News tagged with microstructure
Paper-thin supercapacitor has higher capacitance when twisted than any non-twisted supercapacitor
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an effort to develop wearable electronics, researchers have designed a new ultra-thin supercapacitor that has a capacitance that is six times higher than that of any current commercial ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 21, 2010 |
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Neutron scattering charts moves of memory-shape alloys that change structure in response to environmental cues
(Phys.org) -- Shape-memory alloys (SMAs) are an engineer's dream, able to shape-shift spontaneously to accommodate changing operating conditions. A research team from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ...
May 09, 2012 |
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Nanotech yields major advance in heat transfer, cooling technologies
Researchers at Oregon State University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered a new way to apply nanostructure coatings to make heat transfer far more efficient, with important potential ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Researchers closer to the ultimate green 'fridge magnet'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are a step closer to making environmentally-friendly 'magnetic' refrigerators and air conditioning systems a reality, thanks to new research published today in Advanced Materials.
May 15, 2009 |
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Power thrust for spider silk
(PhysOrg.com) -- Spiderman would definitely have an easier time of things with this spider silk - for example, if he had to stop a getaway car moving off at 100 kilometres per hour. A five-millimetre-thick ...
Apr 24, 2009 |
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New mitochondria mechanism identified
A team of researchers led by the University of Freiburg in Germany has identified a novel mechanism that plays a key role in the architecture and functioning of mitochondria - the power plants of the cell, ...
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Plants that can move inspire new adaptive structures
The Mimosa plant, which folds its leaves when they're touched, is inspiring a new class of adaptive structures designed to twist, bend, stiffen and even heal themselves. University of Michigan researchers ...
Feb 19, 2011 |
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Regular Light Bulbs Made Super-Efficient with Ultra-Fast Laser
(PhysOrg.com) -- An ultra-powerful laser can turn regular incandescent light bulbs into power-sippers, say optics researchers at the University of Rochester. The process could make a light as bright as a 100-watt ...
May 29, 2009 |
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Researchers create highly absorbing, flexible solar cells with silicon wire arrays
Using arrays of long, thin silicon wires embedded in a polymer substrate, a team of scientists from the California Institute of Technology has created a new type of flexible solar cell that enhances the absorption ...
Feb 16, 2010 |
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Innovation could bring super-accurate sensors, crime forensics
A new technology enabling tiny machines called micro electromechanical systems to "self-calibrate" could make possible super-accurate and precise sensors for crime-scene forensics, environmental testing and ...
Aug 10, 2010 |
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Revealing the secrets of chemical bath deposition
X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy is well known as a versatile and powerful technique for examining the microstructure of everything from crystalline solids to amorphous materials, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 26, 2010 |
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Small wires make big connections for microelectronics
University of Illinois engineers have developed a novel direct-writing method for manufacturing metal interconnects that could shrink integrated circuits and expand microelectronics.
Jul 15, 2010 |
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IBM scientists create rapid disease diagnostic chip (w/ Video)
IBM scientists have created a one-step point-of-care-diagnostic test, based on an innovative silicon chip, that requires less sample volume, is significantly faster, portable, easy to use, and can test for ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Researchers Crack the Mystery of Resilient Teeth
(PhysOrg.com) -- After years of biting and chewing, how are human teeth able to remain intact and functional? A team of researchers from The George Washington University and other international scholars have ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Researchers transfer the concept of an optical invisibility cloak to sound waves
Progress of metamaterials in nanotechnologies has made the invisibility cloak, a subject of mythology and science fiction, become reality: Light waves can be guided around an object to be hidden, in such a way that this object ...
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Microstructure
Microstructure is defined as the structure of a prepared surface or thin foil of material as revealed by a microscope above 25× magnification. The microstructure of a material (which can be broadly classified into metallic, polymeric, ceramic and composite) can strongly influence physical properties such as strength, toughness, ductility, hardness, corrosion resistance, high/low temperature behavior, wear resistance, and so on, which in turn govern the application of these materials in industrial practice.
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