News tagged with liquid surface
Researchers develop a path to liquid solar cells that can be printed onto surfaces
Scientists at USC have developed a potential pathway to cheap, stable solar cells made from nanocrystals so small they can exist as a liquid ink and be painted or printed onto clear surfaces.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 25, 2012 |
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Research estimates how long Titan's chemical factory has been in business
Saturn's giant moon Titan hides within a thick, smoggy atmosphere that's well-known to scientists as one of the most complex chemical environments in the solar system. It's a productive "factory" cranking ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Triple play for liquid probing: Technical advance allows researchers to watch liquid surfaces interact
(Phys.org) -- An ingenious technique, developed by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, enables real-time examination of molecular-scale interactions on liquid surfaces. This novel creation ...
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Pesticide additives cause drifting droplets, but can be controlled
(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemical additives that help agricultural pesticides adhere to their targets during spraying can lead to formation of smaller "satellite" droplets that cause those pesticides to drift into ...
Mar 20, 2012 |
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One-third of car fuel consumption is due to friction loss
No less than one third of a car's fuel consumption is spent in overcoming friction, and this friction loss has a direct impact on both fuel consumption and emissions. However, new technology can reduce friction by anything ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Researchers build computer model that explains lakes and storms on Saturn's moon Titan
Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is an intriguing, alien world that's covered in a thick atmosphere with abundant methane. With an average surface temperature of a brisk -297 degrees Fahrenheit (about 90 kelvins) ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Kepler finds first earth-size planets beyond our solar system
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Kepler mission has discovered the first Earth-size planets orbiting a sun-like star outside our solar system. The planets, called Kepler-20e and Kepler-20f, are too close to their star ...
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Neutrons answer shampoo formulation puzzle
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the Institut Laue-Langevin have used neutrons to solve a long-standing mystery about the surface properties of polyelectrolyte/surfactant mixtures, such as those used in many ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Dec 12, 2011 |
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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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Hydrodynamics of writing with ink
For millennia, writing has been the preferred way to convey information and knowledge from one generation to another. We first developed the ability to write on clay tablets with a point, and then settled ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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New NASA missions to investigate how Mars turned hostile
(PhysOrg.com) -- Maybe because it appears as a speck of blood in the sky, the planet Mars was named after the Roman god of war. From the point of view of life as we know it, that's appropriate. The Martian ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 18, 2011 |
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Wet and mild: Researchers take the temperature of Mars's past
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have directly determined the surface temperature of early Mars for the first time, providing evidence that's consistent with ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Study sheds light on the mysterious structure of water-air interface
Findings by Japanese researchers at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute and their colleagues at Tohoku University and in the Netherlands have resolved a long-standing debate over the structure of water molecules ...
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Greenhouse effect could extend habitable zone
The distant region beyond Saturn is too cold for liquid water, a necessity for life as we know it. But new research indicates that rocky planets far from their parent star could generate enough heat to keep ...
Aug 26, 2011 |
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Out of thin Martian air
A wet Mars is just a memory, but where did the water go?
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 23, 2011 |
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