
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In metallic glasses, researchers find a few new atomic structures
Drawing on powerful computational tools and a state-of-the-art scanning transmission electron microscope, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison and Iowa State University materials science and engineering researchers has ...
May 11, 2012 |
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Group uses controlled cracking for nanofabrication
(Phys.org) -- When creating nanomaterials, cracking is generally considered a problem; it usually means something has gone wrong and the result, as with other material making processes such as glass or ceramics, ...
At smallest scale, liquid crystal behavior portends new materials
Liquid crystals, the state of matter that makes possible the flat screen technology now commonly used in televisions and computers, may have some new technological tricks in store.
May 02, 2012 |
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Boron-nitride nanotubes show potential in cancer treatment
A new study has shown that adding boron-nitride nanotubes to the surface of cancer cells can double the effectiveness of Irreversible Electroporation, a minimally invasive treatment for soft tissue tumors in the liver, lung, ...
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Apr 26, 2012 |
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Creating nanostructures from the bottom up
Microscopic particles are being coaxed by Duke University engineers to assemble themselves into larger crystalline structures by the use of varying concentrations of microscopic particles and magnetic fields.
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Looking through the glass transition on an ultrafast timescale
(Phys.org) -- When chemists look at a drinking glass filled with water and a few ice cubes, it's not clear to them whether the glass is more like the water or the ice.
Apr 16, 2012 |
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X-rays create a window on glass formation: First ever visualization of how powder becomes molten glass
Scientists have for the first time visualised the transformation of powder mixtures into molten glass. A better understanding of this process will make it possible to produce high quality glass at lower temperatures, ...
Apr 16, 2012 |
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New surface coatings could inhibit buildup of methane hydrates that can block deep-sea oil and gas wells
During the massive oil spill from the ruptured Deepwater Horizon well in 2010, it seemed at first like there might be a quick fix: a containment dome lowered onto the broken pipe to capture the flow so it could be pumped ...
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Liquid-like materials may pave way for new thermoelectric devices
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the continual quest for better thermoelectric materialswhich convert heat into electricity and vice versaresearchers have identified a liquid-like compound whose properties ...
Mar 22, 2012 |
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