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Plastic electronics: a neat solution

(Phys.org) -- A breakthrough in the development of a new generation of plastic electronic circuits by researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory brings flexible and transparent intelligent materials – such ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

New forage plant prepares farmers for climate changes

Sorghum, or durra, is an important forage crop in many countries, for example the USA, Africa, China and Australia.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Impregnating plastics with carbon dioxide

Everyone has heard that carbon dioxide is responsible for global warming. But the gas also has some positive characteristics. Researchers are now impregnating plastics with compressed CO2 in a process that could ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 03, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Engineers explore environmental concerns of nanotechnology

As researchers around the world hasten to employ nanotechnology to improve production methods for applications that range from manufacturing materials to creating new pharmaceutical drugs, a separate but equally ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Highlight: Damping of acoustic vibrations in gold nanoparticles

Vibrations in nanostructures offer applications in molecular-scale biological sensing and ultrasensitive mass detection. To approach single-atom sensing, it is necessary to reduce the dimensions of the structures ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Diamonds are a laser's best friend

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tomorrow's lasers may come with a bit of bling, thanks to a new technology that uses man-made diamonds to enhance the power and capabilities of lasers. Researchers in Australia have now demonstrated the first ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Prototype Method Detects and Measures Elusive Hazards

(PhysOrg.com) -- A chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has demonstrated a relatively simple, inexpensive method for detecting and measuring elusive hazards such as concealed explosives ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Commonly used ulcer drugs may offer treatment potential in Alzheimer's disease

In a new study, published in the May issue of Elsevier's Experimental Neurology, scientists at the University of British Columbia have discovered that drugs commonly used to treat ulcers have significant neuroprotective proper ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nano-twinned copper: Chinese-Danish scientists develop super strong nanometals

Research shows that it is possible to produce copper about 4 times stronger than commercial material - and doing so while also having a ductile material. As the thermal and electrical conductivity are also good, the manufacturing ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Semiconductor Lasers Generate Better Random Numbers

(PhysOrg.com) -- Random numbers -- numbers without any pattern -- are vital to many applications, such as computer simulations, statistics, and cryptography. There are many ways to generate them using unpredictable physical ...

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 16, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (31) | comments 28 feature


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