News tagged with translucent material

Crab claws pack strengthening bromide-rich biomaterial

Next time you have an unlucky encounter with a crab's pinchers, consider that the claw tips may be reinforced with bromine-rich biomaterial 1.5 times harder than acrylic glass and extremely fracture resistant, says a University ...

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The Sun's crowning glory

(Phys.org) -- Those who experience a total solar eclipse are overwhelmed as they look at the circle of light that surrounds our Sun. Laypeople may find it enchanting, but researchers have been racking their ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Scientists discover initial stages by which gypsum crystals form

Gypsum is a naturally occurring mineral which is often used in industrial processes and which in nature, if left alone for thousands of years, can grow into huge translucent, towering and eerie, crystals more ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

World record find: Oldest evidence of lobsters living together discovered in gas shale

(PhysOrg.com) -- Discovering direct animal behavior from the fossil record can only be done in exceptional circumstances. Such circumstances exist in the German Posidonia gas shale from the Jurassic period ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Light but stable: novel cellulose-silica gel composite aerogels

(PhysOrg.com) -- Delicate and translucent as a puff of air, yet mechanically stable, flexible, and possessing amazing heat-insulation properties—these are the properties of a new aerogel made of cellulose ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Nanocrystals make dentures shine

German chemists succeeded in producing a new kind of glass-ceramic with a nanocrystalline structure, which seems to be well suited to be used in dentistry due to their high strength and its optical characteristics. ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Imec, Polyera, Solvay set 8.3% efficiency record for organic solar cell with inverted device

Imec, Polyera and international chemical group Solvay have achieved a new world-record efficiency of 8.3% for polymer-based single junction organic solar cells in an inverted device stack. These excellent performance results ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Biodegradable mulches successfully control weeds in container-grown arborvitae

Traditionally addressed through hand-weeding and/or herbicide application, controlling weeds is one of most costly operations in nursery production. Increased labor costs have made hand-weeding prohibitive as the sole method ...

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

3M shows photovoltaic film for windows

(PhysOrg.com) -- 3M drew press and viewer interest earlier this week at CEATEC with its show of special film that the company has developed to coat ordinary, existing windows and convert them into solar panels. ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 4 report

Apple design chief faces new world without Jobs

Printed on the back of every iPod, iPhone and iPad is "Designed by Apple in California."

Technology / Business

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

CCNY's solar roof pod showcases innovative technology

A unique structure in the urban landscape has arisen on a plaza of The City College of New York campus over the past few months. Designed and built by CCNY students, faculty and team sponsors, it is meant ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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