News tagged with polyethylene
Organic flash memory developed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a non-volatile memory that has the same basic structure as a flash memory but is made from cheap, flexible, organic materials.
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Self-Assembling Gold Nanoparticles Use Light to Kill Tumor Cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- A variety of studies by numerous investigators are demonstrating that gold nanoparticles have real promise as anticancer agents. When irradiated with light, gold nanoparticles become hot quickly, hot enough ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 26, 2010 |
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Energy storage device fabricated on a nanowire array
In a vivid demonstration of the progress being made in miniaturizing energy storage devices, a team of engineers from Rice University in Houston, Texas, has fabricated an energy storage device where all essential ...
Aug 01, 2011 |
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'Writing' Patterns on Carbon Nanotubes With Polymer Chains
(PhysOrg.com) -- Carbon nanotubes are at the center of the nanoelectronics research movement, with scientists making great progress toward getting nanotube-based electronic devices into the hands of consumers. ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 19, 2009 |
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Accidental discovery has potential for new applications in packaging
A recent discovery at Case Western Reserve University may help keep food and drugs safer and fresher longer and electronic equipment dryer and more secure than ever before - all at a lower cost.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 06, 2009 |
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Scientists transform polyethylene into a heat-conducting material
Most polymers -- materials made of long, chain-like molecules -- are very good insulators for both heat and electricity. But an MIT team has found a way to transform the most widely used polymer, polyethylene, ...
Mar 07, 2010 |
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Microbial answer to plastic pollution?
Fragments of plastic in the ocean are not just unsightly but potentially lethal to marine life. Coastal microbes may offer a smart solution to clean up plastic contamination, according to Jesse Harrison presenting ...
Mar 28, 2010 |
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Organic chips - not just in your kitchen anymore
(PhysOrg.com) -- IMEC researchers at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference, in San Francisco, California are expected to introduce a microprocessor made with organic semiconductors.
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Biomedical breakthrough: Blood vessels for lab-grown tissues (w/ Video)
Researchers from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) have broken one of the major roadblocks on the path to growing transplantable tissue in the lab: They've found a way to grow the blood vessels and capillaries ...
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Is it ripe? Carbon nanotube-based ethylene sensor establishes fruit ripeness
(Phys.org) -- The term ethylene (ethene) generally brings to mind polyethylene plastics, not fruit. However, ethylene is more than just a feedstock for chemical industry, it is also the smallest plant hormone, ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
May 19, 2012 |
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Mimicking biological complexity, in a tiny particle
Tiny particles made of polymers hold great promise for targeted delivery of drugs and as structural scaffolds for building artificial tissues. However, current production methods for such microparticles yield ...
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Chemical engineers find high-yield method of making xylene from biomass
A team of chemical engineers led by Paul J. Dauenhauer of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered a new, high-yield method of producing the key ingredient used to make plastic bottles from biomass. The process ...
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Capsizing icebergs release earthquake-sized energies
A large iceberg can carry a large amount of gravitational potential energy. While all icebergs float with the bulk of their mass submerged beneath the water's surface, some drift around with precarious orientations-they are ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Findings show nanomedicine promising for treating spinal cord injuries
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Purdue University have discovered a new approach for repairing damaged nerve fibers in spinal cord injuries using nano-spheres that could be injected into the blood shortly ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 08, 2009 |
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IBM, Stanford cite advance in plastic recycling (w/ Video)
In a paper published in the American Chemical Society journal, Macromolecules, scientists from IBM and Stanford University detail discoveries that could lead to the development of new types of biodegradable, biocom ...
Mar 09, 2010 |
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Polyethylene
Polyethylene or polythene (IUPAC name polyethene or poly(methylene)) is the most widely used plastic, with an annual production of approximately 80 million metric tons. Its primary use is within packaging (plastic bag, plastic films, geomembranes, etc.).
For more information about Polyethylene, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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